GREEN SALAD: Chiara Ferragni is taking a stance to promote a greener lifestyle in the workspace. In a joint statement, the Chiara Ferragni Collection footwear and apparel brand, as well as TBS Crew, the company managing The Blonde Salad digital platform and the entrepreneur’s activities, said Monday they would forgo disposable plastic bottles. The initiative […]
TRUMP AND ARNAULT: Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive officer of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy, has lined up a power group for Thursday’s opening of the Louis Vuitton Rochambeau Ranch in Johnson County, Tex. — none other than President Trump, as well as first daughter Ivanka Trump and Texas state officials. Arnault will also be joined […]
PARIS — Sustainability, traditional craftsmanship and traceability were key focuses of both buyers and exhibitors at the 30th anniversary edition of accessories trade show Première Classe held here. The 1.618 agency was invited to showcase 15 of its sustainable fashion and lifestyle brands, including a range of products from luxury Italian sneakers made of corn […]
CANNES, France — Despite global geopolitical turmoil stoked by protests in Hong Kong, the uncertainty around Brexit, trade wars and currency fluctuations, the travel-retail industry remains on a high growth trajectory, driven by beauty sales and the Chinese consumer. Overall, the channel clocked 12.9 percent gains in 2018 to $79 billion, of which $31 billion […]
Lisa Versacio seems to understand what young women want. Sensing that Millennials were craving femininity in their furniture, Versacio in 2002 founded West Elm with a mid-century modern vibe and an added touch of elegance. She then nailed for Restoration Hardware a similar cohort with fashion home brand Brocade Home, and subsequently launched global brand […]
California is taking a historically tough stance on the fur industry. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a bill, AB44, passed through the state senate last month, banning all sales and manufacture of new fur products in the state. Newsom on Twitter described the bill as “one of the strongest animal rights laws in U.S. […]
Well after 1 a.m. on Saturday, Edward Norton was enraptured, listening to a live performance of jazz music. The actor was deep in celebration of the premiere of his directorial debut. He’d just been at Lincoln Center with Bruce Willis, Willem Dafoe and Gugu Mbatha-Raw hosting a screening of his upcoming film “Motherless Brooklyn,” a […]
Olivier Rousteing’s trip to New York this week could be measured in hours, but he made them count. “It’s been amazing, New York is always so much love and so much support. And I can see so many people that enjoy Balmain and enjoy my vision,” said Rousteing on Friday night from Le Chalet at […]
Rihanna has addressed the talk surrounding her latest Vogue profile. At the celebration for her new coffee table book,,titled “Rihanna,” on Friday night at the Guggenheim in New York, Rih seemed surprised at the news that Abby Aguirre, the Vogue writer who penned a feature on the singer and fashion mogul, was being speared online […]
Two months after giving birth to her first child, fashion influencer Lindsi Lane was posing for photos in her underwear. “Here I am. I’m a 35 year old woman. I’m not in my twenties anymore and I just had my baby,” Lane told WWD. “But I’m in lingerie and I’m showing women that it’s empowering […]