FIT FOR MCQUEEN: As part of its “transformation strategy” under new designer Seán McGirr, Alexander McQueen has named Gaelle Collet its chief brand and communications officer, WWD has learned. She starts on May 15 and reports to Gianfilippo Testa, president and chief executive officer of the London-based fashion house. Previously, Collet spent five years at … Read more
LONDON — The search is over. Harvey Nichols has found a new chief executive officer, and she comes from Alexander McQueen. Julia Goddard, current EMEA president at the Kering-owned luxury house, will join the upmarket department store chain in June, taking over the responsibilities from interim CEO Pearson Poon, son of Harvey Nichols’ owner, Hong … Read more
In light of consumers’ shrinking attentions spans, visual overload, and a sea of entertainment options, it is no surprise that the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is upping the multisensory components of its spring show “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.” As a precursor to the May 10 public opening, The Met has enlisted … Read more
He got the savage, but maybe not the beauty. Sean McGirr’s debut was like an old school Alexander McQueen runway show in one respect: we were in the middle of effing nowhere in the dark and rain, and everyone left with an opinion. Taking over a damp warehouse, and using industrial tubing for seating, McGirr … Read more
LONDON – Carnival celebrations may have ended on Tuesday, but for not for Seán McGirr, whose debut collection for Alexander McQueen features models wearing chrome skull masks as they meander through an ancient pine forest. Kering-owned Alexander McQueen, which appointed McGirr creative director last October, has released a handful of campaign images teasing the upcoming … Read more
EVACUATION MODE: A fire rescue was conducted on Thursday afternoon on London‘s busy luxury shopping destination Bond Street as smoke came out of the basement level of the jeweler Chatila on 22 Old Bond Street, the southern end of the road that connects with Piccadilly. As witnessed by WWD, three rescue vehicles arrived at the … Read more
MILAN — Moschino is entering a new era. The Milan-based brand has named Adrian Appiolaza its new creative director, overseeing the women’s, men’s and accessories collections and reporting to Massimo Ferretti, executive chairman of parent company Aeffe SpA. Appiolaza brings to Moschino a decade of experience as women’s ready-to-wear design director at Loewe, working with … Read more
A woman in China has decided to leave her $2.8 million (£2.2 million) fortune to her cats and dogs and leave her children out of the will, according to a report in the South China Morning Post. The woman, identified by her surname Liu, decided to cut off her children from the will because they … Read more
Fashion is in abundance in New York City, but the Crown Heights gallery “B” Dry Goods will soon be serving up some rare material. Founder Gabe Boyers has culled some hard-to-find art, rare books, sketches and ephemera for “Fashion Forward,” an exhibition that bows on Thursday and will run through March 30. Creations by Yves Saint … Read more
All eyes were on the Golden Globes Sunday night, where Hollywood’s biggest talents set the tone for awards season, introducing newer names and vintage style to a worldwide audience on the red carpet. While six storied European houses — Dior, Armani, Louis Vuitton, Prada, Schiaparelli and Gucci — held court with the largest number of … Read more
