There’s a trend right now in retail, and it’s to make your store more than just a place to buy clothes. It’s to make your store feel like a place you might want to live. And that’s exactly what Kate Spade New York‘s Madison Avenue flagship—the brand’s first-ever Upper East Side location—does.
Creative director Deborah Lloyd walks us through all four floors.
The runways of New York and the factories of Bangladesh could not seem further apart. Yet they both drive a global, 1.5 trillion dollar industry: the fashion industry. And in both cases, the work is performed overwhelmingly by young women and girls–fashion models, on the one hand, and garment workers on the other–both of whom are struggling to assert their rights in a hostile labor environment.
Sara Ziff, founder of the Model Alliance took a trip to Dhaka last summer to learn more about the garment industry there and see the conditions on the ground. In this exclusive video, you’ll learn about Sara’s trip, and her more recent work with international labor rights groups (WRC, ILRF) and activists like Kalpona Akter and Tazreen Factor fire survivor Sumi Abedin. Watch and get the message out: let’s put the pressure on major labels to sign on to the Bangladesh Build Fire and Safety Agreement.
Last November, Versace announced a new strategy for its little sister line Versus. Christopher Kane would no longer design it, and Versus would never do a runway show again. Going forward, Versus would be a series of collaborations between Versace and “various creative innovators and designers” and have a “strong digital element.”
So what does that all mean?
A new video airing exclusively on Fashionista sheds some light on what Versace has in mind for her beloved Versus (she says it’s “the first collection my brother Gianni gave to me in complete freedom to do”) in advance of the first designer capsule collection for Versus with J.W. Anderson.
There’s been a lot of talk about punk’s influence on fashion right now due to the Costume Institute’s upcoming Punk: Chaos to Couture exhibit (it opens on May 7). And there’s been a lot of talk about Vivienne Westwood–rightfully so–as she was so central to creating the look of punk in her native London. The Read more →
Editorialist, the new online mag/ecommerce hybrid founded by former Elle accessories editors Kate Davidson Hudson and Stefania Allen, has just debuted its second issue. And they’re already nabbing some pretty big names for such a new venture–namely actress Jordana Brewster and Nineties icon Veronica Webb.
For the New York City Ballet’s spring gala on May 8, Joseph Altuzarra has designed costumes for principals Tiler Peck and Robert Fairchild for a new pas de deux choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon. What you see above are Altuzarra’s original sketches for Peck from his Smythson sketchbook.
Click through for more of his drawings for the New York City Ballet.
In her own words, Coco Rocha tells us about her personal struggles working as a model and the lessons she’s learned in her lengthy career.
We’ve also got an exclusive video of Rocha at a recent Model Alliance event giving young models advice on everything from finding the right agent to avoiding sketchy photogs.
Last night Hollywood’s elite–from Carey Mulligan to Gwyneth Paltrow–came out to celebrate Tiffany & Co‘s newest collection at the Blue Book Ball (the first time it’s been held in New York in decades). But while the stars were bright they were no match for the jewels on display.
Click through to see highlights of the collection.
Every fashion-obsessed New Yorker knows the three “B”s: Barneys, Bendel’s, and Bergdorf’s.
It’s that last “B” that’s the focus of a new documentary, Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s–and we’ve got an exclusive outtake from the movie starring you know who.
For those of us who love the Kate Spade attitude but are more tomboy than girly girl, the brand’s Kate Spade Saturday offshoot—which launched this spring—is something of a sartorial godsend.
While the currently available styles are a fun, not-too-serious mix of ’80s-inspired prints—I love the windowpane check and the blue paint splatter best—fall’s focus is a deep, dark palette with just a hint of ’70s ski bunny. But whatever era Kate Spade Saturday is channeling, the sporty, modern feel is the same.
Click through for a first look at the fall collection. And shop Kate Spade Saturday’s spring offerings at Saturday.com.
When we heard that buzzy up-and-coming designer Calla Haynes was collaborating with Parisian staple Comptoir des Cotonniers on a capsule collection–at contemporary price points–well, let’s just say we were excited.
Now that we’ve actually seen the collection, in all its oh-so-pretty, French ingenue glory, it’s possible we’re even more stoked.
Paris-based Haynes took time out of researching her next runway collection to talk us through the range, in stores on May 2. See our conversation below, and click through our exclusive gallery of full collection looks. Because spring is finally in the air…
Rachel Antonoff has developed a knack for bringing cool celebrities (Lena Dunham, Alia Shawkat, Katrina Bowden, Scarlett Johansson) into her brand in a way that feels totally organic and synergistic.
Her latest look book stars Troian Bellisario, aka Spencer Hastings from my fave show Pretty Little Liars.
