Each year, of the major fashion houses, a specific handful are particularly successfully in securing a position as one of the “it” brands of that year. This year's apparent favorite is Bottega Veneta, as seen on celebrities such as Victoria's Secret Angel Lily Aldridge and Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara, and Instagram influencers such as…
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S/S 2020 EUROTRENDS FROM THE RUNWAYS OF LONDON, PARIS + MILAN
Fashion month is officially over. From NYC to Paris, the trends on the runway for Spring/Summer 2020 instructed us leave lots of closet room for bright colors, modern-business-meeting suits, splashes of tie dye, and colorful leathers. We've concocted the recurring fashion trends we saw in Europe - London, Paris and Milan put the cherry on…
BEAUTY TAKEAWAYS FROM THE 2020 RESORT RUNWAYS
NATURAL HAIR For this fall and winter, brands like Dior, Coach and Prada presented natural, relaxed hair styles for their resort collections. Rather than the pin-straight locks, intricate up-dos or false bangs we usually see on the runway, these brands are celebrating the simple, messy ponytail and wavy bob. Get the look: OUAI Air Dry…
2020 RESORT COLLECTIONS: TREND ALERT
PRETTY IN PINK The color of 2020 according to the resort collections: pink. Monochrome pink outfits and charmingly feminine, frilly pink dresses graced runways from Prada to See by Chloé. The brighter and bolder the better, according to these designers. In 2020, expect to see this spring time favorite break into winter and fall wardrobes,…
FRENCH BILLIONAIRES DONATE MILLIONS OF EUROS TO RE-BUILD NOTRE DAME CATHEDRAL
After the disastrous and disheartening collapse of Notre Dame's Cathedral in Paris due to the much-talked-about accidental fire, chair and CEO of French luxury group Kering, Francois-Henri Pinault, vowed to donate 100 million euros to rebuild the cathedral. Kering owns brands Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, among others. Bernard Arnault, the chair of LVMH,…
MILAN FASHION WEEK: FALL 2019 HIGHLIGHTS FROM GUCCI, VERSACE AND MORE
PRADA Prada was more subtle for Fall 2019 than it's been in a while. Walking against the trends, the design house went with subtlety and utilitarian, with some glamour sprinkled in between the cargo pockets and the soldier greens. There was some lace detailing, flower motifs, and a striped sweater moment - a nod…
UNCONVENTIONAL GLAMOUR ON THE 2017 FASHION AWARDS RED CARPET
Last night, designers, models, actors, musicians and socialites hit the red carpet for the British Fashion Council's 2017 Fashion Awards. The ceremony, which has been a much buzzed-about entry on the fashion calendar since 1986, was held at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Hosted by Swarovski, the soiree saw scores of unconventionally glamorous—think suiting,…
MILAN FASHION WEEK SPRING 2018 RUNWAY HIGHLIGHTS
Each season, Milan Fashion Week gives spectators a glimpse into Italy’s world of timeless glamour. The city's historical monuments such as the Rotonda della Besana and Palazzo Archinto double as backdrops for designers, melding the past with contemporary styles. At Milan Fashion Week's most recent iteration, athleisure dominated designers' opere: loose tops, flowing jackets, maillots, and racerbacks prevailed,…
ONES TO WATCH: UP-AND-COMING DESIGNERS REDEFINING GENDER, SEXUALITY AND BEAUTY
Since the election of a blundering reality TV host as President of the United States (can we please speed up these next three and a half years?), movements around the world have united to protest an administration seeking to oppress minorities of all kind including immigrants, transgender individuals, and women. From Dior’s viral “We Should…
GUCCI TO SPONSOR THIS YEAR’S PARIS INTERNATIONALE ART FAIR
Paris Internationale 2017 October 18–22 11, Rue Beranger 75003 Paris Paris Internationale, an art fair dedicated to supporting up-and-coming artists and galleries, will return for a third edition from October 18th to 22nd with Gucci as its official partner. This year, the event will take place in a multi-level car park located in the trendy…
