Design stars hit the pavement for their fame
By Associated Press
Published May 21, 2008 at 6 p.m.
Associated Press
Liz Claiborne, 1949
Associated Press
Diane von Furstenberg
NEW YORK - Two of the fashion industry's biggest stars are getting a permanent place under your feet: The Fashion Center Business Improvement District is reopening its Fashion Walk of Fame to add plaques for Diane von Furstenberg and the late Liz Claiborne.
Claiborne was an easy call for the 145 curators, historians, editors and retailers who gauge which designers most deserve a spot on the pavement on Seventh Avenue in the Garment District.
"The company she started is now one of the largest companies in the United States," says BID executive director Barbara Randall.
As for von Furstenberg, Randall admires how she has remained popular.
"She's had a number of lives in the fashion industry, but her infamous wrap dress of the '70s has made an extraordinary comeback."
The Walk of Fame, which runs between 35th and 41st Streets, launched in 2000. Inductees include Marc Jacobs, Oscar de la Renta, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, and the late Bill Blass, Geoffrey Beene, Perry Ellis and Rudi Gernreich.
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