Parsons has given us an exclusive first look at this year’s Designer of the Year candidates in women’s wear–and considering that past winners have included Marc Jacobs and Proenza Schouler, you’ll definitely want to get a sneak peek at these designs–and hear from these young designers themselves
Sofia Coppola says that her new movie The Bling Ring doesn’t exactly portray luxury brands in a great light–so why did the likes of Chanel and Louis Vuitton agree to appear in the film? {WWD}
Sharp-nosed fans are noticing that the Barclays Center in Brooklyn smells an awful lot like Calvin Klein stores–which, coincidentally, sponsors an exclusive lounge in the arena. {DNA Info}
Karolina Kurkova is a knitted mermaid for the June cover of Vogue Ukraine. {Fashion Gone Rogue}
Christina Aguilera hit the stage at last night’s Billboard Music Awards looking like she’s been putting in extra time at the gym. Lookin’ good, Xtina! {US Weekly}
It’s here! It’s here! The Met Ball red carpet is finally underway. So the fashion is great–though not exactly punk. According to Anna Wintour, though, her florals are punk, in a way: Andrew Bolton, the currator of the exhibit told her that pink was the real color of punk. Hence the color scheme. So there. Read more →
Behold, Mary Katrantzou for Current/Elliott. Really cool, right?
Is there a better chronicler of fashion history and all-around-beloved fashion personality than Cameron Silver? As the new star of Bravo’s Dukes of Melrose, Silver, the man most credited with making it cool to wear old clothes and co-owner of Los Angeles vintage emporium Decades, now has the adulation of a nationwide and global audience.
At a Vidal Sassoon Pro Series event last week, Silver exhibited his usual charm as we talked about vintage history, how more informed consumers have affected his business, and which modern designers he sees as having vintage appeal.
Can you think of a better way to spend your Monday night than ogling the best, craziest, most-bejeweled shoes of the Fall 2013 season? Didn’t think so.
Playing the name game in London is far from easy: So many cool young designers, so many unusual names, and only a week to make sense of them all. It’s largely due to the aversion many Brit design talents have to being crafted into the sort of the fashion celebs we adore stateside. No worries; the clothes spoke volumes for themselves, as London dialed down the quirked, and turned out one of the most sophisticated seasons in recent years. See for yourself!
Has hell frozen over? Sunday at two of London’s most redoubtable print masters, Mary Katrantzou and Jonathan Saunders, bright digital prints were not at display. (Boobies were though, at the later.) Also of note were the grown-up womanly looks at Mulberry and Preen as well as at L’Wren Scott’s UK debut, where look seven (a cobalt wool dress with gold collar) premiered on the runway after it premiered on Nicole Kidman at the Stoker premiere.
It’s easy for young designers to get pigeonholed. They become known for one particular thing and then the fashion set expects them to show it time and again like a trained puppy. Not Mary Katrantzou. The designer took a step back from her signature wallpaper-esque prints this season, to show a more pared-down, architectural collection.
The British Fashion Council has just announced the shortlist of designers up for the BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund and it’s quite a talented group.
Last night Glamour magazine celebrated their annual Women of the Year Awards at New York’s famed Carnegie Hall. The evening honored courageous women and celebrities like Jenna Lyons, Missy Franklin, and Selena Gomez for their charity and progressive leadership. It was full of surprises too.
The day after PPR announced Balenciaga’s split with the brand’s creative director of 15 years, Nicolas Ghesquière, there are of course already rumors circulating about who might replace him.
