Designer’s World 2010 in the Nutshell

Where do we arrive at the beginning of 2010, some of the news are bad and some of them are quite pleasant. I guess the PR world is not in the best position in the recent days. It has been experiencing lay offs at some of the top designer powerhouses like Chanel & Versace.

Karl Lagerfeld has decided that Beth Shapiro, "the director of global marketing and public relations for the designer's eponymous label", is to be laid off at the beginning of the year. No explanation was given.

Versace has laid off about 350 employees back in October and planning on departing US land including their PR team which due to stay unemployed locally.

There are some of the positive notes, Sarah Jessica Parker has been picked to be a design consultant at Halston.

Jimmy Choo had collaborated with Uggs to make their new creation of high heel "Hunter faux crocodile rainboots". Their Jimmy Choo embellished Uggs will be a hot item on the market, just watch!

Do you know Moises de la Renta? He is the son of legendary Oscar de la Renta who has been working on designing his own collection for Mango.