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Lupita Nyong’o Shimmers in Sequined Off-the-shoulder Prada Jumpsuit and Satin Miniskirt at ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ Premiere
Lupita Nyong’o brought sparkle to the “A Quiet Place: Day One” premiere in New York City on Wednesday. The Oscar-winning actress joined fellow cast members Joseph Quinn, Djimon Hounsou and more for the red carpet event. Alex Sarr Puts Personal Touch on His Versace Suit, Cody Williams Dons Custom Rhude and More Rising Basketball Stars at the NBA 2024 Draft At the premiere, Nyong’o fashioned a monochrome look with plenty of shimmering elements. The actress fashioned a custom ensemble courtesy of Prada, featuring a black allover sequin jumpsuit, black satin miniskirt with a geometric train and black patent leather pumps. Nyong’o’s sequin...
Atelier Madre’s Approach to Timeless, Sustainable Leather Goods
Born from a passion for craftsmanship, Atelier Madre is on a mission to redefine leather products by blending traditional techniques with contemporary design elements, creating timeless pieces that embody heritage and innovation.Fashion Industry Makes Progress on Sustainability, but Still Struggles With Circularity The inspiration behind this Barcelona-based brand, which officially launched in 2018, can be traced back to a “significant moment” in 2006. During a visit to Bangkok, Atelier Madre’s chief executive officer and founder, Manuel Dreesmann, stumbled upon a vintage weekender bag that he “instantly fell in love with.” “It took me 20 minutes of bantering to call the bag mine,...
Ashi Studio Fall 2024 Couture: Living in a Daydream
While working on his fall collection, Ashi was thinking about being in transit. Not physically, mind you, although the Paris-based Saudi couture designer was unveiling the wardrobe designed for the cabin crew of upcoming airline Riyadh Air later in the day. Here, he was reflecting on daydreaming and woolgathering, expressing...
Levi’s and McLaren Racing Collaborate on Capsule Collection
TEAMWORK: Levi’s on Thursday unveiled its inaugural collaboration with Formula One heavyweight McLaren Racing with a capsule collection that champions heritage and innovation.'The Bikeriders' Costumes Are an Ode to Midwestern Motorcycle Clubs and Marlon Brando in 'The Wild One' The lineup — to hit stores worldwide on Wednesday coinciding with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit — includes a racing jacket, racing suit, racing gloves, trucker, jeans, constructors T-shirt and a racing bandana. The brand said the racing jacket is inspired by the spirit of McLaren Racing’s vintage era, and features a chain stitch embroidery logo on the back...
Levi’s and McLaren Racing Collaborate on Capsule Colleciton
TEAMWORK: Levi’s on Thursday unveiled its inaugural collaboration with Formula One heavyweight McLaren Racing with a capsule collection that champions heritage and innovation. The lineup — to hit stores worldwide on Wednesday coinciding with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit — includes a racing jacket, racing suit, racing...
Fashion Industry Makes Progress on Sustainability, but Still Struggles With Circularity
Kearney’s latest 2024 Circular Fashion Index report shows that the fashion industry is making progress on sustainability, but is still struggling to fully embrace circularity. The report, titled the “2024 Circular Fashion Index,” is the fourth edition of a study that measures fashion brands’ efforts toward extending the life cycle of their products.
Lanvin Picks Peter Copping as Artistic Director
Lanvin has selected Peter Copping — a seasoned British designer who has helmed Oscar de la Renta and Nina Ricci — as its new artistic director.SCAD Fash Museum to Celebrate the Roaring '20s With New Exhibition He is to start in September, and is expected to immediately turn his hand to the house’s pre-fall 2025 collections. The exact timing of his runway debut could not immediately be learned. He is to oversee womenswear and menswear collections. Most recently, Copping worked at Balenciaga where he “directed the ateliers for the reintroduction of the couture collection,” according to Lanvin. Balenciaga said his title since 2022...
Alexis Mabille Toasts Dita Von Teese at Paris Couture Week
CHAMPAGNE FOR ALL: A glamorous crowd gathered at Caviar Kaspia to toast couturier Alexis Mabille following his show at the Lido 2 Paris cabaret on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées during Paris Couture Week.Getting Ready for Balenciaga Couture Fall 2024 With Michelle Yeoh The guest of honor was Dita Von Teese, who surprised guests by closing the runway show with her iconic Champagne glass striptease on the venue’s hydraulic stage, complete with a working fountain. It was her first time back at the Lido since it was acquired by Accor Group and reopened last year as a musical theater, with a new interior...
Jean Paul Gaultier by Nicolas Di Felice Fall 2024 Couture: Hooked on Hook-and-eye Fasteners
The long, sweaty wait for the Jean Paul Gaultier by Nicolas Di Felice couture show Wednesday night left guests plenty of time to contemplate how models might negotiate the narrow white runway between the tightly packed benches, and why the room had been arranged this way. It was clear from...
Diptyque Makes Top Executive Changes
PARIS — Diptyque, the French niche beauty and lifestyle brand, is making top executive changes, effective Monday.Top Beauty Looks From Days One and Two of the Fall 2024 Couture Season Chris Garek is retiring from his roles at Manzanita Capital, Diptyque’s parent company, where he has served as operating partner, and as the brand’s president. In those two positions, he is succeeded by Fabienne Mauny, chief executive officer of Diptyque since December 2017. Laurence Semichon, senior vice president brand since 2019, is becoming Diptyque’s CEO. “She will be in charge of leading the next phase of growth while preserving the brand’s singularity and continuing building...
