Todd Oldham VS Old Navy

amberMS — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 19:11:34 -0500

Who's Suing Who in Fashion

In 2007, Old Navy hired designer Todd Oldham as creative director. Since then, the two "Olds" have been duking it out.

Todd Oldham's happy-go-lucky colored stripes have graced the sofas of La -Z-Boy and hit the shelves of Target in dorm form. When Gap Inc. hired him, the plan was to revive the struggling Old Skeevy by designing for 20-somethings rather than families, then eventually launch a collection for the chain under Oldham's own name.

Todd Oldham's trademark line never came to fruition. So Oldham grabbed the lawyers of his design company called L-& Designs Inc. and was like, "whats up Old Navy? Im suing you." Then Old Navy was like "Oh yea, were terminating this agreement." Then Oldham and his posse was all like "See you in court bitches! I'll be the guy in the tropical-fruit stripe suit!"

The court date came and good ol' judge Denny Chin ruled that Old Navy made an effort to appease Oldham and threw the suit out.

“Moreover, L-7 was making extraordinarily high demands,” Chin wrote. “At one point during the discussions, L-7 demanded (through outside counsel) $75 million in compensation for lost royalties and reputational damages. It later demanded a minimum guarantee of $37.5 million in royalties for a three-year-term, which it then later reduced to $20 million for a two-year term.…It is not surprising that Old Navy resisted these demands.” Chin told WWD.

Todd Oldham is filing for an appeal.

Finally, if you missed the Todd Oldham for Target collection of home decor launched in 2002, it seems the retailer is still up to its ass in "Butterfly Topiary's" and "Pitchers of Cheer." You can still buy these items online.

Photo: Target.com

Funhouse Style: Mrs. Mia Wallace, Film Fashion Icon

amberMS — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:33:54 -0400

Smoking Cigarettes (Fake!)
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I have to admit, when "Pulp Fiction" first came out, I went out and bought a long white button down shirt, black cropped capri pants and black flats. I channeled Mrs. Mia Wallace. I wore that outfit at least three times a week, and years later, I still find myself yearning to rock it again, long after the ensemble was scrapped due to the thread-thin garments and soles becoming detached from the shoes.

Halloween is fast approaching, and so, Fashion Funhouse Emporium will be bringing you fashion icons of film to inspire your costume creativity.

And, if you continue to wear this bad ass style all year long, I wont judge!