Designer Nik Bentel was inspired to elevate a blue Barilla pasta box after he ate what he referred to as his “100th bowl of penne pasta” during the coronavirus lockdown last year. Given the New-York based artist’s background, it’s no surprise that he chose to take that well-known blue box and transform it into a […]
Frank Ocean is predominately defined as an R&B artist by music service providers, and it’s the category where you’ll find most of his music listed. However, it’s clear he draws from a ton of different places, including hip hop, electro-funk, psychedelic, jazz-funk, pop-soul, and many more. The fact that Ocean refuses to be defined may […]
Vogue‘s much-anticipated September 2021 issue sets the scene for the rebirth of fashion — and the upcoming Met Gala — by throwing an office dance party. Photographer Ethan James Green captured eight models, who are described by the magazine as “distinctively transfixing,” as they shimmy around the not-so-glamorous Condé Nast cubicles in the latest celebratory designer ensembles. The looks signify the sartorial […]
As the American fashion industry makes moves to attempt a return to “normal” by gradually reintroducing in-person events like Fall’s New York Fashion Week (with more detailed health guidelines in place, given the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and its highly-contagious Delta variant), one of its biggest nights has set a comeback date. The Council of Fashion Designers of America […]
WWD reports that if you’re not fully vaccinated, you can’t attend New York Fashion Week: The Shows at Spring Studios this September. IMG sent out a memo Monday to designers, their producers and p.r. teams, as well as its vendors, contractors and sponsors, stating that IMG will require full-course COVID-19 vaccination for all individuals entering […]
This month, Tiffany & Co. pulled an Oldsmobile. In an effort to lure the Gen Z world to try and buy some of their wares, the luxury jewelry brand rolled out a campaign called “Not Your Mother’s Tiffany”—and some of the “mothers” it alluded to were less than thrilled. The campaign’s multiple videos, running on […]
You’ve probably seen the paparazzi images of Lady Gaga and Adam Driver, dressed in their ’80s and early ’90s finest, going all across Italy to film “House of Gucci,” Ridley Scott’s upcoming crime drama about Maurizio Gucci and Patrizia Reggiani, a.k.a. Signore e Signora Gucci. The pics hold promises of camp, extravagance and another Gaga Oscar bid. (Plus, […]
Before you walk away in disgust, hold up. 1990’s fashion may not be as bad as you once thought. Yes, the colors were garish. Yes, the cuts were disproportionate. Yes, we have to scour the subject to find the slightest touch of style in the wardrobe of this ‘unique’ era. But that doesn’t prevent us […]
On Friday, Balenciaga unveiled new Fall 2021 campaign images featuring a face that many say signal a new direction for the storied brand: Justin Bieber. Straying from digitized models and catwalk fixtures and opting for a household name instead, Balenciaga is consistently finding new ways to re-establish its brand identity, and this new campaign further proves it. […]
As first reported by Fashionista, earlier this year, Fisayo Longe, the creative director of U.K.-based Kai Collective, took on fast-fashion label Boohoo after the company released product that appeared to copy the indie label’s artful proprietary prints. Now, the designer’s bringing attention to the similarities between her work and Fendi’s latest collection by Kim Jones. Hours after the Italian luxury […]