Yves Saint Laurent: the Retrospective to head to Denver Art Museum
Yves Saint Laurent: the Retrospective will take in Denver for its only North American stop between March 25 and July 8, 2012. Held at the Denver Art Museum, the exhibition features 200 haute couture outfits, and photographs, drawings and films. The exhibition follows Saint Laurent from his work at Dior in 1958 through to […]
Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black dress sells for £43,200, exceeding auction estimates
Mischa Richter/Universal Island Records Above Amy Winehouse as she appeared on the cover of Back to Black in 2006. The late singer Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black dress, designed by Disaya Sorakraikitikul, has exceeded all estimates, going under the hammer at Kerry Taylor Auctions for £43,200. The higher estimate for the dress was originally […]
Styled: Emma spring–summer 2011–12
Emma’s summer 2012 collection features dresses where light and delicate fabrics mix with modern nautical stripes, working with season fashion staples. The positioning of the stripes flatters any woman’s silhouette. Emma Anita panelled knit dress, Karen Walker belt, Michael Kors wedges. Its lightweight denim jeans are versatile and wearable, able to transition through multiple […]
MAC’s New Zealand make-up artists work on Positive Women as part of World Aids Day
MAC’s make-up artists in New Zealand are contributing to the World Aids Day cause in a different way: by painting, gardening, and doing general maintenance to the premises of Positive Women, a local organization helping women with HIV. They’ll also spend time with Positive Women members on December 1 and give them makeovers to […]
Special jewellery for the holidays, as three new retail options appear
Top The Buster Collins collection at the Jewellery Apothecary. Above A Sofie Boons bracelet. Bottom Pandora opens two retail locations in Auckland, New Zealand. A pop-up store, the Jewellery Apothecary, has opened at 28 Torrens Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand, selling hand-made jewellery from local designers till December 24. Murder of Crows, the Wild, Buster Collins […]
Marni the next designer to collaborate with H&M
Magnus Magnusson Hennes & Mauritz’s next guest designer after Versace is another Italian label: Marni. The fruits of the collaboration will be released in the spring, from March 8, 2012, online and in 260 stores worldwide, and promise to bear Marni’s playful, elegant hallmarks. Founder Consuelo Castiglioni has created both a men’s and […]
Sarah Burton scoops Designer of the Year at British Fashion Awards—videos from the night
Updated with video on November 29, 4.36 a.m. GMT Above Sarah Burton on stage after accepting her Designer of the Year Award from UK First Lady Samantha Cameron. Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen is the Designer of the Year, it was announced at the British Fashion Awards last night. Burton has been riding high […]
Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black and Audrey Hepburn’s Roman Holiday dresses to be auctioned
Kerry Taylor Auctions Above left Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black dress, designed by Disaya Sorakraikitikul. Above right Audrey Hepburn’s Roman Holiday ivory lace gown, designed by Edith Head. The late Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black dress is the most talked-about item at Kerry Taylor Auctions, and is expected to raise up to £20,000 for the […]
H&M shows spring; Manfred Baumann shoots Bogner Steel calendar; Guggenheim Bilbao gets Michelin star
Kacper Kasprzyk Manfred Baumann Top H&M reveals a softer look for spring–summer 2012. Above Tanja Baumgartner and Manuel Rauner in the 2012 Bogner Steel calendar, photographed by Manfred Baumann. With its designer collaborations getting all the media attention, it’s easy to forget that Hennes & Mauritz’s regular retail line can be newsworthy. For spring–summer 2012, […]
Miss France jury confirmed; Hot Scots in Edinburgh; congrats to Jennifer Cohen
Peugeot SA Above Miss France 2011 Laury Thilleman’s successor will be decided by a panel led by French actor Alain Delon, the pageant confirmed yesterday. Below left Karen Gillan, photographed by Suki Dhanda: one of the photographs exhibited by the National Galleries of Scotland next month. Bottom Jennifer Cohen and Noah Flom tie the knot. […]
