“I like the mistral,” Virginie Viard said during a fitting the day before the Chanel cruise show in Marseille. The designer was referring to the powerful wind that blows all the way from her birth city of Lyon to the Mediterranean coast, and has the reputation of driving people crazy. Viard probably got a little … Read more
Price increases on high-end handbags have become public fodder that rivals the latest celebrity divorce scandal. PurseBop, an online forum for luxury collectors, has been publishing like-for-like data on bag prices for 11 years, but those articles have seen a “huge surge in readership lately,” said founder Monika Arora. “Everyone wants to know what they’re … Read more
PALAZZO PEOPLE: “Art is the greatest form of hope, and offers the greatest potential for shared meaning,” said Yana Peel, global head of arts and culture at Chanel as she toasted a flock of young artists, friends and philanthropists at Palazzo Malipiero at the 60th edition of the Venice Art Biennale, which officially kicks off on Saturday and … Read more
MORE DETAILS: Gucci will on Thursday reveal that the brand’s cruise 2025 show will be presented at the Tate Modern in London on May 13. In February, Gucci revealed that London was the selected city for the show, without providing details about the location. This will be creative director Sabato De Sarno’s first cruise collection, … Read more
LONDON — David and Victoria Beckham have been attending fashion shows since the ‘90s when the couple started dating. Simultaneously, David and Victoria were carving out their own style aesthetic with the Manchester United F.C. making headlines for his experimental hairstyles, meanwhile Victoria would always have the most expensive wardrobe as part of girl group … Read more
Perhaps it was the easy, leisurely spring mood of an evening in Rome, and none of the frenzy of a tightly packed fashion calendar, but Emilio Pucci’s show on Thursday evening felt like a reunion of friends having fun. Cue the loud cheering and clapping when Christy Turlington Burns opened the show, not to mention … Read more
MILAN — Brunello Cucinelli continues to bolster the production facilities of his namesake luxury company while protecting Italian know-how, increasingly becoming a point of reference in the country’s Umbria region. Cucinelli on Thursday revealed he has acquired tailoring specialist Sartoria Eugubina, based in Gubbio, near Perugia and around 40 miles from his Solomeo headquarters, and … Read more
B.C.’s director of civil forfeiture has filed an unexplained wealth order in an attempt to seize a quarter-million dollars in cash, 45 gold bars, luxury watches and jewelry that were contained in a safety deposit box belonging to the co-founder of a notorious B.C.-based cryptocurrency exchange scam. Documents filed in B.C. Supreme Court say the items are the proceeds … Read more
D.C. STYLE: “The thing about D.C. is that the women here are confident and own their own style, whether it’s dressed up or casual,” said Lynda Carter, wearing a Chanel blazer accessorized with a beret and in true “Wonder Woman” style, a Chanel cuff. “I’m always in classics and I like to be comfortable,” added … Read more
WINNER’S CIRCLE: The Chanel Culture Fund has revealed the 10 winners of the coveted Chanel Next Prize, which recognizes up-and-comers in international arts and culture. For this second edition of the prize, each winner will receive 100,000 euros in funding, “allowing them to fully realize their most ambitious artistic projects,” according to the brand. Winners … Read more
