Roberto Cavalli S.p.A. has announced that it has appointed Italian designer Fausto Puglisi as “creative consultant” for the Roberto Cavalli brand. His title might not be “director,” but Puglisi will still oversee “all design functions,” according to a press release. “I am honored and proud to carry on the legacy of this extraordinary brand and, above […]
Earlier this summer, Hearst named Samira Nasr editor-in-chief as Harper’s Bazaar, succeeding Glenda Bailey and becoming the first Black editor to hold the top title at the magazine. A few months latter, the first print issue under her leadership has landed. Model and entrepreneur Liya Kebede fronts the November 2020 edition of Harper’s Bazaar, photographed by Christopher Anderson (wearing Dior and Cartier) and profiled by […]
Fashionista reports that with stores and production sites closed and travel halted, the second quarter of 2020 was a tough time for luxury brands. The industry’s two biggest, strongest conglomerates were suddenly looking at double-digit declines: LVMH saw a 38% drop in comparable sales, Kering a 43.7% drop (even Gucci did poorly). That was despite some growth in online sales as consumers shopped from […]
All the way back in April, when the Covid-19 pandemic was still racing through New York and smashing through the fashion industry in the process, Michael Kors said in an interview with WWD’s Bridget Foley that he was spending his days Zooming with clients. “A lot of the women [in the P.A. sessions] were not in the cities […]
Kim Kardashian West is bringing back velour tracksuits with the help of the plush fabric’s poster child: Paris Hilton. The infamous Los Angeles duo reunited for paparazzi-style photos to announce the new Skims velour range, which launches on Oct. 21 exclusively on the brand’s site. In true tabloid form, the campaign shows the pair in a parking garage and at a […]
With the 2020 Presidential election quickly approaching, celebrities are encouraging voters to cast their ballots in many different ways. One popular approach: wearing a timely print straight off the Spring 2021 runways. At his most recent runway show during September’s New York Fashion Week, Christian Siriano presented a puff-sleeve, floor-length gown with a bold, all-over “vote” graphic, repeated in a caution […]
The sartorial marathon otherwise known as Paris Fashion Week came to a close last week, and designers in the French capital managed to fill eight days with desirable fashion for the upcoming season. As per usual, the runway remained the place to single out Spring 2021 trends; some were a continuation of themes we’d seen before […]
Jenna Lyons is best known for having served as J. Crew’s creative director and president before stepping down in 2017, after 26 years with the company. Since then, she’s mostly maintained a low profile publicly — but actually, she’s been hard at work dreaming up a new company. For her next venture, Lyons is venturing […]
Amid quarantines and lockdowns, many have seized the opportunity to get more experimental with bold and bright hair color. Vogue magazine reports that one of the most striking trends that’s emerged within the fantasy hair color world has been the rise of ’90s-inspired, chunky lava streaks. Recently, more than a few It girls have stepped […]
Back in 2017, H&M linked up with one of London’s most romantic ready-to-wear labels Erdem for its annual designer collaboration, bringing us a bevy of affordable tea party-approved tweeds and jacquard frocks. This year, the Swedish mega-retailer turned to The Vampire’s Wife for another shot at hyper feminine British elegance. The capsule, which launches in select stores and on H&M’s […]