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Jason Wu has had an exciting week. He expanded his fan base on Feb. 5 when he launched his booming capsule collection at Target, calling it “the cute side of Jason Wu.” And he gave a greater number of fans, old and new, a deeper insight into his story and his artistic process at his New York Fashion [...]
In the middle of New York Fashion Week, typically filled with skinny models in slender garments, it was a celebration of the full figured and fabulous when lingerie makerBare Necessities launched Bare Plus — a new line catering to the rising numbers of plus-size women. “The new American woman,” says Jay Dunn, chief marketing officer for Bare Plus, noting that more [...]
Alexander Wang turned a Hudson River pier into a house of mirrors on Saturday to show a fall-winter collection that should figure prominently in the 14 shops he’ll be opening in East Asia this year. Not yet 30, the California-born Wang, one of the hottest talents in New York fashion, delighted a giddy crowd of fans in cavernous [...]
SINCE its introduction in the United States in 2002, Axe, the body spray and grooming brand by Unilever, has been pitched squarely at young men, with commercials depicting women getting a whiff of Axe users and then aggressively pursuing them. But now, Axe is introducing a fragrance for women. The new scent, Anarchy, is being marketed in different [...]
I have been buying vintage clothing for textiles and inspiration since I was 10 years old, so anywhere I go I try to find a thrift shop or vintage shop. I just love it. I remember filming a movie as the costume designer in 1995 in Pennsylvania and drove from Pittsburgh to Niagara Falls just [...]
High street retailer Esprit is continuing its image rehaul with the announcement of a new design officer hailing from German sportswear brand Puma. The German clothing brand boosted its prestige last year by following in the footsteps of fellow chain H&M and casting supermodel Gisele Bundchen in its Winter 11/12 campaign. Now WWD reports the label is continuing its “revamp” [...]
Marc Jacobs has firmly closed the lid on the past rumors of a move to Christian Dior, explaining he still has “so much more to do” at Louis Vuitton. Speaking to British newspaper The Telegraph January 9, Jacobs readdressed past reports he would be replacing former head designer John Galliano at Dior, after the latter was dismissed in March 2011 following [...]
Louis Vuitton has collaborated with Yayoi Kusama on a series of products including leather goods, ready-to-wear, accessories, shoes, watches and jewelry. WWD reports the French fashion house’s artistic director Marc Jacobs worked with the Japanese artist on the range, which hits Louis Vuitton boutiques early July. Special window installations based on Kusama’s unique aesthetic are also scheduled. The artist is best known [...]
Paris Menswear Fashion Week kicks off January 18 and runs through January 22, welcoming some of the world’s biggest fashion houses including Louis Vuitton, Jean Paul Gaultier and Givenchy. Here is the official runway show schedule. For more details visithttp://www.modeaparis.com/fr. Wednesday January 18 16:00 Y. PROJECT BY YOHAN SERFATY 17:00 JOHN LAWRENCE SULLIVAN 18:00 MUGLER 19:00 TBC 20:00 CHRISTIAN LACROIX [...]
An article in WWD December 12 suggests that Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld’s latest muse is model/rocker Alice Dellal, hinting she could be the next face for Chanel handbags. Dellal, famed for her half-shaved head and being a drummer in Thrush Metal, can typically be seen wearing ripped jeans, biker jackets and fishnet tights. While this doesn’t initially appear to be in [...]