The best and worst of this year’s Emmys carpet. Zendaya: B+ Zendaya Nina Prommer/Shutterstock When Poison Ivy is the main inspiration, things can get tangled quickly (we’re talking rashes here). But the ultra-fitted corset and sleeved skirt gives a vampy take on a look that would otherwise be costume-y. Billy Porter: B- Billy Porter Rob […]
Vera Wang is being honored at the Breast Cancer Research Foundation’s Symposium & Luncheon on Oct. 17, WWD has learned. Wang will receive the Sandra Taub Humanitarian Award at the lunch, which honors philanthropy, advocacy and thought leadership. “As a mother, friend, designer and woman, I have been so proud to have been but a […]
The Fragrance Group has signed a license agreement with luggage business Tumi. The first fragrance launch will be a duo of luxury men’s fragrances, which are expected to debut at the Tax Free World Association conference in Cannes, France, in October before launching globally in 2020. Tumi is in talks with retailers now, and The […]
Peer-to-peer selling app Mercari was founded in 2013 in Tokyo by a game developer, Shintaro Yamada, who after traveling the world decided the only universal currency was casual trading, or the marketplace. Inhabiting the market alongside competitors such as Offer Up, Let Go and Poshmark, Mercari is geared toward more “casual sellers,” or rather the […]
Balmain is slated to present its spring 2020 ready-to-wear collection this week during Paris Fashion Week with help from a famous face: Kylie Jenner. Makeup from her just-revealed collaboration with Balmain will be featured on the runway and Jenner herself will serve as the artistic director of makeup for the production. Olivier Rousteing, Balmain’s creative […]