| |
2005 FIG in the News:
For
additional press clips, please select a year:
2009
2008 2007
2006
2005
2004
2003 |
If you would like
to receive additional
information or press clips about FIG, please email
info@fashionindustrygallery.com |
|
Video Clips |
|
Fashion and Food Merge in Downtown Dallas
A new development is now underway, and the local hotspot is going through a
transformation.
CBS 11
November 16, 2005
|
|
|
The
Daily Buzz (4mb)
FIG celebrates its first year and Gerard Yosca
Interview with Christina McLarty from UPN 21
CBS 11
January 2005
|
|
|
Don't have Quicktime?
Download it here.
|
|
|
WWD Wednesday
December 7, 2005 |
FIG ad
Fig ad featured in WWD
Dallas.
Click here to see ad |
|
WWD Wednesday
December 7, 2005 |
Southwestern Flavor
The fashion community
was abuzz about Stephan Pyles' new namesake restaurant well before the
doors opened Nov. 22. Pyles, one of the first to feature Southwestern
cuisine, is cooking his latest creations within the same building as
Fashion Industry Gallery.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
WWD Wednesday
December 7, 2005 |
Boutique Mystique
FIG works to connect buyers with undiscovered resources.
Fashion Industry Gallery continues to refine and polish its outreach to
upscale specialty stores with an edgy but salable blend of apparel,
shoes and accessories.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
WWD Wednesday
December 7, 2005 |
FIG
FIG in Dallas continues
to attract attention with permanent showrooms and temporaries.
Click here to see photo |
|
Park Cities People
December 1, 2005 |
FashioNation
The two faces of Dallas fashion and then some
When the invitation to the Fashion Industry Gallery's Nicole Richie book
signing hit my inbox, I could hear the masses buzzing through
cyberspace.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
Dallas Morning News
November 19, 2005 |
Michael Cohen
The Michael Stars designer talks T-shirts in Dallas
It's hard to imagine, but just 20 years ago, T-shirts were pretty much
designed to fit men; a woman's only choice was to shop in the men's or
boys' department.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
Park Cities People
November 10, 2005 |
Wheels of Fortune
Ever do something that comes back to bite you? Welcome to my world
Case in point: Take my good-ole rumor-busting column from a few months
back about Entertainment Collaborative founder Brandt Wood.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
Modern Luxury Dallas
November 2005 |
Scene in Dallas
Nicole Ritchie's Book-Signing Blowout
Celebrity watchers numbering 700 mobbed the Fashion Industry Gallery to
meet pop-culture queen Nicole Ritchie and snag a copy of her new novel,
The Truth About Diamonds.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
WWD Dallas
October 2005 |
Business Trip
Gavin Smith travels the world looking for the next big lines to show at
F.I.G.
Gavin Smith, executive director at Fashion Industry Gallery, takes a
global approach to sourcing new lines for the boutique-style mart, which
focuses on contemporary, bridge, denim and accessories.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
Paper City
October 2005 |
Noshing with Nony at F.I.G.
Bespectacled, rosy-haired Petro Zillia designer Nony Tochterman made an
appearance at F.I.G. (Fashion Industry Gallery) for an evening of Corzo
Tequila cocktails, bites and an interview by local TV personality Mattie
Roberts.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
WWD Tuesday
September 13, 2005 |
Buyers in Romantic Mood at
Dallas Shows
Holiday, resort and
early spring styles were high on buyers' shopping lists at the four-day
market that ended Aug. 21 at Fashion Industry Galleries, the
boutique-style mart in downtown Dallas that spotlights accessories,
contemporary and bridge collections.Click here to read
entire article |
|
Dallas Morning News
July 14, 2005 |
Fans of FIG
When word got around
that a boutique-style, contemporary wholesale fashion market was opening
downtown, many industry insiders were skeptical. But when the Fashion
Industry Gallery opened last year, it was clear that the showroom owners
who fought for the venue's creation knew exactly what they were doing.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
D Magazine
June 24, 2005 |
Mayor Miller Recognizes FIG
The fine folks at the
Fashion Industry Gallery were recently recognized by the mayor doing a
bang-up job. The FIG has done so well, in fact, that it will add 10,000
square feet onto a second level by October 2005.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
WWD Wednesday
June 22, 2005 |
A Bigger FIG
Dallas' boutique mart is set to grow.
Fashion Industry
Gallery is revved up for a big expansion this fall, according to J.
