On 11 September 75 models have presented the Givenchy black and white collection Spring/Summer 2016 with the skyline in the background of the new World Trade Center and paraded to the sound of a Buddhist monk in honor of 911.
Among the true stars who were all on time were invited Julia Roberts, Uma Thurman and Amanda Seygried, the rapper Nicki Minaj, the Alexander Wang, Michael Kors and Vera Wang designers. 800 members of the public had been drawn to attend at the outdoor show as well as over 200 fashion school students.
The guests were seated on wooden pallets sometimes installed in small constructions open on the sky, made of recycled wood and rusty metal sheets, built for the occasion on Pier 26, a huge pier on the Hudson, south of Manhattan. Riccardo Tisci conceived the show in association with the Serbian artist Marina Abramovic. Continue reading
Last Wednesday Apple announced a partnership with French luxury leather goods manufacturer Hermès and launches a Hermès leather strap for the Apple Watch.
Having studied chemistry in Prague, the now London-based designer, Martina Spetlova, decided to continue her education at the prestigious Central St Martins. During her studies, she worked with Jeremy Scott and John Galliano whilst also setting up a woman’s artisan centre in Pakistan.
The rumour says that Apple has offered former ‘Top Gear’ host – Jeremy Clarkson – to join them to create its own TV and film content.
The first time I have seen “Shoes: Pleasure and Pain at the Victoria and Albert Museum (which runs until 31st January 2016) I left shaking my head at the apparently chaotic jumble of footwear crammed into a small-ish boudoir of an area; followed by a much bigger space upstairs devoted to people with no particular taste but an obsession in collecting smart shoes or endless pairs of sneakers.
After returning from a vacation, Net-a-Porter founder Natalie Massenet tendered her resignation from the online fashion retailer ahead of a planned merger with Italian rival Yoox. According to someone, she leaves with more than 100 million pounds ($153 million) after selling shares in Net-a-Porter. Massenet and Yoox declined to provide an immediate comment.
As key Opinion Leaders, when the times of the collections come, we ask for invitations to the shows. Unfortunately we have been receiving for the last 6 years the same formated email from “students” having an internship at LVMH. Besides those emails are full of mistakes.
Antonio Banderas is smiling in the middle of sewing bust. On the photo posted on Instagram on August 24, the Spanish actor explained that he was beginning his second week at Central Saint Martins, the prestigious fashion school in London. He attends an intensive course during a month to better known fashion design and fashion world!
I think it was Coco Chanel who used to say if you’re original, be ready to be copied. It is a shame to see Sephora windows filled with Paco Rabanne perfumes which is a mix of Cartier plus Cartier! Merely a copy of Cartier’s design. I love the style. I love the story, but I hate the xerox.
Paco Rabanne, Group Puig’s brand name is opening a new boutique in the famous historic street of Chanel ‘Rue Cambon’. Rabanne and Chanel in the same street ? !!
Kristen Stewart looked like a retro ’50s fashionista while filming an untitled Woody Allen project in Los Angeles. In the same time Kristen Stewart, who has appeared in campaigns for Chanel and is regularly front-row at its shows, is to appear in a film being made for the French house’s next Métiers d’Arts show, scheduled for Dec. 1 in Rome.
An unknown beauty being plucked from obscurity to walk designer runways is a fashion tale as old as time. But when applied to the new face of Céline’s Fall 2015 campaign, Martinique’s own Karly Loyce, it seems like a story we’ve never heard the likes of before.
Donna Karan (born October 2, 1948), also known under the alias “DK”, is an American fashion designer and the creator of the Donna Karan New York and DKNY clothing labels.
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) publihed a four-minute video which filmed sheep being mistreated by its workers in the Ovis 21 farm network.
Chinese tourists have been spending record amounts on luxury goods this year, VAT-refund company Global Blue said in a report published in April. For European destinations, the weak euro has been a big draw.
SHINSEGAE International has just acquired the French house of Haute Couture of the couturier Paul Poiret which has been inactive for 80 years. The brand was sold by Luvanis SA, run by Arnaud de Lummen, who had the project to launch a revival plan.
London which was known as the “little sister” of the big four fashion capitals is now seen as one of the most creating capital as well as nurturing sucessful global fashion brand such as Anya Hindmarch, Burberry Prorsum, Hunter Original, Paul Smith, Pringle of Scotland, and Topshop Unique showed alongside future global starlets such as Simone Rocha, Mary Katrantzou, Holly Fulton, Peter Pilotto and Gareth Pugh in a range of venues across the capital. 
News from the luxury sector in Germany haven’t been very glamorous lately. To the joy of international companies such as Hermès and LVMH, the rich and famous are usually not discouraged by economic downturns, so why are some German companies having such a hard time?
For its first women and men fashion collection, Disneyland Paris has chosen the brand “Eleven Paris”.
Best of France to take over Times Square in September, the largest event dedicated to promoting French products and savoir-faire. From September 26th to 27th in New York’s Times Square (and Broadway).