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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 [...]
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 [...]
Oscar de la Renta is the latest designer to launch a childrenswear line, although it will buck the current trend for children looking like mini adults. WWD reported December 7 that the label has taken on childswear expert Catherine Monteiro de Barros as vice president of design for children’s wear, with the in-house collection currently in development. Monteiro de [...]
Learn how to recreate the luminous beauty look spotted on the chanel runway this week. Leave it to Peter Philips, creative director of Chanel makeup, to create yet another gorgeous makeup look to complement the equally beautiful Chanel pre-fall collection. For the show, Philips drew inspiration from Southeast Asia and reinterpreted the kohl-rimmed eyes and bindi frequently [...]