Emmanuelle Alt confirmed as editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris
Above Vogue Paris’s December 2010 issue, which turned out to be one of Carine Roitfeld’s last as editor-in-chief. As predicted several weeks ago, Condé Nast has named Emmanuelle Alt as the editor-in-chief of Vogue Paris, succeeding Carine Roitfeld. Alt, formerly fashion director at the magazine, will begin her new role on February 1 with […]
Ford aims to beat Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf with Focus Electric
Top Ford’s Focus Electric. Above Ford has cleverly included technology that make the Focus feel high-tech, and satisfying for drivers, including informative dashboard displays. Above The MyFord mobile app provides information on charge and range. Below Charging the Focus Electric—executive chairman Bill Ford demonstrates at the Consumer Electronics’ Show. Instead of launching at the Detroit […]
Hélèna Christensen models Triumph’s luxury line
Supermodel Hélèna Christensen shows that she continues to have what it takes, as she becomes the spokesmodel for Triumph’s new premium collection, Essence. Triumph Essence—the Luxury Collection has presented its autumn–winter 2011 range, with 27 items in five different lines, Luxurious, Elegant, Seductive, Mysterious and Sparkling. In Britain, this is reduced to 19 items […]
Kellwood acquires Rebecca Taylor
Kellwood, the company which already owns Baby Phat, Phat Farm, Vince, and Adam has acquired Rebecca Taylor, the eponymous Manhattan-based label co-founded by an expat New Zealander and her business partner Elizabeth Bugdaycay. Taylor came to prominence through the Gen Art Fresh Faces in Fashion show in the late 1990s, and successfully developed her […]
Gossip Girl is in the Zeitgeist as Jessica Szohr promotes SoBe
Albert Ferreira Gossip Girl must be in the air: while it’s not as iconic as Blake Lively for Chanel Mademoiselle, Jessica Szohr is the subject of a promotion for Pepsico. Szohr is the face of SoBe Lifewater—and she has donned a sexy skinsuit to model the range. Pepsico says a spread featuring Szohr […]
Central St Martin’s grads create Alfa Romeo concept bags
Central St Martin’s College graduates William Hendry and Tamara Elliot have created two concept designer bags for the Alfa Romeo MiTo—Lucire’s Car to Be Seen in 2009—to help celebrate the company’s centenary. Fifteen graduates submitted sketches for the project, which a panel of experts judged. Alfa Romeo is considering producing a limited run of […]
Blake Lively is the new face of Chanel Mademoiselle
Blake Lively has been named as the face of Chanel’s Mademoiselle handbag line, the company announced today. Karl Lagerfeld will shoot the campaign with Lively. It will début in March. Lively, 23, is best known for her role on Gossip Girl, but is also a regular on the Hollywood social scene. She began […]
Hungary pushes interactive boundaries with Fashion Video Festival
Above Some of the visuals from entries in The Beautiful People. Although The Beautiful People—Fashion Video Festival Hungary took place in November, word only filtered out to some media outside the country some weeks later through participants. The festival was held at the Museum Ludwig, the contemporary art museum in Budapest. It was founded […]
