LONDON — The United Nations of style regrouped on Monday evening at the Royal Albert Hall with the Fashion Awards, whose winners hailed from around the world. The event was more international than ever with Rihanna, Jamie Dornan, Joe Jonas, Glen Powell and Courtney Love in attendance, and home talents including Jonathan Anderson, Grace Wales Bonner, … Read more
TOP HONOR: Days after the spring 2025 fashion month marathon ended, the British Fashion Council continued its drumroll for the annual fundraising extravaganza, the Fashion Awards, slated for Dec. 2 at London’s Royal Albert Hall, announcing the multidisciplinary fashion designer and director Tom Ford as this year’s recipient of the Outstanding Achievement Award. The American … Read more
“Haider” was the name on everyone’s lips walking through the Tom Ford showroom on Thursday in Milan. Haider Ackermann, the house’s new creative director, is already hard at work, presumably figuring out how to imprint his signature lyrical tailoring on his first Tom Ford collection, which will be presented in Paris in February. In the … Read more
LONDON — Is fashion in a great depression? Judging by the fall 2024 campaigns across billboards and advertising pages in magazines, there seems to be a missing human element — a smile. A blank stare into the camera has become contagious in recent campaign images: An eeriness in Sean McGirr’s first campaign for Alexander McQueen; … Read more
Just as Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris’ acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention had multiple messages, so too did the Chloé navy suit she wore. That was the takeaway from five fashion authorities, who largely praised — but in some instances questioned — the choice of a French label for an American presidential candidate. … Read more
MILAN – After unveiling his first collection as creative director of the Tom Ford brand in September last year during Milan Fashion Week, Peter Hawkings is exiting the company. “I would like to express my gratitude to Peter for his exceptional contributions to Tom Ford from the very beginning,” said Guillaume Jesel, president and CEO, Tom … Read more
Zegna has become the latest European luxury label to occupy a retail spot at the five-star Rosewood Miramar Beach resort in upscale Montecito, Calif. The seaside community is home to celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow, Ariana Grande and Oprah Winfrey as well as the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Housed in a small bungalow toward the … Read more
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
LONDON — Luxury is getting a little louder, but it’s the accessories, not the clothes, doing the talking. In their fall 2024 seasonal report, Net-a-porter’s buying director Kate Benson and market director Libby Page offered an update on what’s been selling so far this year, and where they put their money for fall. With the … Read more
MILAN — Closing what he considers “a stellar and milestone year,” Gildo Zegna, chairman and chief executive officer of the Ermenegildo Zegna Group, is looking ahead to 2024 with confidence. The group, which comprises the Zegna, Thom Browne and Tom Ford brands, last year more than doubled its net profit, which reached 135.7 million euros, … Read more
