MILAN — Who better than an actress of the level of Carey Mulligan to play the role of different women at the same time? Prada has tapped the Academy Award thrice-nominated Mulligan for the brand’s spring 2025 campaign, which was photographed by Steven Meisel. The campaign “explores the notion of plurality, simultaneously celebrating individuality and … Read more
French luxury brand Chanel has opted for 40-year-old Matthieu Blazy as its new creative director instead of one of the industry’s established celebrity designers. The Franco-Belgian Blazy may be low-key but is hardly an unknown, having headed Italian brand Bottega Veneta for the last three years and being long talked about within the industry as … Read more
MILAN — Conversations have been a key driver of Prada’s creative output over the years, frequently mentioned by co-creative directors Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons when discussing their joint design process. For the fall 2024 ad campaign, the concept is embedded quite literally in images by Willy Vanderperre and videos scripted by American filmmaker, artist … Read more
Having grasped the power of entertainment hook-ups as far back as its 1980 controversial commercial with a then 15-year-old Brooke Shields, Calvin Klein Inc. has lined up a veteran fashion executive to oversee its global entertainment relations and events and steer the company’s integrated communications and influence strategies. Lila Staab, who starts Monday, has been … Read more
LONDON — For Marcella Wartenbergh, chief executive officer of All We Wear Group — which owns Hackett, Pepe Jeans London, and Façonnable — culture is just as important as clothing in any fashion business. The Spanish executive spent much of her career at PVH Corp., and has worked with industry figures including Tommy Hilfiger, Karl … Read more
This week’s opening of “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art‘s Costume Institute couldn’t be further away from a sleepy fairy tale. Visitors will wend their way through a series of 29 rooms, where 16 “Sleeping Beauties” — garments that are too fragile to hang on mannequins — are entombed in glass. … Read more
EDS: THIS EXCLUSIVE IS EMBARGOED FOR FEB. 7 AT 7 A.M. PARIS TIME, THANK YOU! YOUTH QUAKE: Putting the spotlight on an accomplished image maker, Antwerp‘s fashion museum is dedicating a spring exhibition to Belgian photographer Willy Vanderperre. “Willy Vanderperre Prints, Films, a Rave and More…” is to open April 27 and run through Aug. … Read more
