insert_link Fashion Hoka to Donate 5,000 Sneakers to Health-care Workers Hoka One One is donating 5,000 pairs of its heavily cushioned shoes to health-care workers across the country. The retailers that sell the brand’s shoes will identify the doctors, nurses and other health-care employees in their communities to whom the sneakers will be distributed. To launch the program, Hoka has partnered with JackRabbit, a New York-area sporting goods chain, to supply more than 400 pairs to two severely impacted hospitals […] todayApril 14, 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 Coronavirus Will Have Long-Term Effects On The Fashion Industry Despite already seeing significant effects, the fashion industry has yet to feel the brunt of the repercussions — financial and otherwise — caused by the global outbreak of COVID-19. The arrival of coronavirus in Italy on February 21 coincided directly with Milan Fashion Week, which ran from the 18th to the 24th, causing some attendees to cancel their trips and head home early, while some designers — including, notably, Giorgio […] todayMarch 16, 2020
insert_link Fashion Givenchy Appoints Renaud De Lesquen As New CEO WWD broke the news last Friday that French house Givenchy confirmed that Renaud de Lesquen, currently president and chief executive officer of Dior Americas, will be joining on April 1st as president and CEO. Renaud de Lesquen has a unique profile in the luxury industry, starting with graduating in 1991 from the prestigious École supérieure de commerce de Paris. De Lesquen brings together a second to none experience in strategic developments […] todayMarch 13, 2020
insert_link Fashion Big Changes for New York Fashion Week Fall 2020 New York Fashion Week, which begins Feb. 7, will usher in scores of new runway looks for the fall 2020 season, but the bigger news could be the industry-wide shifts that are happening off the catwalk. Fashion fans will remember that just a few months ago the NYFW spring 2020 season had its fair share of entertainment-meets-fashion shows. Rihanna made waves by debuting her second Savage x Fenty collection with […] todayFebruary 6, 2020
insert_link Fashion The Oscars throw a wrench into NYFW Fall 2020 The 2020 Oscars, taking place on Feb. 9, are throwing a major wrench into the NYFW schedule, which could impact stars’ red carpet looks and whether Hollywood’s A-list will be sitting front-row at the shows (most of them haven’t been for quite a few years anyway, reports WWD). It was revealed last year that the 2020 awards season would be cut short, with the Oscars falling in the middle […] todayFebruary 5, 2020
insert_link Fashion Tom Ford and other Major Fashion Labels Go West to Debut Fall 2020 collections Ford revealed in December that he would be taking his next runway show west to Los Angeles, debuting his fall 2020 collection just two days before the Oscars. “The decision to show in February in Los Angeles feels very natural to me,” Ford told WWD. “It is my home and has a strong impact on the way that I live and work within both the fashion and film worlds. This […] todayFebruary 4, 2020
insert_link Fashion JLo and Fashion Brands Cash In on Superbowl Designers raised the stakes on Super Bowl style. WWD reports that in a perhaps unexpected twist, several fashion brands dropped Super Bowl LIV capsule collections to commemorate the biggest night in football, when the San Francisco 49ers went head-to-head with the Kansas City Chiefs in Miami. Balenciaga, Dsquared2, Off-White, Givenchy and Balmain were just some of the brands getting in on the action, designing Super Bowl-themed products for Saks Fifth […] todayFebruary 3, 2020
insert_link Fashion LL Cool J to Launch Vintage-Inspired Hip-Hop Collection It’s a far cry from the streets of Queens, N.Y., to the stage at the Kennedy Center, but that’s the path that James Todd Smith — better known as LL Cool J — has taken. LL Cool J, who started his career as a rap artist as a teenager and now stars in the CBS series “NCIS: Los Angeles,” has appeared in scores of films and television shows, and in […] todayJanuary 31, 2020
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