Louis Vuitton will stage its cruise 2025 show in Barcelona on May 23, kicking off a wide-ranging collaboration with the Spanish city. The destination runway event, showcasing the latest collection by Nicolas Ghesquière, artistic director of women’s collections at Vuitton since 2013, will be held in tandem with an exhibition, cultural activations and educational programs. … Read more
French sustainable trainer brand Veja has opened its first standalone sneaker “repair temple” in Paris. Known as the ‘General Store,’ the repair shop is located at 11 Rue de Marseille and offers cobbler and tailoring services to fix and extend the life of sneakers and clothing for any brand. Designed to act as a hub … Read more
Revolve has named Marianna Hewitt creative director of L’Academie, the in-house brand added to its portfolio when the e-tailer acquired Alliance Apparel Group in March 2015. That was the year Hewitt began wearing the label. “I was looking back actually and when L’Academie, the brand, launched a long time ago, I was wearing it in Paris,” … Read more
The momentum of awards season persists with the Screen Actors Guild Awards, more commonly known as the SAG Awards. Over the weekend the event, now in its 30th year, honoured outstanding achievements in both television and film and marked the return of the event since the end of the SAG-AFTRA strike in November. Nominations at … Read more
Romance is always in the air at Luisa Beccaria, whose love of chiffon, lace and velvet knows no bounds. That romance took on a Victorian — and 1970s — flavor with flowy chiffon dresses in micro flower prints and velvet whipped into everything from jumpsuits to gowns in a palette of jewel tones and powdery … Read more
Fast Retailing, the parent company of Uniqlo, has set its sights on expanding the presence of its sister label GU in the United States of America and Europe as part of its broader aim to become a global retailer, achieving 10 trillion yen (66.3 billion USD) in annual sales. As Asia’s largest apparel producer, Fast … Read more
MILAN — Black or white, and no color in between. Partywear showed range during Milan Fashion Week, with designers’ inspiration running the gamut from cinema to music, passing through ancient Greece and Robert Mapplethorpe’s photography. But the color scheme stayed consistent. Here’s a roundup from the fall 2024 presentations in town. Luca Lin of Act. N.1 was … Read more
Cowboy fashion is trending again following news of Beyoncé’s upcoming country album release, Renaissance Act II. Set to drop on March 29, 2024, the announcement of the artist’s eighth studio album has led to a surge of interest in cowboy core. The classic cowboy look and Western-inspired fashion have been a major influence in fashion … Read more
Designers looking to quickly put together a made-to-order wedding dress or gown can now buy small quantities of French-made lace on demand. Solstiss USA, which for years has had a Los Angeles showroom where designers can place orders, has set up the Solstiss Boutique at the California Market Center in Los Angeles’ Fashion District. The … Read more
Canadian athletic apparel brand Lululemon has announced it is relocating its Covent Garden store to a new, larger retail unit within The Yards development. Set to open in summer 2024, Lululemon has secured a prominent 8,364 square foot corner unit on Long Acre, which will mark a 130 percent upsize from its current store. The … Read more
