LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault met with the President Elect, Donald Trump at Trump Tower on Monday evening. Arnault’s LVMH Group is the biggest fashion empire in the globe and has top-notch labels in its portfolio. This was Trump’s second big meet with the fashion fraternity after Anna Wintour of Vogue met with him on Friday. […]
It is official: ‘Marc by Marc Jacobs’ is shut down. This 14-year-old diffusion line will be merged with the designer – Marc Jacob’s primary collection. The future of Katie Hiller and Luella Bartley, who were given the creative control for ‘Marc by Marc Jacobs (MBMJ)’ in July 2013 to steer the youth aesthetic brand is not known. […]
Yet another blow to Galliano. John Galliano, decorated as a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor at the Élysée Palace in 2010, has been stripped of the merit award. On Jun 23, 2010, John Galliano was awarded one of France’s highest honors: he was named a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor. And just over two […]
Anna Wintour said to Grace Coddington: “Isn’t this amazing? A million flowers…” at the Christian Dior Haute Couture Fall-Winter 2013 show. This was Raf Simons debut collection for Dior Couture yesterday at Paris and the setting had walls completely covered with flowers – blue orchids, white mimosas, roses and more. The show was well attended […]
I find it rather hard to believe but Vogue UK is reporting that Alexander Wang is the designer who is considered for the prestigious job at DIOR. The magazine claims that a ‘source close to LVMH’ provided them with this inside news. I find it hard to believe that Alexander Wang is considered for the […]
Top designer Marc Jacobs who is the Creative Director of Louis Vuittton was in Delhi for a fleeting visit. He stayed at The Oberoi and managed to keep his visit totally quiet. However 108.168.206.104/~fashions/ always manages to get to you these hush-hush news! The purpose of Jacobs visit to Delhi was not known. Got to wait […]
The 2nd Delhi Couture Week kicks of tomorrow at the Taj Palace Hotel. The faux fashionistas of the city are all talking about couture so I need not bore you with the same stuff. Have you heard of Couture Condoms, Couture Drugs, Couture Donuts or Couture Coke (the drinking one, not the snorting one)??? Well […]
Alexander McQueen killed himself with an overdose of drugs and now it seems that the other famous, or should I say infamous Brit designer, John Galliano’s outburst at the Paris cafe was fueled by drugs. Yves Saint Laurent died fighting his drug problem, Gianni Versace met his killer at one of his coke binges and […]
New York Fashion Week where top designers showcased Fall-Winter 2011 Collections drew to a close with a definitive fashion statement – Long, Lean & Ladylike! Among the oddball indicators of the economic future, hem lengths are one of the more popular. Urban lore says short skirts reflect a bullish stock market and hems drop when people […]
I wouldn’t have even dreamt of Designer Shoe Laces. But the European designers are taking fashion to where not many would have dared. Seiously, the international designers have taken brand licensing to a whole new level. But hey, we all remember how Pierre Cardin went overboard with ‘Licensing’ and killed the brand. Now add some […]