French luxury brand Chanel has named former Bottega Veneta creative boss Matthieu Blazy as its new artistic director, one of the biggest jobs in fashion, where he will be tasked with finally turning the page on the Karl Lagerfeld era. Blazy, 40, will be replaced at Bottega Veneta by British designer Louise Trotter, currently director … Read more
FEMALE LEADS: Meryll Rogge was named the designer of the year at the 2024 Belgian Fashion Awards on Thursday in Brussels. “Meryll has made it onto the international scene while remaining herself. She creates gender-fluid ready-to-wear, always listening to today’s world,” said the jury, led by trend forecaster, editor and curator Lidewij Edelkoort and Philip … Read more
Designer Peter Copping will make his debut as Lanvin’s artistic director with a coed fashion show at the end of January, WWD has learned. “This is a very pivotal moment for us to reestablish the house through an attitude and a silhouette, which is still, in this day and age, best transmitted via the podium,” … Read more
Imprisoned former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is reportedly being treated for chronic myeloid leukemia at Rikers Island. Weinstein has faced multiple sexual misconduct charges over the past seven years. After several women including celebrities like Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow and Rose McGowan accused Weinstein of sexual harassment and mistreatment, their public outcry sparked the #MeToo … Read more
TikTok nearly trumped Instagram during the most recent Paris Fashion Week, with placements garnering on average 7 percent more media impact value, or MIV, according to Launchmetrics. “For brands specifically, although Instagram remains the dominant platform for owned media content, TikTok proved to be the most value-efficient platform,” the data and insights firm said it … Read more
As the last stop during fashion month, Paris is always the best place to gauge the direction in which fashion is headed, and for spring 2025, those in the French capital swung back toward what has historically been their strong suit: opulence. From Bergdorf Goodman’s Linda Fargo to Jessica Crawley at the Al Tayer Group, … Read more
American fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger browses through a rail of custom-made suits worn to this year’s Met Gala by K-pop stars Stray Kids, before opening up a tuxedo to reveal a special label. The eight-member South Korean boy group caused an online frenzy when the Tommy Hilfiger brand ambassadors became the first K-pop group to … Read more
PARIS — With the Paris Fashion Week schedule busier than ever, both Tranoï and Première Classe are reinforcing their offer with events to help brands build scale and stand out from the crowd. Tranoï, held at the Bourse from Sept. 26 to 29, hosted two runway shows under the colonnades of the venue, including a … Read more
PARIS — Contemporary labels presented a plethora of very demure and mindful looks for spring, with smart wardrobe updates while keeping the classic French codes. Maje and Longchamp were champions of the softer look. Maje, the French brand designed by Judith Milgrom, called it their take on “audacious femininity.” It was evident in demure fit-and-flare, … Read more
Zuhair Murad often takes inspiration from his travels, looking to Italy, Peru or Miami to tell stories around his collections. This season, he traveled inward to examine the emotion of transformation and building inner strength. For that journey, he arrived on the idea of a mermaid — a mere human morphing into a new being … Read more
