The Humane Society of the United States and The Art Institutes announced Nicolle Bajgrowicz, a student in the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Fashion Design program at The Art Institute of California – Orange County, a campus of Argosy ...
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The English Poker Open 2012 took place from September 18th to 21st at The Fox Poker Club in the heart of London's West End. This year's dedicated poker venue saw Danish player Mickey Petersen become the "Poker King of England" at the ...
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Every year David Letterman picks his favourite toys to appear on his famous talk show. This year, Wow Stuff's Attacknids have appeared on the legendary US talk show. The wily host first takes control of a single Attacknid, and then ...
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Disney rocked the world this week by announcing it will acquire Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion – AND release Star Wars Episode 7 in 2015. The entertainment giant has come a very long way since its 1928 black and white Mickey Mouse film ...
It seems that not a day goes without an email popping in to my inbox from a supermarket or national chain advertising a toy sale. Of course, toys aren’t a grocer’s core market, and driving footfall via any temporary deal or ...
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Mattel 01628 500 000 Mattel had two of the top five family games last year, according to NPD December 2011 data, and Uno was the number one card game. This season it has a number of fresh products, including Chameleon Crunch, which ...
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Disney has hundreds of licensing partnerships in place across Europe and toy sales for its big IPs are climbing. With huge films like Planes and Monsters University on the way, the opportunities for toy firms are bountiful. Anna ...
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VTech has signed a deal with Disney that will see new content arrive on the InnoTab 2 and Storio 2. This will include e-books and videos of popular episodes of Disney Junior’s Jake and the Never Land Pirates, Little Einsteins, Doc ...
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After Haiti and Japan, . FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF initiative was launched by CFDA and Vogue in response to the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. FASHION FOR SANDY RELIEF launched on Tuesday, November 13, with an online auction at ...
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Mary Couzin is so game to support the toy industry. This weekend's Chicago Toy & Game Fair — and a growing list of side events — is part of Couzin's efforts to bring attention to toy and game creators. Founder of ...
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STAGE The Christmas Schooner Have yourself a City of Big Shoulders Christmas at the Mercury Theater, the current home of the beloved Chicago musical, “The Christmas Schooner.” Created by John Reeger and Julie Shannon, ...
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“You can leave your hat on” only if you are wearing one of Elvis Pompilio’s creation! Elvis Pompilio studied fashion design in Brussels, and and designed his first hat creations in 1987. In the same time opened his ...
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The Walt Disney and luxury specialty retailer Barneys New York launched the 2012 Holiday project Electric Holiday at the Barneys New York Madison Avenue flagship store. The multi-platform holiday project infused with fashion and fantasy ...
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The World Retail Congress, the annual meeting place for the international retail elites, has begun today in London - the global fashion capital and key retail hub. Over 900 retailers from nearly 50 countries have assembled in the most ...
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LIWA Trading Enterprises, the leading retail conglomerate in the region, has collaborated with Disney, to launch Disney Fashion by LIWA, a Disney fashion line for women in the UAE. The first-ever outlet for the range, located at The Dubai ...
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