LONDON: A decadent gown made from feathers and a printed lace latex dress designed by some of fashion’s luminaries will go on display as part of a new exhibition to celebrate the glitz and glamour of Britain’s ball gowns. Ball gowns: British Glamour Since 1950, on at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum from May 19 [...]
Opening Ceremony is launching a fashion magazine this August, called OC Annual, with the specialty store aiming for it to become a “collectible publication for a new generation.” The on-trend store, which has locations in New York, Tokyo and Los Angeles, is feting its 10th anniversary this year, and founders Humberto Leon and Carol Lim [...]
Burberry creative director Christopher Bailey has announced the ten semi-finalists in the running for the coveted Fashion Fringe prize, whose previous winners have included Basso & Brooke, Erdem and most recently Fyodor Golan. The London-based emerging talent platform, this year chaired by Bailey, offers its eventual winner a two year-development package comprising financial support, business [...]
Is old the new young? Designers and filmmakers seem to think so with more mature vintage all over the catwalk and in the movies. But what’s behind the resurgence of the older women? Nostalgia, the recession, or just plain, old-fashioned pragmatism?It started with a school uniform. Ever since Britney donned that white shirt for the [...]
It’s a great time for fans of fashion exhibitions at the moment, with the Hyères International Fashion and Photography Festival presenting rising talents such as Japanese photographer Yasuyuki Takagi and Australian creator Narelle Dore. Meanwhile, Christian Louboutin is the latest big name to receive his own fashion retrospective, launching at London’s Design Museum May 1. [...]
BEIJING: British fashion designer Victoria Beckham had her soccer-superstar husband “David in mind” when helping create a new special edition of Range Rover’s off-road vehicle, the “Evoque”. “I’ve stayed very true to myself. I’ve designed a car that I want to drive, a car that I think David wants to drive,” the former Spice Girl [...]
Opening a pop-up shop in Covent Garden’s King Street shortly before the Olympics Games, the Manhattan-based retailer will be moving into a permanent space just down the road later in the autumn. Carol Lim and Humberto Leon’s favourite places in the world.”Bringing Opening Ceremony to Covent Garden is an important next step in the growth [...]
After two consecutive weekends, the Coachella music festival came to a close April 22, and for fashionistas who couldn’t make the California event Instagram provided the perfect source for discovering the latest festival trends. Check out the sartorial choices of stars including Dita Von Teese and Rihanna here. Before setting off for Coachella burlesque star [...]
MILAN: Luciano Benetton will hand over the helm of the Italian fashion clothing company he helped found 47 years ago to his son this week, he said in an interview published on Sunday. Benetton and his family turned the company into one of Italy’s best known brands with more than 6,500 stores in 120 countries [...]
KARACHI: Four-day first-ever lifestyle Pakistan exhibition starts at the Pragati Maidan New Delhi today (Thursday). It aims to open up direct trade between Pakistan and India. From clothing and home furnishings to delicious Pakistani delicacies, the designers feel this exhibition would help eliminate the need to trade through third countries and people would be able [...]
