As if being the head of one of the world's largest luxury goods conglomerates wasn't enough, LVMH's chairman and CEO Bernard Arnault can now add another fancy title to his already ample resume: Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
Gone fishing--for some Louboutins! The shoe maven unveils a catch-y ad campaign for spring. {Vogue Paris} "You don't understand... this is an Alaia!" Here's an in-depth look at how Cher Horowitz's fav labels have fared since Clueless debuted in '95. {Racked} Victoria Beckham is cementing her fashion goddess status with a capsule collection of reworked "greatest hits" dresses called (what else?) "Icon." {Elle UK}
Who stood out in fashion this year? From the most buzzed about model to the hotspot no one saw coming to the coolest new French brand, read on for who we think made the biggest splash in the fashion industry in 2012.
In-laws have never been the best part of marriage, but Kate Middleton seems to have gotten a pretty sweet deal. Prince Charles is picking up the Duchess's clothing bill, and it isn't exactly at Zara prices. {The Telegraph} Could Playboy actually be good for the American woman? {HuffPo} Cambridge Satchel Company is making something other that high covetable neon crossbodys...highly covetable multicolored backpacks! Street style superstars rejoice. {Refinery 29}
The first-ever stand-alone menswear shows are happening in London this week, and no dapper guys' gathering is complete without an appearance by Tom Ford. And according to a tweet by Derek Blasberg, he's not afraid to offer royalty some grooming advice: Just met Prince Charles. Charming, jolly fellow. Tom Ford suggested (to him, mind you) a new cuticle cream. Its official: I'm a royalist now How exactly did that happen? Ford shook the Prince's hand, noted his cuticles were dry, then tactfully suggested the cream? Dying here. Anyway, the designer sat down with Grazia's style director Paula Reed in London for a chat, and as usual, he was pretty charming and open. Despite having just heard his entire life story when he sparred with Fern Mallis a few weeks ago, we still learned some more about his career and as usual, we love how entertaining he is. From Americans' crappy style to the power of tight pants, Tom Ford keeps it real. Click through to read the highlights and here to read the whole thing.
Forget for a minute about the creepy images depicting what Princess Diana would have looked like had she lived to age 50. Instead, join us in remembering the fashion icon's most stunning ensembles.
I'm far from convinced that Libélula's Sophie Cranston is the designer of Kate Middleton's wedding dress, but let's speculate. Let's say that Cranston has been afforded the opportunity to make the most talked about dress since Diana married Prince Charles. Will this be Cranston's "Jason Wu moment," as HuffPo royal correspondent Yvonne York declared? Will fashionites the world over be clamoring to get a piece of Libélula post-April 29? Hardly. And there are several reasons why.