Monday night’s Met Gala provided plenty of social media buzzworthy moments for both brands and celebrities. The most mentioned keywords and phrases used on social media throughout the red carpet event were, in order, Zendaya, Straykids, #Metgala, Anna Wintour and Tommy Hilfiger, according to Dash Hudson, a social media management platform that works with brands. … Read more
With billions of social media views, the Met Gala’s reach is global — and its glitter doesn’t just sparkle on celebrity guests, but also boosts designer and luxury brands, stylists, hotels and all sorts of businesses. The extravaganza has morphed into a multiday celebration for fans and moneymakers alike. While guests gear up with trips … Read more
Fast forward 70-plus years, and it is one of the most photographed events in the world, renowned for its head-spinning red carpet – although the carpet is not always red. US rapper Cardi B at the 2023 Met Gala in New York. Photo: Getty Images It is important to note, though, that the party has … Read more
Magazines are dead. That was the top take-away from the Condé Nast NewFront presentation on Tuesday afternoon in Manhattan. Legacy print products have been supplanted by social video streams from parties (GQ Sports’ inaugural Super Bowl soirée this year) or events like Vogue’s Met Gala and Vogue World or the Vanity Fair Oscar Party or … Read more
Hamish Bowles is no longer editor in chief at The World of Interiors, the Condé Nast-owned design glossy based in London, WWD has learned. The Condé veteran, who took the top job in 2021, has become creative director at large. His move is part of a wider masthead reshuffle at the company, which has been … Read more
The CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund, established by the Council of Fashion Designers of America and Vogue to help emerging American design talent find continued success, on Thursday opens the application process for the 2024 program. The Fashion Fund will celebrate its 20th anniversary this year. “Little did we know that when we launched the CFDA/Vogue … Read more
Workers at Condé Nast staged an Oscar-themed picket line on Tuesday — complete with a makeshift red carpet, and a step and repeat — outside of the company’s One World Trade Center offices in Lower Manhattan. The 24-hour work stoppage came on the same morning that the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced … Read more
Raúl Martinez is returning to Vogue as global creative director. His appointment is effective Feb. 5. He will be based in New York and will report to Anna Wintour, editorial director of Vogue and chief content officer of Condé Nast. Martinez will oversee creative direction for the brand globally and Vogue’s visual approach on … Read more
