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A rich collection of jewels belonging tobillionaire socialite and philanthropist Lily Safra will be auctioned off for charity, auction house Christie’s said Tuesday. Christie’s said in a statement that 20 charitable institutionswill benefit from the sale of the collection, which is made up of 70 pieces. The items are expected to fetch more than $20 million (15 million euros) when they are [...]
SPRING came early to the West Village on Tuesday night. Unseasonably warm weather and sprays of pink peonies and roses greeted guests as they made their way to the Palazzo Chupi, the pink wedding cake of a condominium built by Julian Schnabel. The occasion, aptly enough, was a new scent. Salvatore Ferragamo held a party for [...]
“THE Kids Don’t Stand a Chance,” one of the lighter, more ornery songs from the debut album of the neo-prep champions Vampire Weekend, filled the room at the newly reopened Rothmans as I happened to be fingering a pair of teal shorts by Ted Baker ($125) that were begging for boat shoes and a boat [...]
Christian Dior presented a toned-down version of elegance for autumn/winter on Friday, as the atelier’s signature silhouette of full skirts and cinched waists took on a ballet-like flair. Neutral tones of champagne and dusty pink, along with warmer aubergine and rich charcoal, dominated a collection which was high on femininity and was classic Dior. A dove [...]
“I’VE been doing this so long I don’t even think about it,” Hussein Chalayan said on Friday as models cheered after a stellar show. “It’s just instinctual.” Mr. Chalayan’s clothes reflect nearly 20 years of knowledge: innovative cutting, meditations on culture and identity and, inevitably, the struggles of an independent London designer. An exhibition in [...]
JAMIE HINCE may be married to the world’s most famous supermodel, but he still doesn’t feel comfortable on show front rows. He and wife Kate Moss attended Stella McCartney and James Small’s shows during London Fashion Week. “Sometimes I feel like: ‘What am I doing here?’ What am I doing sitting on the front row of a Stella McCartney show?” he laughed. [...]
Designer Jason Wu brought the mystery of the Forbidden City toNew York fashion week on Friday with a fall-winter collectioninspired by his Chinese heritage and 1930s Hollywood glamor. Born in Taiwan and raised in Canada and the United States, 29-year-old Wu famously designed the gown First Lady Michelle Obama wore to the January 2009 balls that accompanied the inauguration of her husband Barack Obama as [...]
Forget the likes of Vera Wang or Jenny Packham as WWDreports February 10 that Marta Ortega, daughter of Inditexfashion boss Amancio Ortega, will marry equestrian Sergio Alvarez Moya in a gown made by Zara. The wedding, set to take place February 18, will see Ortega walk down the aisle in a frock made by the global chain — which is one of Inditex’s [...]
In so many ways, the title of Miguel Adrover’s show, his first in a number of years, described beautifully the feeling one has after seeing the collections of some of New York’s best and brightest young talent. He called it “Out of My Mind.” On Friday and Saturday, hundreds of fashion people trekked between Lincoln Center [...]
This really shouldn’t even be a poll, because we can’t imagine who would look at Gwyneth Paltrow here and think her look isn’t completely stunning. Her sporty halter dress from Stella McCartney hugs her curves perfectly, and she wisely chooses to keep everything simple — hair pulled pack in a sleek ponytail, clean makeup, super-minimal accessories — for a [...]