insert_link Fashion Valentino is transforming its Instagram into a Platform for Young Designers In comparison to London, New York, or Paris, we don’t hear much about Milan’s emerging designers. The infrastructure of the Italian fashion industry has never been the most accommodating of nesting grounds but it’s also hard to see past the bright lights generated by Versace, Prada, Bottega Veneta, Gucci, and Valentino. Still, there are plenty of burgeoning labels worthy of distinction, including Vitelli, Adriana Hot Couture and Marco Rambaldi. Now, Valentino has decided to use their impressive clout - […] todayDecember 21, 2021
insert_link Fashion 10 Top Trends From the Paris Spring 2022 Runways Fashion month may be over, but it definitely went out with a bang in Paris. The runways in the French capital remained the place to single out Spring 2022 trends. Some were a continuation of themes seen in New York, London and Milan, though plenty of others were unique to the City of Lights. Here are the Paris Fashion Week trends you'll be wearing in six months. Business Casual According […] todayOctober 11, 2021
insert_link Fashion Valentino Apologizes and pulls new Campaign criticized for being culturally insensitive Valentino issued an apology and pulled its newly released campaign starring model Mitsuki Kimura (known widely as Koki) after it received criticism on Japanese social media platforms. In the ad, which has since been removed from Valentino’s online channels, Kimura poses in heels on a piece of fabric that for many users resembled an obi, or kimono sash, that was laid on the ground. Online, commentators decried the placement of the sash […] todayApril 7, 2021
insert_link Fashion Frances McDormand is Fierce as Ever on one of Vogue’s four January Covers Last Thursday Vogue unveiled the first of its four January digital covers, and multi award-winning actress Frances McDormand, 63, will be its first cover star for the new year. But McDormand fans don't need to fret that she'll discard her fierce independence for the mag. Shot by Annie Leibovitz, the Three Billboards star dazzles in a Fear of God suit and hoodie with Vela earrings, and appears to be make-up […] todayDecember 16, 2020
insert_link Fashion Zendaya is the New Face of Valentino Seems like we've seen more of Zendaya in 2020 than we have our own family and friends. The Disney-star-turned-cultural phenomenon graced the covers of multiple magazines and nabbed a historic Emmy win — plus, it's nearly impossible to forget the Tom Ford breastplate she wore on the red carpet all the way back in January at the Critic's Choice Awards when award shows were a thing. And because we could […] todayDecember 7, 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 Now the fashion world is getting in on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons action Animal Crossing: New Horizons has, largely by virtue of being exactly the right form of escapism at exactly the right time, become something of a cultural phenomenon as players use it to live out some semblance of a surrogate existence during lockdown. It's been used to build capitalist empires, to host weddings, birthdays, romantic dinners, even protests. And as it's gone mainstream, everyone wants in on the action: be they […] todayMay 14, 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
Fashion This Year’s American Music Awards Red Carpet Was All About Fun The music industry's biggest names were out in force at the 47th American Music Awards. It was not a night for demure eveningwear at LA's Microsoft Theater, as it was all about sparkle, trains and bright colors at this year’s awards. If Sunday night's red carpet was anything to go by, they came to have fun. If you were going to wear a dress, you needed to make it pop […] todayDecember 5, 2019