The frenzy that was created by social media and some facets of mainstream media around Kate Middleton’s step back from public life forced her to post a video to share a cancer diagnosis and ongoing chemotherapy treatments. While the shock announcement rocked many, including a few high-profile celebrities and on-air commentators, the reality of her … Read more
NEW YORK — True to his precision as an editor, in accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Sulurians Press Club Wednesday, Mort Sheinman didn’t just fact-check his career but he roused it to life. During his WWD years — 30 of which were as managing editor — Sheinman helped transform what was then a … Read more
POLO‘S NEWEST MATCH: The U.S. Polo Assn., the official brand of the United States Polo Association, aims to make an indelible impression with the launch of its premier edition of an annual digital magazine. Called Field x Fashion — presented by U.S. Polo Assn., the new online content highlights sport, fashion and influencer events and how they tie … Read more
ADVERTISING CONTROVERSY: After being criticized online for a new campaign that featured statues missing limbs and what some claimed was a wrapped body form, and what appeared to some as a map of Palestine as part of the backdrop, Zara has removed the images from its social media channels. The Inditex-owned fast-fashion retailer has faced … Read more
In terms of places to be discovered, being seated in the audience of a live national talk show seems as unlikely as they come. But that’s how fashion designer Justin Haynes caught some unintended air time during a recent “Live with Kelly and Mark.” In what sounds like more of a Hallmark storyline, he was … Read more
The bold work of Alexey Brodovitch, who died in 1971, will be on view at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia from March 3 through May 19. Widely known for his 24-year reign as the art director of Harper’s Bazaar until 1958, his influence on his metier, as well as photography and graphic design, remains. Highlighting … Read more
