After an abbreviated but hopeful Spring 2021 Bridal Week, the Fall 2021 season returned in full-force-ish. Due to the pandemic, instead of rushing all over New York City to see in-person shows and presentations, the event went virtual, with video presentations and Zoom appointments for much-appreciated social interaction. Perusing bridal dresses and separates never fails to bring the warm […]
The window displays along New York’s Fifth Avenue during the holidays are normally a big event. Of course, for myriad reasons, that’s going to be different in 2020. Last week, Saks Fifth Avenue — one of the major players in this game — announced it would forge ahead with its holiday windows, albeit in an abridged format. There […]
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 […]