Gavin Smith, executive director at the boutique-style mart located in
downtown Dallas.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
WWD Thursday
June 16, 2005 |
Fashion Industry Gallery Market
Strikes Gold
Buyers went for the
gold at the fall and holiday market at Fashion Industry Gallery here,
which specializes in contemporary resources.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
Paper City
June 2005 |
Grooving with Gerard at F.I.G.
At the F.I.G. (Fashion
Industry Gallery) market, jewelry guru Gerard Yosca delighted
fashionistas by showing pieces from his Spring 2005 collection in the
Julie Hall Gallery.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
Brilliant
May 2005 |
Texas Style and Substance
Click here to read
entire article |
|
Dallas Morning News
April 28, 2005 |
5 Minutes with Petro Zillia's
Nony Tochterman
Petro Zillia designer
Nony Tochterman is just like her label: edgy and cool in a colorful,
cheery way.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
California Apparel
News
April 22-28, 2005 |
The Nony Show in Dallas
Los Angeles designer
Nony Tochterman was the toast of Dallas during a meet-and-greet session
held to jump-start Dallas Market Week at the Fashion Industry Gallery
(FIG). Dallas television personality Mattie Roberts interviewed the
designer of contemporary label Petro Zillia before a live audience made
up of buyers, VIPs and other industry insiders.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
WWD Tuesday
April 19, 2005 |
Denim, Novel Looks Score at
Dallas Show
Buyers went for the
gold at the fall and holiday market at Fashion Industry Gallery here,
which specializes in contemporary resources.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
Dallas Morning News
April 10, 2005 |
Sales, marketing demand heats
up
Although there are more jobs, insiders say competition for openings
remains fierce
The good news: The signs are
pointing to a steady comeback in hiring college graduates looking for
jobs in marketing, advertising and sales. The bad news: Competition is
still keen.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
Dallas Morning News
April 5, 2005 |
Flying off the shelves
Dallas maintains its position as a fashion mecca
Models hit the catwalks in New
York. Hip designs electrify the boulevards in Los Angeles. But the most
important runways lead thousands of buyers and designers from fashion
centers around the globe to Dallas.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
Modern Luxury Dallas
April 2005 |
Scene in Dallas
Bling, Bling, Baby
"Can you tell
which one is mine?" joked Mattie Roberts at the DIFFA Dream Collection
preview bash. The answer was obvious, as the most divaesque denim jacket
was on a platform above us with purple plumes shooting from the collar,
purple sequins all over.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
D Magazine
April 2005 |
Goo-goo for Gerard
Dallas fashion mavens,
decked out in Gerard Yosca's jewelry, flocked to Fashion Industry
Gallery (FIG) to meet the designer himself and to mingle with fellow
fans Matthew Earnest, Connie Sigel, Shelly Rogers, and Michael Walker.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
California Apparel News
March 18-24, 2005 |
Petro Zillia's Tochterman to
Speak at FIG Market
Petro Zillia designer
Nony Tochterman will be the guest of honor at the Fashion Industry
Gallery's market week kickoff party, to be held March 31 in Dallas.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
Park Cities People
February 10, 2005 |
Can fashion save downtown?
Several agencies are working to revitalize the city's center, but will
it be the fashion industry that finally succeeds?
Executive director of the
Fashion Incubator Lance Blankenship sits in his storage space/office.
There are no windows, the dust that coats the room instantly makes for
clogged sinuses, and he holds court behind a wobbly desk as Guns N'
Roses' "Paradise City" pumps through the building.
Welcome to the beginning of the downtown fashion revolution - or so it
is hoped.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
Dallas Morning News
February 3, 2005 |
5 Minutes with Mattie
Gerard Yosca -
Restraint isn't in this legendary jewelry designer's vocabulary, but
longevity is
"The only faux
pas with jewelry is not wearing any."
This from the man who, over two decades, has designed some of the most
lavish, earth, modern and baroque jewelry in fashion today.
Click here to read
entire article |
|
D Magazine's
"Scene
Online"
January 20, 2005 |
IN STYLE
It was a trip to Milan
in downtown Dallas last Thursday, where beautiful fashionistas wore
their designer duds and gathered to celebrate the year anniversary of
The Fashion Industry Gallery, aka FIG. Imagine halls full of hundreds of
designer items, sparkling jewels, and fabulous stilettos.
Click here to read
entire article |
