The Schiaparelli relaunch has sort of become the Great Gatsby of the fashion industry–we’ve been hearing about it forever, but nothing’s really happened. It was said that a creative director would be named last September, and yet, nothing, until now.
As if you needed more convincing: All the coolest celebrities got together to remind you for the last time this year to “Vote 4 Stuff.” ‘Stuff’ like the President, that is. {US Weekly}
While we’re still reeling from Nicolas Ghesquière’s abrupt departure from Balenciaga, rumors of another potential major designer shake-up are trickling in: Erdem Moralioğlu is said to be taking over Schiaparelli. Sure, this is still just a rumor–but then again, doesn’t all great fashion news start that way? [Grazia]
A slew of retailers and publishers, including Ralph Lauren, Coach, Conde Nast, and more, have pledged millions of dollars to help victims of Hurricane Sandy. Who says fashion people are heartless? {WWD}
Some of Lady Gaga’s old costumes–including a mask she wore in the “Bad Romance” video–will go up for auction in California this Friday. {Vogue UK}
A few weeks ago Diego Della Valle, the Italian businessman who’s relaunching the Schiaparelli label, annoucned that he’d name a designer “soon.” Well, it looks like “soon” just turned to “later,” according to WWD.
Farida Khelfa, who’s a spokeswoman for the label, told editors at a luncheon in Paris that the first Schiaparelli show will be in “June or July.” The first show had been tentatively planned for January, so that’s a pretty significant delay. The reason?
Our list is a mix of rumored candidates, speculations and suggestions from other editors and designers, and some people we just think might be interesting.
It’s been a little while since we’ve heard anything about the highly-anticipated revival of Schiaparelli.
When plans for the revival were announced back in May, word was a creative director would be announced in September. Now that September’s just about over, the buzz is building again and it sounds like a designer has finally been chosen.
The Costume Institute’s “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations” exhibition at the Met closed on Sunday to disappointing numbers. According to The New York Times, total attendance at the exhibit came to 339,838. Last year’s “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty” exhibit attracted nearly double that number: 661,509. So what did “Savage Beauty” have to offer that “Impossible Read more →
Despite the fact that Kirna Zabete for Target doesn’t hit stores until September 9, we’re already quite familiar with the collection. In fact, perhaps too familiar. An email tipster pointed out that the puffed-up pucker design bears a strikingly similar resemblance to an already-existing enamel ring made by UK-based accessories designer Solange Azagury-Partridge.
Does a famous fashion house even need a designer? Based on the Schiaparelli house’s latest activities, it doesn’t seem entirely necessary–at least not yet. Ever since the Met’s “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations” exhibit was publicized, the house has enjoyed quite a bit of attention, even more so after May’s well-timed announcement that the house Read more →
Ever since Alexander McQueen’s Met Exhibit shattered records, more and more museums have been opening their hallowed halls to display clothing–not art. And, according to Forbes, the payoff is great–both for the designer and the museum. “Museums have discovered the magic formula for making the exclusive world of high fashion accessible to everybody for the Read more →
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.
