Pharrell Williams is a Grammy award-winning musician and producer, but now he can add menswear designer to his impressive resume. As the Wall Street Journal reports, Louis Vuitton has tapped Williams to be Creative Director for the luxury fashion house’s menswear line, effective immediately. “Pharrell Williams is a visionary whose creative universes expand from music, to art, and […]
Olaplex, the bond-building hair care brand long-praised by influencers, celebrities and hairstylists alike, is being sued by about 30 customers for hair- and scalp-damage claims. The lawsuit, Albahae et al v. Olaplex Holdings, 2:23-cv-00982, filed in the US District Court, Central District of California (Los Angeles) last week, argues that Olaplex has made false statements about restoration […]
Anticipation is high for Daniel Lee’s debut collection as the new creative director of Burberry. According to Fashionista, ahead of the February 20 show, the brand wiped its social media clean, before rolling out a new campaign — the first of the Lee era — and dropping some exciting news. Back in December, Lee told Vogue Runway that “Burberry flies the flag for […]
Francisco Rabaneda Cuervo — the Spanish-born French designer best known as Paco Rabanne, who revolutionized the fashion industry with his futuristic designs and perfumes — has passed away. He was 88. Though he officially retired in 1999, the brand he founded that bears his pseudonym, lives on. (It’s now owned by Spanish conglomerate Puig.) The news of […]
Jenna Ortega, star of the wildly successful Netflix series “Wednesday” and stunning new fashion presence on red carpets, can now add “brand ambassador” to her growing resume. Adidas has just announced that Ortega is the new face of their Adidas Sportswear line. This brand-new label from the German sportswear giant aims to “encourage self-expression… through comfort and […]
Loewe is teaming up with Japanese animation house Studio Ghibli one last time, but it’s going out on a high note with a capsule inspired by “Howl’s Moving Castle”. For the Loewe X Howl’s Moving Castle collection, creative director Jonathan Anderson — who called the beloved film “one of my favorite [Hayao] Miyazaki creations” — reimagined some of the most […]
Regardless of the season, haute couture always aims to deliver refined artistry and the highest levels of craftsmanship on its runways. For example, at the Spring 2023 shows, Dutch designer Iris Van Herpen‘s “Carte Blanche” collection debuted otherworldly designs in water as an ode to women’s resilience. And Dior’s Maria Grazia Chiuri honored Josephine Baker with her collection, whom she discovered performing […]
Target has a new fashion collaborator: The retailer teamed up with none other than fashion editor and stylist Gabriella Karefa-Johnson on a new collection with Future Collective, its new(ish) in-house ready-to-wear label designed with a rotating crew of style influencers. Karefa-Johnson joins the program’s roster as its second participant, following editor and content creator Kahlana Barfield Brown. She said in […]
Emma Chamberlain, YouTube phenomenon and fashion darling, can officially add luxury beauty ambassador to her list of occupations. The 21-year-old, who has already partnered with fashion brands like Cartier and Louis Vuitton, is now the new face of Lancôme, becoming the French cosmetics company’s youngest global ambassador. As Fashionista reports, the beauty brand shared the news of the partnership via Instagram on […]
The (preliminary) schedule for New York Fashion Week Fall 2023 schedule is finally here, featuring a lengthy roster of designers both emerging and established. As Fashionista reports, last week, the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), in partnership with IMG, also released the first American Collections Calendar for the February shows, which will run from February 10 to February 15. Rodarte will […]