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MOSCHINO is bringing its Cheap & Chic label to London Fashion Week for the first time ever this season, we can exclusively reveal. The collection will be shown on Saturday February 18 between 1.30 and 3.30, although the venue is still to be confirmed. “To debut in London with Moschino Cheap & Chicis something I have been thinking [...]
Italian brand Tod’s - which has invested €25 million to restore one of the country’s most important historic landmarks, the Colosseum – has responded to accusations from Italy’s antitrust authority and the country’s consumer protection organisation that the venture is less than philanthropic. The company stated that it is not seeking a commercial return through the sponsorship [...]
DANISH label Ganni, which launched in the UK for the first time last year, is a mixture of four of fashion’s most enduring style icons - Vanessa Paradis in Be My Baby, Jean Seberg in A Bout De Souffle, Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face andKirsten Dunst in Virgin Suicide. “That’s a lot of different influences all in one, but it’s what makes it fun to [...]
DAUGHTER to Bianca and Mick, Jade Jagger has divulged details of her glamorous childhood – which included being an honorary daughter to the most stylish Studio 54 guests. “Until my early teens I lived with my mother in New York and I spent a lot of time in the company of her friends, mostly artists and designers, [...]
Online shoppers will be able to get their hands on exclusive items from Valentino’s Fall 2012 menswear collection thanks to the “Reserve From the Runway” project. The Italian fashion house will be unveiling its upcoming men’s collection the evening of January 11 during the Pitti Uomo fashion fair in Florence, Italy. Hot on the heels of the debut, WWD reports that a [...]
Industry sources say Christian Dior is finalizing a contract for Belgian designer Raf Simons to become creative director, according to a report in WWD published December 13. The French fashion house dismissed former head designer John Galliano back in March following his arrest at a Paris bar for racist and anti-Semitic behavior. Although Dior’s design studio has continued to produce couture and ready-to-wear collections [...]
LULU KENNEDY launched her first transactional Lulu & Co website, during Online Fashion Week last week, and with it her new pre-spring/summer 2012 collection. Her fashionable friends have pulled together to create a collection with her again – and it seems those shopping for the perfect party dress can’t get enough. “I am so excited to launch LULUANDCO.CO.UK,” [...]
Britain’s sixth annual Red Pages Hot 100 has predicted the biggest stars of international fashion for 2012, citing rising British designerPhoebe English as one to watch. Every year the international celebrity contact service collaborates with industry insiders to list 100 upcoming names in film, TV, music, fashion, literature, new media, sport and politics. English, who this year scooped accolades including [...]
A report on the most “buzzed about” creators of 2011 suggests John Galliano’s damaged reputation is on the road to recovery, while Michael Kors has emerged as the internet’s most popular designer. The data has been collected in a report released by digital marketing company Zeta Interactive Corp. and published in The Wall Street Journal. Having analyzed discussions [...]
An article in WWD December 12 suggests that Chanel creative director Karl Lagerfeld’s latest muse is model/rocker Alice Dellal, hinting she could be the next face for Chanel handbags. Dellal, famed for her half-shaved head and being a drummer in Thrush Metal, can typically be seen wearing ripped jeans, biker jackets and fishnet tights. While this doesn’t initially appear to be in [...]