Press holds its own in US fashion industry

0 Comments | AFP, January, 2008

NEW YORK (AFP) — Courted by designers and beloved by advertisers, the US press remains a force to be reckoned with in the fashion industry, even if celebrities are increasingly calling the shots.

Having one of your dresses worn by a star on the red carpet at the annual Oscars awards ceremony, for example, can count for more than what fashion editors write about your latest collection, according to industry insiders.

For that reason, the cancellation of this year's Golden Globes ceremony in California due to an ongoing writers strike came as the latest upset for an industry already suffering from falling US sales.

"Hollywood and the fashion industry are worried that the biggest awards show of them all, the Oscars, might be a casualty if the Writers Guild of...