insert_link Fashion L.A. Mayor, Reformation Partner to Organize Garment Manufacturers to Make Protective Clothing Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti at his daily coronavirus press briefing on Thursday night unveiled a partnership with clothing brand Reformation to organize the city’s garment manufacturers to make protective masks. The L.A. Protects initiative will leverage the city’s manufacturing facilities and garment workers not to make the medical-grade N95 masks so desperately needed by health-care workers, but rather protective masks for other essential workers on the front lines, including […] todayMarch 31, 2020
insert_link Fashion Rent the Runway retail stores close and all Employees laid off due to Coronavirus COVID-19 has affected the clothing rental market. While Rent the Runway will still conduct business as usual online, the company sent an email out to its customers this weekend to announce the temporary closures of all of its brick-and-mortar locations. Rent the Runway's retail stores closed at the end of business on March 15, and are estimated to remain closed for one week. The company said it will continue […] todayMarch 30, 2020
insert_link Fashion Giorgio Armani Reaches Out to Support Italy’s Healthcare Providers Over the weekend, designer Giorgio Armani took a full page ad in more than 60 newspapers in Italy, writing a letter to all of the healthcare providers strenuously fighting the coronavirus outbreak. The list includes major dailies from Corriere della Sera, La Repubblica, La Stampa, Il Giornale and Il Sole 24 Ore to sports newspapers such as Tutto Sport and Corriere dello Sport (Armani owns the Olympia Milano basketball team). […] todayMarch 26, 2020
insert_link Fashion Stuck at Home? Check out these Fashionista Instagram channels to Lift Your Spirits Over the past week, the world as we know it has completely changed. COVID-19 has left many of us, including those we follow on Instagram, within the confines of our homes as we practice self-isolation and social distancing. Sure, celebrity street style moments may be few and far between right now, but we’re adjusting to this new normal with a little help from Instagram. One person to note who has […] todayMarch 25, 2020
insert_link Fashion Gwyneth Paltrow Collaborates With Proenza Schouler for Goop The launch of Gwyneth Paltrow’s collaboration with Proenza Schouler for G. Sport — Goop’s athletic line — may have been held off “if it was another category,” said Shaun Kearney, Goop’s general manager of fashion and home. “We discussed holding the collection.” With the current climate, many brands are postponing launches and rethinking marketing strategies. As the world turns to life’s bare essentials, retail (particularly the extravagance of luxury) has […] todayMarch 24, 2020
insert_link Fashion Designer Christian Siriano offers his Sewing Team to make Masks in response to N.Y. Gov. Cuomo’s call for help Designer Christian Siriano’s high-end looks are more common on runways than in hospital operating rooms, but that could be about to change, at least temporarily, in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Siriano volunteered his team to make masks, in response to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s call for help from the public. Cuomo described his state’s “critical need” for gloves, gowns and masks. He seemed desperate for help, explaining […] todayMarch 23, 2020
insert_link Fashion Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Just Launched a Line at Kohl’s Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen are elusive. Runway shows for their CFDA-winning fashion brand The Row are among the most exclusive in the industry. Garnering an interview with the dynamic duo is next to impossible. And we’ll likely never obtain an answer as to how they wear so many layers amid the L.A. heat while also drinking extra hot coffees from Starbucks. So when the news broke that the designers’ more […] todayMarch 19, 2020
insert_link Fashion Donatella Versace Joins the Fight Against Coronavirus Donatella Versace is the latest fashion personality to make a significant donation to help fight coronavirus infections. The Versace chief creative officer, along with her daughter Allegra Versace Beck, donated 200,000 euros to the intensive care department of Milan’s San Raffaele hospital. “In times like this, it is important to be united and support however we can to help all those who are in the front lines, fighting every day to save […] todayMarch 18, 2020
insert_link Fashion Go Green Eye for St. Paddy’s Day! Among mass hand sanitizer outages and a directive to stay home, The St. Patrick's Day holiday will feel different this year — but that doesn't mean it's been forgotten. In addition to picking up a chic emerald nail polish and reading up on the real meaning behind the horseshoe symbol, another way to get into the festive spirit is to try some green eyeshadow. If you're stuck in a rut […] todayMarch 17, 2020