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 →
Vogue Italia EIC Franca Sozzani has snatched the title of UN Goodwill Ambassador. She’ll be working with industry insiders to promote sustainable development and much more. {Telegraph}
World-renowned milliner Stephen Jones will be fabricating fascinators for Raf Simons’ Dior Haute Couture premiere. Jones called the collection “exciting, beautiful and new,” but wouldn’t say much more than that. {Vogue UK}
At last year’s Webby awards, Anna Wintour told us that “sometimes geeks can be chic,” and the rise of fashion-forward online games only reinforces her statement. {WWD}
Mary Katrantzou, reigning queen of jaw-droppingly beautiful digital prints, won’t, or rather can’t, show pre-fall or resort collections because her intricate patterns take too long to produce (hint: four days to make a single print). {Vogue UK}
Author of “How to Walk in High Heels”, Camilla has written for the UK Times, the Telegraph, Bazaar, and Time Style and Design in the US. She also covered the shows for Vogue UK online, reviewing all cities and hemlengths, and also assisted in the Galliano Studios. Attending fashion shows long before she was invited, London is where she started as a lowly Cinderella Fashionista. This season she is very excited to share some of her adventures with you.
London is an idea factory. It’s a mix of the wild, wacky, and unexpected and it feeds the entire industry. This is the city that breeds the original. You’ll find a unique cast of characters on the runway as well as in the front row. Here are some key faces to look out for:
Mercedes-Benz Picks Up Japan Fashion Week: As even further proof that Japan is becoming a big international fashion player, they’ve been added to Mercedes’ roster of fashion weeks. The car company, sponsor of New York fashion weeks since 2001, reportedly signed a multi-year agreement with event organizers. The re-christened “Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Tokyo” begins October 13th. {WWD}
Meet The CFDA’s Steven Kolb: A cute new post on the CDFA’s Tumblr introduces the people behind the scenes at the organization via a fill-in-the-blank questionnaire, beginning with Executive Director Steven Kolb. The best answer? His favorite movie is Breakfast At Tiffany’s. {CFDA}
This fall will mark the 30th anniversary of Stephen Jones Millinery. In honor of the legendary hat maker, the MoMu-Fashion Museum in Antwerp will host the exhibition Stephen Jones & The Accent of Fashion.
Jones has undoubtedly had, and continues to have, a career worth celebrating. He’s a really big deal in that whole British fashion circle. He has worked with numerous design houses including Comme des Garçons, Vivienne Westwood, Azzedine Alaïa, Dior and Marc Jacobs (remember that turban Kate Moss wore to the Met Ball last year?) and has been responsible for some pretty major moments on and off runways.
In addition to displaying the largest collection of Stephen Jones piece–over 120 items including many of his collaborations–the exhibition is meant to give patrons a retrospective look inside Jones’ world, beyond the hats themselves.
Nothing beats an invite with the following names listed in bold print: Daphne Guinness, Manolo Blahnik, Stephen Jones, Giles Deacon and Yasmin LeBon. That’s the list of judges for the first ever Dorchester Collection Fashion Prize. The only problem is that we don’t know exactly what it is, who’s nominated, or what the winner gets, Read more →
Kensington Palace is about to become the new Haunted House, except its ghosts get to wear Vivienne Westwood. One of Britain’s independent charities, Historic Royal Palaces, has pledged ¬£12 million to transform the palace into The Enchanted Palace by June of 2012. They’ve enlisted a theatre company, Wildworks, to stage performances throughout the residence. Meanwhile, Read more →
A new year mean’s a new Queen’s Honors List. This week, Queen Elizabeth announced a handful of fashion favorites including Stephen Jones – the man behind hats for Marc, Galliano, Giles and Commes des Gar√ßons to name a few, and Mark Jones, the director of the Victoria & Albert Museum (which launched a Stephen Jones Read more →
Kinky Mickey: These S&M meets Mickey Mouse ears that Stephen Jones created for Ascot are one more reason to love the fantastical milliner. {VogueUK} Forget Disneyland: If we won a lawsuit we’d go shopping, too. 50 Cent just dropped $33,000 on Tom Ford suits. {
We want to tell you what dress Kate Moss is wearing to the Met Ball. We wish we could tell you what shoes she’d be wearing, whose arm she’ll be on – ok that’s Marc and Justin – but we can tell you what she’s wearing on her head. The supermodel, who’s hosting the ball, Read more →
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A reader once jeered that we’d love even a napkin if it was made by Vivienne Westwood. They were totally right – we would. Because that napkin would be the coolest napkin ever. And if she can make a napkin look amazing, imagine what she can do for Ascot, the beloved British horse races that Read more →
