The concept of a house dress is nothing new. Its history, dating back decades, has been well-documented. Essays have been written about it; blog posts have extolled its virtues. It hasn’t made a comeback, because it really hasn’t gone anywhere. What has happened is that, as most of the world continues to live in some version of […]
Back in May of this year, Alessandro Michele announced that Gucci would be scaling back its fashion shows, bringing the total from five down to just two. “We need new oxygen to allow this complex system to be reborn,” he told Vanessa Friedman in an interview with The New York Times. But first, Michele needed […]
Louis Vuitton’s cruise collections — particularly under Nicolas Ghesquière’s creative direction — often involve far-flung travel (a theme central to the luxury house’s history). They’ve been presented in Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo, on the French Riviera and even at New York City’s JFK airport. But amid a global pandemic, Louis Vuitton is reimagining the season for the customer who’s staying […]
Attention Rihanna fans and Fenty Beauty fans (that’s just about everyone, right?): Fenty Skin officially has a launch date. And it’s soon — July 31, to be exact. Last week, the singer/designer/beauty disruptor announced the forthcoming launch of her long-awaited skin-care line, a brand separate from the existing Fenty Beauty color cosmetics range, with its […]
Brooks Brothers Group Inc. filed for bankruptcy, felled by the pandemic’s impact on clothing sales and its own heavy debt load. The two-century-old apparel company is the latest to succumb as lockdowns during the coronavirus outbreak add to the woes of old-line retailers. Neiman Marcus Group Inc., J. Crew Group Inc. and John Varvatos Enterprises […]
Patrick Starrr does things differently. For starters, you won’t catch him participating in internet catfights. (Although, an occasional subtweet isn’t out of the question.) He’s not hawking out his name to every brand on the planet. And in a beauty industry with a culture that thrives on what’s happening now, how to be relevant at […]
Between launching her own beauty line and releasing an album, Lady Gaga has found another project: Starring in Valentino Beauty’s latest fragrance campaign. The Italian fashion house announced Gaga as the new face of Voce Viva, a perfume dreamt up by Valentino creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli. “Imagined as a voice to spread a message around […]
Brazilian model Valentina Sampaio has been blazing trails for years. Now, she’s set to become the first openly transgender model to be featured in Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit issue. The 23-year-old was selected as a 2020 model for the July 21 issue. “Being trans usually means facing closed doors to people’s hearts and minds,” she wrote […]
It’s hard to imagine summer without the thrill of travel. But while 2020’s socially distant season makes many of the traditional getaways an impossibility, there are still ways to channel those pleasures. A great fragrance can be an experience that transports you through notes culled from a specific region, thoughtful homages to a perfumer’s home, […]
When thinking about trends for summer, there are two major indicators for what styles you can expect: The fashion from the runways, and the fashion from the streets. The spring/summer 2020 runways give a good indication on what new pieces will be popular, while the street style showcases what people are actually wearing from said […]