Tom Ford made an impression on the 2024 Met Gala red carpet, choosing a designer brand that raised some eyebrows among spectators. The fashion designer walked the Met Gala red carpet wearing a custom suit from Saint Laurent, designed by the house’s creative director Anthony Vaccarello. The look, consistent with Ford’s quintessential menswear style, included … Read more
PARIS — The jury of this year’s ANDAM prize will be as glamorous as the front row at a Saint Laurent runway show. Blackpink’s Rosé, model and singer Carla Bruni, and actress and musician Charlotte Gainsbourg are among the 13 guest members selected by the French fashion house’s creative director Anthony Vaccarello, who won the … Read more
FASHION PLATES: Saint Laurent‘s participation in the upcoming Salone Del Mobile in Milan has quite the backstory: The fashion house’s artistic arm Saint Laurent Rive Droite will exhibit plate designs that architect Gio Ponti created in 1957 for an exceptional villa in Venezuela. Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello is curating the display at the … Read more
LONDON — Administrators have begun seeking a buyer for the British retailer Matches, which was shut down abruptly this week by new owner Frasers Group. Benji Dymant and Julian Heathcote of Teneo Financial Advisory Ltd. confirmed Friday that Matches will continue to do business through its website and three London stores, in Mayfair, Marylebone and Wimbledon, … Read more
CHANGE MAKERS: Anthony Vaccarello, who just unveiled one of the most talked-about collections in Paris for Saint Laurent, will soon be designing more film costumes, too. Saint Laurent Productions will coproduce French director Jacques Audiard’s next film, “Emilia Perez.” Described as a “melodrama musical,” it stars Karla Sofía Gascón, an up-and-coming Argentinian trans actor, who … Read more
Given that Google searches for “sheer” spike nearly every time a major celebrity dons a see-through dress, it should come as no surprise that the “Transparencies” exhibition now on at the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Paris is reporting record attendance. Already, more than 14,000 visitors have streamed through since it opened Feb. 2, at … Read more
LONDON — Meet Lennon Gallagher — the son of Liam Gallagher, the former lead vocalist of the rock band Oasis, and British actress Patsy Kensit — who was part of the British cast of models in Burberry’s fall 2024 show in Victoria Park in East London. Gallagher walked in the show wearing a boxy black … Read more
STYLISH BOOKS: Adding another bow to its cultural quiver, Saint Laurent has opened a bookstore and record shop on the Left Bank of Paris. Reflecting a decor similar to its newest and largest flagship in the world, which opened to the public last December at 123 Avenue des Champs-Élysées, the retail unit showcases hulking shelves … Read more
Fashion is in abundance in New York City, but the Crown Heights gallery “B” Dry Goods will soon be serving up some rare material. Founder Gabe Boyers has culled some hard-to-find art, rare books, sketches and ephemera for “Fashion Forward,” an exhibition that bows on Thursday and will run through March 30. Creations by Yves Saint … Read more
PARIS — To mark its 35th anniversary, French fashion competition ANDAM has tapped former winner Anthony Vaccarello as mentor for its 2024 edition, marking the first time that a designer rather than an executive will be providing guidance to the winners. Vaccarello won the award in 2011, going on to become creative director of Saint … Read more
