DRESS CODE: The front row at Giambattista Valli was like a colorful explosion of chiffon and tulle, with Miss Fame and Kiddy Smile vying for attention in vivid peach and lime green, respectively. “I’m color-blocking hard today,” said Miss Fame, with matching ruffled frock and hair. “Glamour is my main note, but it’s interesting to […]
Amazon wants shoppers to know who’s in charge. The e-commerce giant has partnered with fashion designer Diane von Furstenberg during March, or Women’s History Month, for a new campaign: Amazon x #InCharge. The campaign highlights women-owned businesses, their products and shares stories of various female entrepreneurs across the Amazon eco-sphere. “To be in charge is […]
“I could retire on this if I sold it,” says William Ivey Long, plucking one of the many books blanketing his work table in the middle of his TriBeCa design studio in Manhattan. He flips open the prized possession: a catalogue for the sale of Princess Diana’s dresses in New York, two weeks before she […]
TALKING TREES: Guests streaming into the Opéra Garnier for the Stella McCartney show were greeted with people in plush animal costumes handing out seedlings. Some declined — not so practical when traveling. “I said no, plant that on my behalf,” said Kathleen Kennedy, who was attending a fashion show for the first time. “I’ve never […]
FASHION GREENHOUSE: Felipe Oliveira Baptista’s first show at Kenzo was held in an inflated tent, a network of see-through plastic tubes, plunked in the middle of a garden in the 5th arrondissement of Paris. “I feel like I’m in some sort of snow palace,” said musician Clairo, who was sporting neon orange eyeliner inspired by […]
DINNER WITH DEMI: The restaurant was aflutter: Demi Moore had just entered the room. “She’s a very good friend of mine — all the people here tonight are,” said New York-based designer Eli Mizrahi. “I wanted all my friends and family to be here.” On Saturday night, Mizrahi unveiled his first full collection for Mônot, […]
PARIS — Marianne Faithfull was the guest of honor at the dinner hosted by Chloé creative director Natacha Ramsay-Levi on Thursday evening. But having attended the French fashion house’s show at 10 a.m. the same day, the singer took a rain check on the late supper, held at intimate Paris nightclub Castel. That didn’t stop […]
TIARA CENTRAL: Swapping Tinseltown for the City of Lights, Coco Rocha flew in from Los Angeles to attend Chaumet’s inaugural festivities for its refurbished flagship on Place Vendôme, joining guests who included Cindy Bruna, Vincent Darré and John Nollet. Streaming in by the dozens, they trekked across a blue carpet unfurled on the famed square […]
A NIGHT AT THE BAZAAR: “I’m so very proud of the path you’ve carved,” said Dame Zandra Rhodes as she came down from the steps of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs into the waiting arms of the evening’s host, Harper’s Bazaar outgoing editor in chief Glenda Bailey, after the pink-haired designer had toured the “Harper’s […]
TIMMY IN PARIS: Timothée Chalamet is known for his daring red-carpet looks: He’s been spotted in a Louis Vuitton men’s harness; a fuchsia Stella McCartney three-piece suit and a pearl gray number with a satin waistband by Haider Ackermann. But the “Call Me By Your Name” star turned up in a simple T-shirt and jeans […]