The LVMH Prize, Take Three: The Race Is On
This morning marks the launch of the third edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers. Not only is it fashion’s newest prize, it’s also the biggest and starriest, offering aspiring talents...
View ArticleAgent Provocateur and Charlotte Olympia: Cats and Cobwebs and Thigh-Highs, Oh...
Valentine’s Day just came early. Today Agent Provocateur debuts a cheeky lineup of styles created in collaboration with Charlotte Olympia. After teaming up for two footwear styles some years back, the...
View Article10 Things to Know About Stella McCartney’s Pre-Fall Extravaganza in Los Angeles
Tonight, Stella McCartney took over Amoeba Music in Hollywood, California to present her Pre-Fall 2016 collection. Amid racks of records, models danced to David Bowie songs, while celebrity guests...
View ArticleSaint Laurent Moves Its Men’s and Women’s Shows to Los Angeles
Saint Laurent is going back to Cali. The Parisian brand announced today it would be showing its Fall 2016 men’s collection and part one of its Fall 2016 women’s collection in Los Angeles on February...
View ArticleVogue and UBS Host an Intimate Cocktail for Annie Leibovitz
London has a new place of pilgrimage for women: the Wapping Hydraulic Power Station, which last night became the launchpad for Annie Leibovitz’s exhibition “Women: New Portraits,” the first stage of...
View ArticleWhy My Nerdy Obsession With Final Fantasy Is Totally Stylish
I’ve always thought that, given the chance, Louis Vuitton artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière and I would be best friends. There was the moment I saw model Kirstin Liljegren appear on the Balenciaga...
View ArticleStella McCartney Pre-Fall 2016 Presentation Live in Concert at Amoeba Music
Leave it to Stella McCartney to have the foresight to pick Amoeba Music for her Pre-Fall 2016 presentation. What better venue than the iconic independent record store in Hollywood to showcase her...
View ArticleForget Zoolander—Pre-Fall’s Collections Are a Literal Zoo
There was once a time when Pre-Fall lookbooks were stark affairs, with models posed full frontal against neutral-toned backdrops. Frills, back then, were saved for the clothing, not the photo shoot....
View ArticleSex and Suits in Cahoots: Taking the Measure of the London Menswear Shows
Bouclé, basics, bi-garments, BDSM, and Bowie. London’s men’s collections—that four-day flurry that seemed over as soon as it began, despite 170 designers showing or presenting some which way—were a...
View ArticleFrom Athleisure to Artisans, 5 Things to Watch For at Pitti Uomo This Week
This week, from January 12 to 15, Pitti Uomo returns to the Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy, bringing with it a slew of well-dressed gents and noteworthy events. The selection of guest designers...
View ArticleInside Juun.J’s Guest Designer Presentation at Pitti Uomo
Genderless proclaimed the pressed leather and stitched wool emblems in this collection. Boundaryless. That’s a pretty in-your-face message to bring to Florence as official guest designer at Pitti...
View ArticleOpening Ceremony’s New Collab: Coming Soon to a Red Carpet Near You
Galvan, eveningwear’s cool new kid on the block, is about to enjoy some serious limelight. While the London-based brand has in the past nabbed some top-tier red carpet credits (Jennifer Lawrence,...
View ArticleMore Than Just Suki’s Sister: Will 2016 Be the Year of Immy Waterhouse?
With her long blonde waves, seemingly carefree demeanor, and appreciation for a bared midriff and designer outfits, it can be easy to get Immy Waterhouse and her older sister, Suki, confused. And with...
View ArticleSuket Dhir Scoops Up Woolmark’s Menswear Prize
Last year, Public School scooped the newly introduced menswear-specific iteration of the International Woolmark Prize—an award with serious chops whose predecessor was first won by Karl Lagerfeld and...
View ArticleI’m With the Headband: An ’80s Accessory Favorite Makes a Chic Comeback
I often think getting ready for a day at Vogue in the power-dressing late ’80s must have been easier. Granted, the comme ci, comme ça of today’s more relaxed office culture is appealing, but imagine a...
View ArticleWhat the 2016 Oscar Nominees Should Wear on the Red Carpet
With the Golden Globes done, all eyes are focused on Oscar gold. And while we still have more than a month until the big day—the ceremony is on February 28—this morning, everyone (us included!) was...
View ArticleHow This Year’s Oscar Nominees for Costume Design Stack Up to Past Winners
The nominees for the 88th Academy Awards were announced this morning. Among the shoo-ins and surprises—congrats, Leo, and congrats, J.Law—were this year’s costume design nominees. Unlike other...
View ArticleAre Our First Ideas of Fashion Rooted in Fairy Tales? A New Exhibit Says Yes
Everyone knows what an important role footwear played in Cinderella. But what about the fairy tale in which a fur cloak and a series of stunning dresses are used by a daughter to ward off her father’s...
View ArticleA First Look at A$AP Rocky’s Guess Originals Collaboration
Aside from pulling off Gucci’s fur-lined loafer with aplomb, A$AP Rocky’s most popular style move might be wearing denim in unexpectedly fresh ways. (See his black-skinnies-and-velvet-bomber combo for...
View ArticleMeet the Schoofs: Introducing the Next Model Siblings Set to Take Over the...
From Lucky Blue and Pyper America Smith to Gigi and Bella Hadid and Suki and Immy Waterhouse, in 2016 it’s beginning to seem like you aren’t anybody in the modeling world if you don’t have an equally...
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