At a time when most companies are desperately trying to squash their counterfeiters, Prada is taking a slightly, um, unconventional approach, according to WWD.
While doing an interview yesterday on Bloomberg Television, Prada‘s CEO (and Miuccia’s husband) Patrizio Bertelli said “Fake goods aren’t totally bad, at least it created jobs at some counterfeit factories. We don’t want to be a brand that nobody wants to copy.”
Kanye West’s not the only fashion brand who can debut a film at Cannes (kidding). Cannes attendees were treated to a lovely surprise thanks to Prada, who tapped acclaimed and controversial director Roman Polanski (who is also the subject of a documentary that screened at the film festival) to direct a short film starring Helena Read more →
Carey Mulligan’s custom Prada dress she wore to the Met Gala sold on eBay for the bargain basement price of $2,950. {The Cut}
Tilda Swinton covers Candy magazine looking, shall we say, a little different than normal. {The Cut}
W fashion director Edward Enninful has been steadily gaining attention for his groundbreaking work, from Vogue Italia‘s ‘All Black’ issue to the W March Kate Moss cover story. Learn more about his entrance into the industry and his work process. {Business of Fashion}
Derek Blasberg interviewed Donatella Versace for V Magazine. Donatella talks about that infamous plunging dress that J. Lo wore the Grammys and why she decided to bring back Versace couture. {MrBlasberg.com}
Unless you live under a rock (even rocks probably have Facebook now), you’ve probably heard that Facebook went public today! The potentially $140 billion IPO means different things for different people. Since our pockets won’t be getting any bigger, we’re more interested in seeing what it means for fashion brands, most of which, if they’re Read more →
Mark Zuckerberg is having quite a month. The Father of Facebook just turned 28, bought out Instagram for $1 billion and is now facing the most lucrative point in his career: Going IPO on Friday. We’d offer him a congratulatory “poke” but sadly, that option’s no longer available. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the IPO acronym, it stands for Initial Public Offering– meaning that the company will finally be open to stock holders where the likes of Wall Street—-and even you!—- can purchase a part of the social media company.
But with the estimated $100 billion that’s supposedly coming his way, we’re wondering whether the Harvard dropout will invest in a new wardrobe. Will he finally change out of his usual uniform consisting of dowdy college hoodies, sweat-drenched Adidas shower flip flops, and tattered baggy jeans, into something more uh, dapper? Better yet, the question posed is this: Can all the money in the world transform someone from HTML geek to sartorial chic? Fashionistas can only hope!
To give him an extra boost, we’ve enlisted the help of several fashion experts from designers like Carlos Campos, Alan Eckstein from Timo Weiland and Simon Kneen of Banana Republic, to editors from GQ and Esquire, to buyers and the likes to see what kind of advice they’d shed onto Silicon Valley’s hottest star. And regardless of whether he takes our suggestions or not (note to Marky Mark: you really, really should!), happy IPO Day! We’d definitely like to send you a congratulatory poke soon—- this time, live and in-person.
Following in the steps of Prada, Fendi is reissuing its famed “baguette” it-bag in six of its most popular iterations. Expect them in stores next month. {WWD subscription required}
Mischa Barton is opening a store in Dubai for her new clothing line, so you can’t say she hasn’t been doing anything since The OC. {Racked}
Folks, there is a real life Kate Moss coloring book, available for $15 at Shopbop. {Refinery 29}
For the 25th anniversary of Childline, Harvey Nichols will display a series of phone booths redesigned by some of Britain’s top designers. Giles Deacon, Philip Treacy, and photographer Willie Christie (Grace Coddington’s ex) are amongst the participants. Christie plans to use Grace’s pout in his design. The booths are set to go on display May 24th. {Vogue UK}
Carey Mulligan’s custom-made Prada frock topped many a best dressed list for this week’s Met Ball. And now, if you’re lucky, it could work the same sartorial magic on you.
The actress and Met Ball co-chair, has put her silver and gold metal paillette dress up for sale on eBay, with a starting bid of $500.
You’d think Karolina Kurkova‘s gold-spangled, turbaned Rachel Zoe mermaid suit gown from the Met Ball would be a one-of-a-kind look, but as it turns out, another supermodel blonde wore a very similar ensemble back in 2009: Kate Moss.
Prada is releasing the sartorial version of a greatest hits album: In celebration of the Met’s Impossible Conversations exhibit, the brand is re-issuing a collection of It bags from 1991 to 2005.
It’s Met Ball day! We’re gearing up for all the festivities, which we’ll be live tweeting at 6:30pm EST today when the red carpet livestream begins. Until then, we’re diligently keeping track of Twitter and our inboxes to see what kind of preparation attendees are doing and any last minute updates we can glean. We’ll Read more →
When we read Suzy Menkes’ account of Miuccia Prada’s alleged shoe malfunction and subsequent injury which could prevent her from attending the Met Ball, we were concerned. We reached out to Prada and it turns out that the designer won’t be missing the gala for the exhibit in her honor after all; Prada’s PR confirmed to us that Miuccia absolutely will be attending.
It’s Met Ball Monday! Unless you’ve been totally off the grid and care nothing about fashion, you know that the theme of the Costume Institute’s exhibit this year is “Schiaparelli & Prada: Impossible Conversations.” Suzy Menkes just reviewed the exhibit for the IHT and chatted with Miuccia Prada, who opened up a bit more about her conflicted feelings on being the focus of this year’s exhibit.
Back in January, Prada reportedly expressed misgivings about the show, but then later her reps told us that her comments were taken out of context and that she was honored to be featured by the Met. But Menkes’ story reveals that Prada still has some reservations.
