LONDON — Supermodels have sold the world everything, from couture gowns and toothpaste to tomes featuring highlights from their modeling careers. But where did they ever come from? In a new book from fashion journalist Caroline Leaper, “Supermodels Discovered” (Laurence King Publishing), which is set for release Jan. 2, traces the origin stories of 53 … Read more
The artist Katherine Bernhardt has joined forces with the Saint Louis Fashion Fund for a supermodel-slanted project. For a limited time, a signed box of three T-shirts featuring images from the artist’s supermodel-inspired paintings from the 2000s are being sold to collectors and the art and fashion flock alike. “The Supers” boxes are being sold … Read more
Fall may be in the air, but Naomi Campbell looks like she just stepped off the most glamorous beach of all time. The supermodel attended a Bulgari event during New York Fashion Week in a hairstyle we don’t see on her very often: a wavy bob. Campbell typically wears her hair long and sleek, but … Read more
After 40 years in the business, Anna Sui has evolved into the Gen Z fashion whisperer. Her vintage styles are a hot commodity in shops, including Etsy, and among substackers. She has a steady stream of buzzy collaborations, the most recent an exclusive bridal offering with Ssense. Young celebs like Olivia Rodrigo and Dua Lipa … Read more
‘Renowned’. That’s how ‘The Carlyle, A Rosewood Hotel’ in New York describes itself (in my suite’s info pack). And fair enough. After all, every American president since Truman has visited, and so has the late Princess Diana, Prince William and Catherine, Princess of Wales, and stars including Jeff Goldblum, Naomi Campbell and George Clooney all … Read more
SCHOOL TIME: Jonathan Anderson is joining the likes of Naomi Campbell and Bob Geldof in receiving an honorary degree from the University for the Creative Arts, otherwise known as UCA. The Irish fashion designer was recognized for his creative efforts in the fashion industry. At Friday’s ceremony held at the Royal Festival Hall, the Loewe … Read more
Chanel dialed up the drama for its latest couture collection, moving the show to the gilded halls of the Palais Garnier. With guests perched on red velvet opera chairs lining the grand hallways, it made for a theatrical setting. It was Michelle Williams’ first time attending a couture show, and she described the experience in … Read more
Naomi Campbell fans will be able to tap into the model’s heart — and mind — with the new exhibition “Naomi: In Fashion” at the Victoria & Albert Museum, which runs from June 22 to April 6. It was Edward Enninful, the former editor in chief of British Vogue, who came up with the idea … Read more
Michael Kors was greeted with rousing applause from a crowd of 850 people Monday at Graham Chapel at Washington University in St. Louis. His Q&A with Derek Blasberg, a St. Louis-born journalist, was part of the “Speaking of Fashion” series that is presented by the St. Louis Fashion Fund in partnership with Washington University in St. … Read more
Who knows what Jennifer Lopez made of the bowl of Quality Street in her hotel bedroom. The star pocketed a reported £3.9million for singing and staying at the grand opening of One&Only One Za’abeel last month. But when I arrived four days later — among the first paying guests to visit the new ultra-luxury resort … Read more
