SCALING BACK: Alexis Mabille is going seasonless. The French designer said Tuesday he would switch to a bespoke approach, foregoing his regular ready-to-wear collections in favor of exclusive lines designed for a reduced number of key retail partners. Noting that his most successful pieces are timeless designs carried over from one season to the next, […]
Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, actress Ashley Benson and influencer Camila Coelho were in the winners’ circle when it came to generating media impact value during New York Fashion Week. The top five brands for media impact value were, in order, Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Michael Kors, Oscar de la Renta and Carolina Herrera, according to […]
CHICAGO — Virgil Abloh has a long list of accomplishments that include creative directing one of the biggest music talents in the world and art directing one of the world’s most successful fashion houses. And he got there by skipping class. “I’m a huge advocate for skipping class,” he said to a handful of students […]
LONDON — When Anya Hindmarch released her first “I am Not a Plastic Bag” tote in 2007 she took the market by storm. More than a decade later, the idea that “when you throw something away there is really no away” kept lingering in her head, so as awareness around sustainability issues, plastic consumption in particular, […]
LONDON — Katie Grand, editor in chief of Love, hosted her usual fashion week party at Decimo, the top-floor restaurant of The Standard hotel, to celebrate the launch of issue 23 “Chaos + Control,” and the new team on Monday. It was revealed last month that Ben Cobb has joined the Condé Nast title as […]
China’s out-of-action labor force is causing concern. With the coronavirus trapping around 50 million people in Hubei, a number equal to twice the population of Australia, and exponentially more workers required by authorities to submit to self-quarantine measures after returning from their hometowns to their urban places of work, China’s behemoth manufacturing base is sputtering. […]
TOKYO — As the number of people affected by the novel coronavirus, now known as covid-19, continues to rise, so do its effects on countries outside of China. While Japan has so far only recorded one death from the virus, the scale of the economic impact is already appearing to be much greater. On Monday, […]
BIG DREAMS: For this season, London-based designer Osman Yousefzada decided to ditch the catwalks to present an arty short movie instead of his eponymous label’s new collection. Partnering with the Whitechapel Gallery, Yousefzada hosted the screening of his “Her Dreams Are Bigger” film at the location on Sunday. The project intended to highlight the importance […]
CHANEL FACE: French actress Marion Cotillard has been tapped to be the face of Chanel No.5 in a new advertising campaign that’s due out later in 2020. “Authentic, committed and generous, Marion Cotillard takes her unique perspective from film to film, creating an exceptional destiny as a free woman,” Chanel said in a statement on Monday. […]
NO SHOW: Chanel has postponed plans to restage its Métiers d’Art show in Beijing in May due to uncertainty over the coronavirus epidemic. “Considering the current situation and following the guidance of Chinese authorities, Chanel has decided to postpone its project of a replica of the Paris — 31 Rue Cambon 2019/20 Métiers d’art collection […]