A former model, Alwantha Lawson, has filed a lawsuit accusing the fashion photographer Marc Baptiste of sexual assault and battery during a shoot in 2002. Lawson, a New York resident who is now 43, had arranged through a mutual acquaintance to go to a shoot for Baptiste’s book “Intimate: Nudes by Marc Baptiste.” Upon arriving … Read more
LEGAL DISPUTE: The musician, designer and producer Sean Combs is facing a $30 million lawsuit filed by Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones, claiming sexual assault, harassment and not being compensated for work. The two men had worked together for what was said to be about 14 months starting in the fall of 2022 on Combs’ “The … Read more
Newark, N.J., might not be synonymous with fashion, but a new exhibition aims to change that. The Newark Museum of Art unveils “The Story of Newark Fashion: Atelier to Runway” Wednesday to highlight 11 fashion designers with Newark connections. On view through June 2, the show is the museum’s first that focuses on contemporary fashion, … Read more
Mackage, the Montreal-based luxury outerwear brand, has tapped Stella Maxwell and Alexander Skarsgård to be the faces of its spring campaign. It was shot by Shayne Laverdiere and styled by George Cortina. Tanya Golesic, chief executive officer of Mackage, said Skarsgård and Maxwell are both “global talents with a clear aesthetic representative of Mackage. This … Read more
HURLEY’S NEW MANE EVENT: Like mother like son, Elizabeth Hurley’s son Damian is all-systems-go with his modeling career. The 21-year-old has switched camps and just signed a deal with The Lions Management. Until recently, the younger Hurley was represented by IMG. The 21-year-old London-born model and actor made his acting debut in 2016. At that … Read more
