Month: February 2020

Christian Louboutin Exhibition Has Soles — and Soul

While he surely didn’t intend it as such, Christian Louboutin’s new exhibition in Paris is something of a manifesto for cultural appreciation, and an eloquent riposte to those who prefer to cry cultural appropriation. “It’s so important to be interested in other people’s cultures,” Louboutin said as a hypnotic film by New Zealand artist Lisa […]

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Bridget Foley’s Diary: The New Prada

Milan ended with a humdinger — the news that Raf Simons is joining Prada as the brand’s co-creative director with Miuccia Prada. The rumor mill had buzzed about the possibility for some time (and WWD reported in late January that it may be happening). Now, the entire industry will be rapt to see how this […]

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Analysts Weigh In on Raf Simons Joining Prada

MILAN — On Monday, a day after Prada revealed Raf Simons was joining the brand as co-creative director, company shares opened up 3.5 percent to 29.50 Hong Kong dollars on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, but closed down 2.98 percent as stock markets worldwide fell after the number of coronavirus cases surged in Italy and South […]

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Au Départ Cancels Paris Presentation in Face of Coronavirus

VIRUS CANCELLATION: Heritage luxury trunk maker Au Départ has chosen to cancel its Paris showroom, press appointments and a dinner in light of the spread of the coronavirus in Europe, especially Northern Italy, where cases of the virus escalated over the weekend and measures have been put in place restricting travel. The French label, which […]

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Trophaeum Nabs a Property on New Bond Street

NEWS ON NEW BOND STREET: There is no stopping the fashion momentum on New Bond Street, which is already the most expensive shopping thoroughfare in Europe and the third most expensive worldwide, after Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay and upper Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. Trophaeum Asset Management, which owns most of Albemarle Street, other properties on Bond Street […]

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Miuccia and Raf: Fashion’s New Power Couple

MILAN — Fashion solo acts are yielding to co-creation. In one of the biggest meetings of design muscle in history, Miuccia Prada has invited Raf Simons to become co-creative director of the Prada brand. The first codesigned collection is to be unveiled on the runway for spring 2021 during Milan Fashion Week in September. While […]

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Coronavirus Impacts Milan Fashion Week

MILAN — Uncertainties over the coronavirus epidemic in Italy, and in particular outside Milan, disrupted the tail end of fashion week and was the talk of the town — although the fashion world was also rocked by the news of Raf Simons joining Prada as co-creative director of the brand. During the press conference at […]

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How to Watch Giorgio Armani’s Fall 2020 Show Live

Giorgio Armani said late Saturday evening that his signature brand’s women’s fall show will be held behind closed doors, “given the recent developments of the coronavirus in Italy.” “The show will be filmed in an empty theater, without press and buyers” and live-streamed at 4 p.m. CET/10 a.m. EST on Feb. 23, the company said […]

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Prada Taps Raf Simons as Co-Creative Director

MILAN — Raf Simons is the new co-creative director of Prada. He is to work in partnership with Miuccia Prada “with equal responsibilities for creative input and decision making,” the  company said Sunday. Simons starts April 2, and the duo’s first co-designed collection is to be unveiled for spring-summer 2021 during a fashion show in Milan […]

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Giorgio Armani to Hold Fall 2020 Show Behind Closed Doors

CHANGE OF PLANS: Giorgio Armani said late Saturday evening that his signature brand’s women’s fall show will be held behind closed doors, “given the recent developments of the coronavirus in Italy.” “The show will be filmed in an empty theater, without press and buyers” and will be visible on Armani.com, the brand’s Instagram and Facebook […]

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