H&M Needs Further Sales Boost to Stay on Track
PARIS — H&M expects it will be trickier than anticipated to meet its full-year operating margin targets due to weak June sales, an increase in purchasing costs and currency headwinds.From Smaller Pads to TikTok Tampon Tutorials, the Tween Period Care Era Is Here The Swedish fashion giant is targeting an operating margin of 10 percent this year, compared with 6.2 percent in 2023, as it seeks to turn around its fortunes. Despite a significant uptick in its second-quarter profits, and 3 percent sales growth in both reported terms and local currencies, the firm will be more reliant than expected on boosting sales...
Consumers Feel Stuck — and the Implications for Retail Are Huge
Call them the stuck in the middle consumer. Younger Americans Are Set to Have a Summer of Fun, No Matter the Financial Costs They are everywhere. They feel all right about right now, but bad about their future. Buoyed by higher wages and pressured by high prices. Divided, frustrated and worn out by politics. Worried over the state of the world — from wars to climate change. Keen on sustainability, but guilty when they buy that extra top. It’s a mess that is expected to have outsized implications for retailers, where brands and stores are all looking for some way to move forward, but are...
EXCLUSIVE: Balmain Collaborates With Disney on ‘The Lion King’
Olivier Rousteing can certainly identify with the main character of “The Lion King.”Kate Spade New York and Heinz Unveil Ketchup-inspired Capsule Collection When he was a nine-year-old boy growing up with his adoptive parents in Bordeaux, France, he related to Simba’s missions: “Creating your own kingdom, fighting for success, fighting for freedom,” he recalled in an interview on Wednesday. To be sure, Rousteing was something of a cub when Balmain presented the fashion wunderkind, only 24 years old, as its new creative director back in 2011. Now, in a nifty circle-of-life moment, Rousteing and Balmain are collaborating with Disney on a fashion collection...
Saks Fifth Avenue Plans 20 Stand-alone Fifth Avenue Club Locations by the End of 2024
Saks Fifth Avenue is expanding The Fifth Avenue Club, its luxury personal shopping and styling service.Police Increase Estimated Market Value of Counterfeit Designer Apparel and Jewelry Seizure in Palm Beach to $3.4 Million The Fifth Avenue Club plans to have 20 stand-alone locations by yearend. Driven by positive customer response to existing locations, the expansion comes one year after the launch of The Fifth Avenue Club concept of private stand-alone suites in hotels and resorts across the U.S. The strategy is to reach a wider audience and deliver personal service in locations where Saks does not operate stores. The newest...
Celebrity Hairstylist Valery Joseph Is Back With a New Line of Hair Care
Valery Joseph is getting back into the product game.The 80 Best Beauty Products on Amazon, Tested and Reviewed by Editors The celebrity hairstylist to Lady Gaga, Helen Mirren and more — as well as owner of four salons — is launching Valery Joseph Haircare. It bows Monday with nine hair care products on Joseph’s website, as well as in his salons, before taking to Amazon later in the summer. The products range in price from $40 to $105. This is the second time Joseph has made hair products, having debuted Long by Valery Joseph at Barneys New York in 2014. Since then both...
EXCLUSIVE: Estée Lauder’s New Skin Care Retail Concept Combines Luxury and Science
Estée Lauder is staking its claim on skin longevity, starting in China.Adidas Ousts Two Employees in China Corruption Investigation The Estée Lauder Cos.’ flagship brand is unveiling a new freestanding retail concept called the Skin Longevity Institute, which will first open in Hainan on June 30. Heavy on services, each location includes technology for skin analysis, facial treatments and sells the brand’s Re-Nutriv products. The move comes after 15 years of Estée Lauder’s research around sirtuin proteins led to the brand’s exclusive Sirtivity-LP technology, which purports to both prevent and reverse signs of aging. That technology is the hallmark of the brand’s...
Fashion Photographer David Turner Dies at 64
David Turner, a former WWD and Hearst Publications photographer, died June 18 at the age of 64.Renowned Architect Designs a Private Salon for the Work of Chanel's Specialty Workshops, Le19M A man of multiple talents, whose exacting nature applied to such other pursuits as teaching, baking and trumpet playing, Turner was not inclined to do anything halfheartedly. In what was a 17-year run as a staff photographer at WWD that started in 1989, Turner’s specialty was portraits of high-profile designers like Ralph Lauren and Karl Lagerfeld and celebrities like Audrey Hepburn and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. That tenure, which included assignments for W...
Zuhair Murad Fall 2024 Couture: Clothing the Sexy, Edgy Drama Queen
Zuhair Murad sought to offer an outlet for his heroine’s inner torment this season, translating emotion like a burst of anger in his glittering silhouettes. Jagged shard-like adornments were scattered across his designs like a cry for help, while embroideries burst forth like explosions, their chaos delivering drama to the silhouette.
Alex Sarr Puts Personal Touch on His Versace Suit, Cody Williams Dons Custom Rhude and More Rising Basketball Stars at the NBA 2024 Draft
College basketball stars like Cody Williams and Stephon Castle took a major step in their professional careers on Wednesday during the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft in New York City. Getting Ready for Balenciaga Couture Fall 2025 With Michelle Yeoh The annual draft highlights the future stars of the National Basketball Association. Rising stars like Zaccharie Risacher, Alex Sarr and Donovan Clingan earned top-choice spots on teams in the NBA. The evening features first-round draft selections from the Chicago Bulls, Portland Trail Blazers, Miami Heat and more. Ahead, see what the athletes wore to the 78th annual NBA draft. Alex Sarr Sarr,...
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