When corporate brands and personal brands trade places: Kate Moss was there before Kendall Jenner
Above: Brand Kate Moss was probably seen by more people when the model collaborated with Topshop. In 1999, the late Wally Olins, the famous brand consultant, sent me his book, Trading Identities: Why Countries and Companies are Taking on Each Other’s Roles, a fine read published by the Foreign Policy Centre that argued that countries […]
Erdem × H&M look book images revealed; Longines launches Conquest with moon-phase display
Michal Pudelka Hennes & Mauritz has released the look-book images from its collaboration with Erdem, photographed by Michal Pudelka. Pudelka wanted to convey a feeling of Englishness, according to the company. The venue was the same as the one where the print campaign and the Baz Luhrmann promo for the Erdem × H&M collaboration was […]
The fallout continues over Harvey Weinstein’s decades-long sexual harassment
The fallout from The New York Times’ exposé into sexual harassment and sexual assault claims against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein continues. The story broke in the broadsheet on October 5 in a story by Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey, with quotations from actress Ashley Judd, while The New Yorker ran an even more detailed […]
Hervé L. Leroux, creator of the Hervé Léger label, passes away aged 60
Hervé L. Leroux, via Instagram Above: Hervé L. Leroux (right) photographed with fashion designer Dodo Bar Or. Fashion designer Hervé L. Leroux (born Hervé Peugnet), who created the bandage wrap dress in the 1990s and the label Hervé Léger, has passed away, aged 60, with Vogue breaking the news. Born in Bapaume, France, Peugnet […]
Eva Herzigová models Gerry Weber autumn–winter 2017–18 capsule collection by Lucire German brand Gerry Weber has released its autumn–winter 2017–18 capsule collection, hitting stores on October 6 in selected stores in Germany and specialist retailers in its export markets. Once again, model Eva Herzigová is the face of the brand. The collection has a […]
Etam stages 10th live show in Paris—Emily Ratajkowski, Laury Thilleman, Jordan Barrett among VIPs
Etam As part of the events of Paris Fashion Week, lingerie brand Etam held its 10th live show at l’École des Beaux-Arts on the 26th, with audiences following the event closely on social media. The 80 models on the catwalk included Camille Rowe and Constance Jablonski, while the acts performing at the event were […]
Pascal le Segretain; Kristy Sparow L’Oréal Paris has the budget for spectacle, and it literally stopped traffic with its latest newsmaker on Sunday: a fashion and beauty runway show right in the middle of the Champs-Élysées, where its ambassadors Alexina Graham, Barbara Palvin, Bianca Balti, Cheryl Cole, Doutzen Krœs, Jane Fonda, Dame Helen Mirren, Irina […]
