Israeli fashion designer Alber Elbaz recently passed away due to COVID-19 at the age of 59. Elbaz was the creative director of Lanvin and founder of the Richemont-backed label AZ Factory. He was responsible for several significant contributions to the fashion industry, including works with Geoffrey Beene, Guy Laroche, and Yves Saint Laurent as Creative…
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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Gucci, Creative Director Alessandro Michele curated a unique exhibition in the Gucci Garden gallery on Florence’s Piazza della Signoria – the Gucci Garden Archetypes. Within the Gucci Garden is a garden of archetypes – an immersive and multi-sensory space that recreates the sets of 15 of the most impactful…
Tiktok is a land for basically everyone, from cute dogs reacting to high-pitched noises to real fashion critiques and trends. Though this app has more fashion trends than one person could ever get to know, some of them went “viral” for their accuracy and style. The first fashion Tiktok trend that stood out to me…
When fashion brands want to step out of their comfort zone or just want some extra buzz, fashion collaborations are very common. From Dior to H&M, many brands have dived deep into fashion collabs. With that being said, these partnerships can mean one of two things: either a new and unexpected product is made and…
With every generation comes a new set of trends, even if that list sometimes includes trends from generations past. But beyond the typical fashion fads like tie-dye and tiny glasses, the young people of Generation Z have expanded their wardrobe’s horizons to include brands and individual garments that take philosophical stands; that represent something beyond…
Photographer: Evan Lee Stylist: Alexander Garcia Model: Caro Kessler MUA: Christopher Quarterman Hair: Yohey Nakatsuka
With the global death toll reaching over 33,000 and medical, health, and safety supplies quickly diminishing, many companies worldwide have started conducting ways to combat the Coronavirus pandemic. LVMH of France has spearheaded the movement with their efforts being heavily highlighted in the media. This mecca of a company was the first to announce, over…
We've rounded up all the most talked about events from Art Basel Miami which ended Sunday, December 8th, 2019. Read on to get the full story behind the banana controversy, the opening of the new Rubell Familly Museum hosted by Vanity Fair, Dior's menswear 2020 debut, Lourdes Leon's performance for Desigual, the launch of Cipriani's…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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,…
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,…
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…
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…
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
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…