COLOR ME WHITE: “The white shirt is the most democratic and most universal, but it can also be the most individual” garment, according to Pier Paolo Piccioli, who unveiled the Valentino Le Blanc project in Milan at the brand’s boutique on Via Montenapoleone during Fashion Week. For Spring 2020, Piccioli presented a study of the […]
ALL TOGETHER NOW: For the first time, Valextra will present in Milan today a number of its storied handbags revisited by Sunnei, Plan C by Carolina Castiglioni, Arthur Arbesser, La DoubleJ by J.J. Martin and Massimo Alba. “I’ve always believed that unity is strength,” said Valextra’s chief executive officer Sara Ferrero during a preview at […]
Joyce F. Brown, president of Fashion Institute of Technology, released a new statement Friday evening to the FIT community updating the steps the college has taken and continues to take in response to the fallout of the MFA Fashion show on Feb. 7. As reported, during that show, model Amy Lefevre refused to wear accessories […]
Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg appears to have had a change of heart since Wednesday’s Democratic debate. When grilled Wednesday night on media giant Bloomberg’s use of nondisclosure agreements by other candidates, especially Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the billionaire was defensive and vague about numbers. But that changed Friday afternoon, with him revealing that he asked company […]
One to three days: that’s how long it takes a silkworm to produce its one kilometer of silk. The silk pavilion on display in the ground-floor gallery at MoMA took the work of 17,000 silkworms — in collaboration with a robotic arm, and a team of researchers at MIT. The hyperboloid-shaped pavilion is larger than […]