Style Network signs deal with Hughes

Fashion maven to produce programming

By DANIEL FRANKEL

The Style Network has signed a first-look deal with fashion maven Finola Hughes to produce exclusive programming and handle hosting duties for various shows.

Hughes, who has already hosted the longrunning series "How Do I Look?" for the Comcast-owned cabler, is currently producing along with Berman/Braun Prods. docu-series "Cool Girl Hate Club, which follows Indiana U. grads to Gotham. A pilot is slated to be shot later this month.

She also co-created and co-produced Style's "Running in Heels," a partnership with Marie Claire, that tracks the lives of the staffers at the high-end New York glossy pub. Series is set to bow March 1.