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"If you&amp;#x27;re suffering from some post-Met Gala blues, cheer up&amp;amp;#8212;fabulous news has arrived! The house of American couturier Charles James will live on through a licensing deal with the Weinstein Company. Squee! (And if you missed Sophia&amp;#x27;s primer on Charles James, here you go.) More of this, please. Many of you may recognize company co-chairman and general mogul Harvey Weinstein through his prolific work in film (from Good Will Hunting to Silver Linings Playbook) and husband of modern-day ball-gown purveyor Georgina Chapman (you know, the cofounder of Marchesa). The Weinstein Company will license the Charles James name (with an option to buy) and reintroduce the label known for sumptuous, figure-flattering, and fancy gowns to the worldwide luxury market. &amp;quot;Charles James was one of the most incredible couturiers in the history of fashion, and this label deserves to be a household name in same ranks as Chanel, Dior, and Oscar de la Renta,&amp;quot; Harvey says. &amp;quot;There isn&amp;#x27;t a single designer in high fashion who wouldn&amp;#x27;t name him as a major influence. We are beyond thrilled to be spearheading the revival of this brand and bringing it back to the world&amp;#x27;s finest retailers.&amp;quot; Even more exciting: Georgina&amp;amp;#8212;who we have to thank for all those exquisite gowns on the red carpet&amp;amp;#8212;will serve as a creative consultant for the newly revived house (alongside her brother, Marchesa CEO Edward Chapman). &amp;quot;Charles James designs and gowns took everyone&amp;#x27;s breath away at the Met Ball. He&amp;#x27;s long been an inspiration to me and everyone at Marchesa,&amp;quot; she says. No word on when the relaunch will hit stores, but the Weinstein Company is working with the Met to bring the Charles James exhibit to other cities to tide us over in the meantime. And once the Charles James 2.0 gowns finally hit the world market, maybe all those rule-breaking rebels in non-white-tie formal can try for a do-over. Are you excited to see the new Charles James designs? Would you visit the exhibit if it hit your town?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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