Looking to tap into the “future of conversational commerce,” ForwardPMX said this week that it acquired Headliner Labs, which offers retailers and brands a voice and chat platform aimed at increasing user engagement. Caroline Klatt, chief executive officer and cofounder of Headliner Labs, and Dana Gibber, chief operating officer and cofounder of the company, will […]
LONDON — Copenhagen Fashion Summit, the annual two-day event around sustainability, has been postponed to October due to the coronavirus. Originally, the summit was supposed to take place this May, however as health bodies warn of large crowds and governments cancel sporting events, it comes as no surprise that fashion is to follow suit. “While this […]
Underscoring how closely fashion remains tethered to the art world, Chanel said it has named Yana Peel as its new global head of arts and culture, a new post. Peel is perhaps best known for serving as the chief executive officer of the Serpentine Galleries in London from 2016 to 2019. She will be based […]
PARIS — Fashion brands and luxury houses are launching a number of initiatives to celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8. Dior will be unveiling the first in a series of podcasts featuring artists, collaborators and friends of the house. The first “Dior Talks” are devoted to feminist art and will feature Judy Chicago, Tomaso […]
Knicks legend Walt “Clyde” Frazier has long been known for pushing the boundaries of fashion. But on Wednesday night before the New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden, Frazier graciously turned over the mantle of best dressed to Sebastian Ortiz, a first-grader from the Washington Heights section of the city who has cerebral palsy. […]
A weird byproduct of the attention that’s come with the success of her new Netflix show “Locke & Key” is that Laysla De Oliveira has been getting sent lots of choking memes. “Because there’s a scene where I choke someone,” the 28-year-old says from the lobby of the Freehand hotel in New York, where she’s […]
ART AND COMMERCE: Dior is branching out further into the art world. Having collaborated with Daniel Arsham on its spring 2020 show set and collection, Dior men’s wear designer Kim Jones has now invited the artist to create a series of limited-edition objects for Dior stores. The numbered pieces, reminiscent of his Future Relics series, […]
STARS ALIGN: “My favorite month is February, because it’s Black History Month, but you should really write about Juneteenth [the day slavery was abolished in Texas],” Usher said, after having just congratulated Carine Roitfeld at a party held in Paris Friday night celebrating Roitfeld’s CR Fashion Book’s line of zodiac calendar T-shirts created with Redemption. Emancipation […]
“I have to get something to eat before this turns into a proper Belgian party,” bemoaned one guest at the A.F. Vandevorst farewell party on Saturday evening. Nothing maudlin here: there were refreshments, good music and plenty of anecdotes about the duo formed by An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx since their first day at the […]