insert_link Fashion Fashion Icon and Pioneering Vogue Editor André Leon Talley has Died at 73 As Vogue appropriately reports, André Leon Talley, the larger-than-life former Vogue editor, has died at 73. Talley was a man of grand pronouncements, extravagant capes, and friends in design studios from New York to Paris—Marc Jacobs, Tom Ford, Diane von Furstenberg, Karl Lagerfeld, and many more. When the news of his death from a heart attack broke late last night, many of his friends in fashion and beyond took to […] todayJanuary 20, 2022
insert_link Fashion Fendi to release Limited-Edition Capsule designed by new Creative Director Kim Jones FENDI is presenting a Limited Edition Capsule designed by Kim Jones. Fluidly androgynous and exquisitely romantic, Kim Jones draws on the codes from his Spring/Summer 2021 Couture debut for the house to transform the sensibility of the season into a ready-to-wear collection. In September 2020, Fendi announced that Jones would succeed the late Karl Lagerfeld as creative director of haute couture, ready-to-wear and fur collections for women. Jones was slated […] todayApril 14, 2021
insert_link Fashion Chanel Celebrates the 11.12 Bag with the Chanel Iconic Campaign The Chanel 11.12 Bag is arguably one of the most iconic and recognizable handbags of all time. Many of you know the 11.12 well, maybe by its more common name: the Chanel Classic Flap. In fact, the 11.12 name originates from the style code given to the Medium Classic Flap (A01112) as this was the original and classic size of the bag. However, the 11.12 has grown to include many […] todayMarch 25, 2021
insert_link Fashion 90’s Supermodel Stella Tennant dies suddenly at 50 British model Stella Tennant has died at the age of 50, her family has announced. The unique Scottish beauty made her name in the early 1990s on catwalks for designers like Karl Lagerfeld and Versace, and on the covers Vogue and Harper's Bazaar. Her family said: "Stella was a wonderful woman and an inspiration to us all. She will be greatly missed." The family statement said: "It is with great […] todayDecember 24, 2020
insert_link Fashion Dior Homme’s Kim Jones is the New Creative Director at Fendi Last week, Fendi announced it had hired Kim Jones — currently creative director of Dior Homme — to replace Karl Lagerfeld, who died last year, as artistic director of haute couture, ready-to-wear and fur collections for women. Since Lagerfeld's passing in 2019, Silvia Venturini Fendi had taken up that mantle, overseeing all of the design for the Italian fashion house founded by her grandparents in 1925. (Before that, she headed […] todaySeptember 14, 2020
insert_link Fashion Chanel to Unveil Cruise Collection Online TODAY Having been forced to cancel its planned cruise show in Capri, Italy, last month because of the coronavirus pandemic, Chanel has now opted for a digital presentation of the collection. The French fashion house released the news that it will unveil its cruise 2020-2021 collection, titled “Balade en Méditerranée” (or “Mediterranean Stroll” in English) today, Monday, June 8 at 12 p.m. Paris time on its web site and social media […] todayJune 8, 2020
insert_link Fashion In post Lagerfeld era, Chanel and Fendi Hire Plus-Size Models to Walk their Runways Fashion Week hasn’t been the same without Karl Lagerfeld, who passed away at age 85 last February. But as the fall 2020 season repeatedly proved, change can be good. Milan Fashion Week saw Fendi—where Lagerfeld was the creative director for decades—cast “plus-size” runway models for the first time in the house’s history. And on Tuesday, March 3, the last day of the fall 2020 shows, there was another surprise: A […] todayMarch 4, 2020
insert_link Fashion Rihanna and Bottega Veneta Win Big at Fashion Awards in London The Fashion Awards was a star-studded evening with surprise appearances by everyone from Rihanna to Janet Jackson, Julia Roberts and Donatella Versace. But the big winner of the evening was Bottega Veneta’s Daniel Lee, who scooped four awards: brand of the year, accessories designer, British women’s wear designer and designer of the year. The annual event at Royal Albert Hall kicked off with a White Show by Central Saint Martins […] todayDecember 3, 2019
insert_link Fashion Lagerfeld’s “Karlicatures” to be Presented and Published Karl Lagerfeld was best known as a gifted and dedicated fashion designer, who created collections fo Chanel, Fendi and his eponymous brand until his death in February. He was also a talented photographer, and his photographic career spanning 1987 to 2019 will be presented in Kunstmuseum Moritzburg Halle in Halle, Germany next year. But the late designer also enjoyed sketching, and his fashion illustrations became highly popular. A selection of […] todayJuly 3, 2019