Daniel Lee, the designer behind Bottega Veneta’s (much-talked-about, very profitable) reinvention, is leaving his post as the brand’s creative director. Bottega Veneta and Lee announced that they had reached “a joint decision to end their collaboration,” which began in July 2018, in a press release last week. This comes just weeks after the brand unveiled […]
Fashion designer Anifa Mvuemba is set to make her runway debut for her label Hanifa. After issuing a ground-breaking 3D virtual runway show streamed on Instagram Live in June 2020, Mvuemba readies an in-person event showcasing her designs for the first time on the catwalk. According to WWD, the fashion show is set to take place […]
Gucci has announced that its upcoming runway debut — dubbed “Gucci Love Parade” will strut down L.A.’s Hollywood Boulevard on November 2. According to WWD‘s Booth Moore, the brand will set up “in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre,” and will distribute $1 million in grant funds to local organizations, including YMCA Hollywood, Sole Folks, Los Angeles […]
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 Ralph Lauren will be doing its part to keep U.S. athletes cool during — and after — the Tokyo Olympics. The temperatures in the host city during the upcoming Games are expected to average a scorching 95 degrees with humidity of 60 to 80 percent — making them among the hottest (and […]
First it was London, then Berlin. Now, WWD reports that Bottega Veneta is decamping to the U.S., and to Detroit specifically, for its third, new-format show, Salon 03. The event, showcasing spring 2022, will take place on October 21st of this year. The brand did not say why it chose Detroit, although one reason could […]
Actress Yara Shahidi has a new, high-fashion gig to add to her resumé: face of Dior! WWD reports the Grown-ish star is one of several celebrities and models tapped to be global brand ambassadors for the luxury fashion house. Yara will be representing both Dior beauty and clothing in her partnership with the brand. To […]
Like so many of her London peers, Victoria Beckham has been tightening operations in the wake of COVID-19 and, as part of those efforts, is consolidating her fashion offer under a single Victoria Beckham label. With the launch of Resort 2022, the designer is introducing a new streamlined business strategy that merges her namesake main […]
Versace’s Fall 2021 advertising campaign is starring of the hottest musicians of the moment: Dua Lipa. The Grammy Award-winning artist sports a fiery new look for the campaign – long hair in a new, flaming red shade. In an interview with WWD, the brand’s designer, Donatella Versace, laughed and said, “She trusted me when I […]
Balmain is slated to host a music festival during Paris Fashion Week, with its Spring 2022 Men’s and Women’s collections as the headliners. Creative director Olivier Rousteing plans to debut his latest iterations in a runway presentation on September 29, closing out a branded, two-day music festival at The Seine Musicale in Paris. The festival […]