“I have to get something to eat before this turns into a proper Belgian party,” bemoaned one guest at the A.F. Vandevorst farewell party on Saturday evening. Nothing maudlin here: there were refreshments, good music and plenty of anecdotes about the duo formed by An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx since their first day at the […]
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: With its deep red velvet folding seats and patterned carpet, one could be forgiven for mistaking the Miu Miu set for a movie theater — especially with wonder-boy director Xavier Dolan and a bevy of leading ladies in attendance front row. “It’s very dramatic and cinematic,” said Dolan, who is working on […]
Paris Fashion Week is almost over: the fall 2020 Louis Vuitton ready-to-wear women’s show is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. CET/12:30 p.m. EST at the Louvre Museum on Tuesday. You’ll be able to see every new runway look from women’s artistic director Nicolas Ghesquière via the video player below — and can double-click on the player […]
CHIT-CHAT: Two girls ambled across the cavernous hall of the Grand Palais while lightly chatting, seemingly oblivious to the crowd of the photographers and guests looking on. “Is your boyfriend coming today?” Rianne van Rompaey asked Vittoria Ceretti as both models walked along the Chanel runway on Tuesday morning. The light-hearted mood of the show, […]
As coronavirus intensifies and continues to spread worldwide, fashion industry solution providers and brands weigh in on methods for mitigating supply chain impacts, and strategic planning for an unpredictable future. Hint: create a contingency plan. Nearshore Manufacturing And that unpredictability may mean manufacturing closer to home — and reliance on robots. Rueben Scriven, lead analyst […]
As March marks Women’s History Month, fashion and beauty brands are planning charitable initiatives and celebrations to honor the upcoming International Women’s Day on March 8. Tory Burch, for one is hosting a day of panels with the likes of activist Gloria Steinem, actress Ashley Judd and Time’s Up chief executive officer Tina Tchen in […]
North West is following in her famous father’s footsteps. The six-year-old took the runway at Kanye West’s surprise Yeezy Season 8 runway show on Monday during Paris Fashion Week, performing an original rap as models made their walks. North West rapped against an auto-tuned beat, repeating lines like “yeah, cool, cute,” and “What are those?” […]
Kanye West is taking part in Paris Fashion Week. Fresh off hosting a Sunday Service event in the French capital, the rapper and fashion designer plans to showcase his newest Yeezy designs. The Yeezy Season 8 fashion show is scheduled for 9:30 p.m. local time/3:30 p.m. EST Monday — with a live-stream available on Yeezy.com. […]
NEW PLANS: The coronavirus continues to create havoc with the industry’s calendars of events. On Monday evening, Gucci said in light of “the ongoing uncertainty prompted by the coronavirus outbreak, as a precautionary measure” the Italian luxury brand has decided to cancel plans to host its cruise 2021 fashion show in San Francisco on May […]
Stanley McChrystal, a retired four-star general in the U.S. Army, rightfully had a lot to say about leadership, during the “Alchemy of Leadership” talk Saturday morning at Carnegie Hall. As the former commander of U.S. and international forces in Afghanistan, his insights were intercontinental. “There aren’t a series of qualities that you can have to […]