Tracy Reese planning more footwear and greater consumer interaction

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Fashion label Tracy Reese has revealed big expansion plans, including a "more interactive" e-commerce site and more accessories offerings.

Reese's eponymous label, as well as Plenty by Tracy Reese and Frock! by Tracy Reese, all come under T.R. Designs, with WWD reporting January 10 that the firm has appointed a new CEO, Karen Castellano, to oversee the development.

"This is an amazing opportunity to take a beautiful brand, this gem of a company, and expand the product categories and distribution," revealed Castellano, adding Reese is planning more accessories and footwear for her namesake label and Plenty.
Castellano also divulged plans to make the Tracy Reese e-commerce site "more modern, more fun and more interactive."

E Street Band's Nils Lofgren: 'Life is grand'

  

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NEW YORK (AP) — There ain't too many of us left.

For Nils Lofgren, who's using the familiar refrain as a song title, it's both a call to arms for old friends like Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Sam Moore — and a goodbye to lost brothers like sax player Clarence Clemons.

What it's most definitely not: the last gasp of a dying breed. Lofgren — who proudly titled his new album "Old School" — has surpassed his 60th birthday with the vigor of a much younger man. He's pain-free after hip replacement surgery and is eagerly awaiting an upcoming tour with Bruce Springsteen and the other members of the E Street Band.

But first things first: Lofgren's album is dedicated to his late comrade, Clemons, who would have turned 70 on Wednesday.
For 27 years, Lofgren stood alongside the Big Man, two friends sharing the spotlight and a shenanigan or two. The personal and professional aftershocks from Clemons' sudden passing in June have not subsided. His sax was a pillar of the E Street sound; Clemons also was the band's spiritual center.
Though eagerly anticipating the tour, Lofgren is also "dreading the journey to get up to speed without Clarence."

Steven Tyler to Supreme Court: Watch the language

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — If the U.S. Supreme Court is willing to listen, rocker Steven Tyler has something "old school" to say about nudity and profanity on broadcast TV.

"There's a certain charm and passion and magic in not showing full-frontal nudity" or using constant profanity, Tyler said, as the high court prepared to take up a First Amendment case on the regulation of the airwaves.

"It's really hot when you only show a little," he said.

Granted, the Aerosmith singer tossed off a bleeped strong expletive or two on Fox's live "American Idol" after joining it as a judge last season.

"I have (cursed on air) a couple times, because it is 2012," Tyler said. But an occasional swear word is different than a stream of them, which he suggested could happen without rules and wouldn't be something he welcomes.

Dolly Parton Stuns at ‘Joyful Noise’ Premiere

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Dolly Parton dazzled at the Los Angeles premiere of "Joyful Noise" on Monday night. The icon, who turns 66 on Jan. 19, wore a daring white dress that few women half her age could wear so well.