The bigger question is: are companies able to convert social media interactions with consumers into actionable insights that significantly impact the success of a new product line or collection?
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Idris has pointedly excluded some extremists from the coalition, including Al Nusra and another collection of hard-line Islamist groups, the Syrian Islamic Front. (Al Nusra, for its part, never asked to join up.) But, according to American officials and nongovernmental groups that work in the region, the overwhelming majority of the rebels are fighting for an Islamic republic.
And Alberta Ferretti showed them in her latest spring collection for her lower-priced line, Philosophy.
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Though her collection of endorsement deals, fashion line and debut fragrance helped pad her pocketbook, it was her 32-country, six-continent I Am... tour that took her around the globe and earned her many millions along the way.
The company has now moved on to its next celebrity line a limited collection of swimwear inspired (and modelled) by Kylie Minogue, a singer.
In addition to a slew of celebrity weekly covers and endorsement deals with companies like Avon's Mark and Linea Pelle, the 22-year-old star and Celebrity 100 member recently launched the Lauren Conrad Collection, a California-themed fashion line for sale in 500 specialty boutiques.
You dial the 800 line and you get the debt collection department.
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Alpina recently revisited its past to create a new line of watches called the Startimer Pilot collection.
The collection of artists believes the cuts are out of line with what's happening in the rest of the country, and asks for the reversal of what it calls a "baffling" decision.
Umasi, a collection of work by artist Wells Mason, blurs the line between sculpture and furniture, with man-made materials such as stainless steel and tempered glass colliding with organic (exquisitely finished woods) and even obviously salvaged materials (a telephone pole, recycled rubber, bicycle parts).
Bottom line: Even if Vivendi winds up with a collection of dud movies, it could still produce profits and look smart in the next few years.
When Ferdinand IV, King of Naples, fled advancing French troops in 1798 he took with him to Palermo some 20 works from the remarkable Farnese collection, his grandmother Elisabetta having been the last of the Farnese line.
There was talk of opening more stores, righting the menswear collection, which had lost its way under Vukmirovic, and expanding the accessories line.
The collection was formed over 50 years, with an eye "for the perfect line, profile and shape, in a magical way that cannot be improved upon, " says Charles Cator, chairman of Christie's furniture department.
Kwame Dawes, author of "Bob Marley: Lyrical Genius" and the coming poetry collection "Duppy Conquerer, " says Mr. Broadus is part of a long line of non-Jamaican musicians who have dipped into the reggae genre.
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While the M- and XVT-Series will be unveiled at CES and available later in the year, VIZIO's popular entry-level E-Series line-up is available now and offers consumers an all-LED2 collection made affordable for every household.
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With buzz and anticipation building for his debut collection for Balenciaga, Wang used his own show to make the statement that his signature line is still very much on his mind.
The Noor collection, unveiled for the event held during the first week of June, is a line of art-deco style jewels inspired by the sensual transparency of vintage lace, the play of light through its delicate pattern, and the intricate ornamentation of the mosaic and arabesque patterns in Byzantine architecture.
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Project Runway winner Christian Siriano, who has a ready-to-wear line that was just picked up by Saks Fifth Avenue, launched a capsule collection of maternity wear called Fierce Mamas this spring, and suggests that women stay within a budget by buying just a few staple maternity items that can then be styled with accessories.
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