insert_link Fashion Gucci to return to Milan Fashion Week schedule Despite Alessandro Michele's decree in May 2020 that Gucci would "abandon the worn-out ritual of seasonalities and shows," WWD now reports that the brand will be back on the official Milan Fashion Week calendar. Italy’s biggest luxury brand will show a mixed-gender collection in Milan in February, returning to an industry-organized fashion week for the first time in two years. Gucci will stage two other shows next year in late spring and September, the […] todayNovember 24, 2021
insert_link Fashion Kering Is Officially Going Fur Free Over the past few years, more and more luxury brands have moved away from real animal fur. Gucci, Bottega Veneta and, more recently, Alexander McQueen and Balenciaga have laid out plans to phase it out of their collections. Now, their owner is making it official across the board. On September 24th, the French luxury corporation Kering announced that, as a company, it would no longer allow for the use of animal fur […] todaySeptember 28, 2021
insert_link Fashion Luxury Brand FWRD names Kendall Jenner as their New Creative Director Vogue reports that FWRD, the "online destination for premier luxury fashion," is bringing on a new creative director to shape the direction of the site and its brand offering — and that person is none other than 25 year-old model Kendall Jenner. "I grew up loving fashion and have been incredibly fortunate to work with some of the most brilliant people in this business. As FWRD's Creative Director, I am excited […] todaySeptember 6, 2021
insert_link Fashion Natacha Ramsay-Levi to depart CHLOÉ After four years, Natacha Ramsay-Levi is departing Chloé. The French fashion house announced the news of her departure on Thursday. A replacement has not yet been named. Ramsay-Levi was hired to lead the luxury label in 2017. Preceding her appointment, the Paris native worked as Nicolas Ghesquière's right hand and protégée, first at Balenciaga and then at Louis Vuitton. While at Chloé, Ramsay-Levi created collections that revealed her personal mastery of French cool-girl chic, upholding the design tenets that have long made […] todayDecember 8, 2020
insert_link Fashion Balenciaga to Debut clothing Collection in a Video Game in December Luxury fashion company Balenciaga will debut its next clothing collection in a video game on December 6th, according to WWD. Afterworld: The Age of Tomorrow is an “allegorical adventure” set in the year 2031, in which “a hero avatar advances throughout distinct zones, motivated by tasks and interactions.” As game descriptions go it’s not the most detailed — it could apply to every video game from Super Mario through to […] todayDecember 2, 2020
insert_link Tech Made Simple Balenciaga employs Video Game Tech to debut its next Clothing Collection Luxury fashion company Balenciaga will debut its next clothing collection in a video game on December 6th, according to WWD. Afterworld: The Age of Tomorrow is an “allegorical adventure” set in the year 2031, in which “a hero avatar advances throughout distinct zones, motivated by tasks and interactions.” As game descriptions go it’s not the most detailed — it could apply to every video game from Super Mario through to […] todayDecember 2, 2020
insert_link Fashion Hudson’s Bay joins growing list of Fashion Brands on Animal Crossing Much like Tiger King, baking banana bread and sharing your workout online, Nintendo’s Animal Crossing has become synonymous with our new socially distanced lives. The game has existed for more than 20 years, though the fifth installment, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, was released on March 20 of this year right as lockdown measures went into place across most of the globe. To date, it has more than 11 million users. The fashion […] todayJune 3, 2020
insert_link Fashion A Sign of the Times: Maxfield L.A. Launches E-commerce It took a pandemic for legendary Los Angeles fashion boutique Maxfield to launch e-commerce for the first time in its 50-year history. “We changed our computer system a year ago with the idea to go into online, and we probably would have rolled it out in the fall. But faced with the virus and having zero idea when we can reopen, we gathered all the assets we could get our […] todayApril 27, 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