SO BITTERSWEET! DJ DUO CHARLOTTE DE CARLE + ASHLEY JAMES GO RETRO
Bittersweet Dj’s: Charlotte de Carle and Ashley James Photography by Erica Bergsmeds Styling by Kristofj von Strass Hair by Steven Riashi Make up by Ninni Marklund Styling Assistant Nessa Carey
THE TOP 6 COLLECTIONS OF MILAN FASHION WEEK
Every fashion destination has its defining characteristics - look to New York for the hippest street style, London for camp and quirk, and Paris for edgy sophistication. Milan is king among the clothes capitols so for their most recent fashion week, everyone was wondering, will the city of luxury keep in step with its usual…
THE TOP 7 SHOWS OF MILAN FASHION WEEK SS17
Milan Fashion Week SS’17 was one for the books! Between September 21st through 26th, fashion's biggest names brought the heat to the fashion capitol. Between Gigi Hadid’s admirable act of self defense between shows and Jeremy Scott’s pill-popping extravaganza at Moschino, there was nary a dull moment on and off the runways. For this season designer names like Roberto…
SELFISH OR SMART? A LOOK INTO SEE NOW BUY NOW FASHION
This New York Fashion Week brought us our biggest taste of the evolving industry yet. Labels such as Tom Ford and Tommy Hilfiger both brought us the future of buying: the see now buy now model. Instead of a six month waiting period to be able to purchase clothes from the show, collections are available…
MILAN FASHION WEEK SS17 – GET THE SCHEDULE!
The mother of all fashion events starts today! From September 21 - 26, the world’s top fashion editors and A-listers will be holding court at Milan Fashion Week. Designer heavyweights Gucci, Roberto Cavalli, Fendi, Pucci, Moschino, Armani, Versace, DSquared2, and Missoni will present their Spring/Summer 2017 collections on the runway. See the full schedule below:
VIVIENNE WESTWOOD WILL RETURN TO LONDON FOR AW’17
After many seasons in Milan, Vivienne Westwood announced on August 11th that she will return to London for her Autumn/Winter 2017 runway presentation. Although her homecoming collection will debut at London Fashion Week: Men’s, the show will not be exclusively menswear. This is nothing new for Westwood. The punk designer was showing gender-bending clothing many years…
SUPER SATURDAY 2016 RAISES MORE THAN $3 MILLION FOR OVARIAN CANCER RESEARCH
The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance’s 19th annual charity shopping blow-out, Super Saturday NY, brought hordes of fashion-savvy socialites to Water Mill, New York, on July 30th. Hosted by Donna Karan, Kelly Ripa, and Gabby Karan de Felice, the “one-of-a-kind designer garage sale” featured discounted merchandise from more than 100 designers, including DKNY, Ralph Lauren, VINCE.,…
SHOP FOR A CAUSE – KARAN + RIPA RETURN TO HOST SUPER SATURDAY NY
There's no better way to shop and to give back than by attending the the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance's (OCRFA) 19th annual Super Saturday NY. This year Donna Karan, Kelly Ripa, and Gabby Karan de Felice will host the designer garage sale, where the proceeds will go to ovarian cancer research, from 1 p.m. to…
NEON DEMON PREMIERES IN NEW YORK CITY WITH ELLE FANNING
The stars of the film The Neon Demon arrived to the NYC premiere of their new thriller on Wednesday night among many other celebrity guests. In attendance were actresses Elle Fanning and Abbey Lee Kershaw, writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn, model Hilary Rhoda, and designers Cynthia Rowley and Nicole Miller. Fanning looked pretty in pink in her tulle Gucci…
THE TOP 5 RESORT 2017 COLLECTIONS
The 2017 resort collections incorporated many popular trends this year. Fringe, culottes, print on prints, and flowy fabrics were shown in vibrant colors, light materials and fun summer styles. The top 5 shows within the resort collections included various patterns and themes that made each designer's presentation unique to this season but still ready to wear. On June…