Instagram won’t replace the fashion magazine
Lindsay Adler Above: The cover from Lucire KSA, January 2020, modelled by Camille Hyde with fur by House of Fluff. Photographed by Lindsay Adler Photography, styled by Cannon/the Only Agency, hair by Linh Nguyen, and make-up by Joanne Gair using Danessa Myricks Beauty. A few weeks ago, I got out of the habit of Instagramming. […]
Kelly Rowland and Fabletics release third activewear collaboration for winter ’20
Fabletics, the lifestyle brand co-founded by actress Kate Hudson, has teamed up for winter 2020 with musician Kelly Rowland, marking their third collaboration. Launched January 1, the affordable collection features warm tones of espresso, maroon and tan, using soft performance fabrics. There are new wide-leg pants, leggings, ribbed seamless bras (with new halter and […]
Beyoncé relaunches Ivy Park with an Adidas collaboration
Melina Matsoukas Mason Poole The Beyoncé–Adidas collaboration will bear fruit on January 18, with the release of the first Adidas × Ivy Park collection. Announced last April, after Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment company acquired all of the Ivy Park brand that once partnered with Topshop’s Sir Philip Green, the athleisure collection features performance gear including […]
Lancôme opens first flagship store at 52 Champs-Élysées
Lancôme, part of the L’Oréal group and the number-one luxury beauty brand in the world, has opened its first flagship store at 52, Champs-Élysées, in Paris, with a two-storey, 300 m² space showcasing all their lines, beauty technology, and gift personalization. Designed to be immersive, the entrance space is called ‘the Joy of Now’, […]
Travel editor Stanley Moss to speak, plus Q&A session and book signing in Gurgaon
Paula Sweet Stanley Moss, pictured earlier this month at Brunton Boatyard in Fort Kochi. Travel editor Stanley Moss will be the guest of honour at the second edition of Converse@Nagarro, an interactive talk series, in Gurgaon on November 13. Nagarro, the software development and technology consultancy, was the basis of Stanley’s fictional company Talsera […]
3 Wise Men collaborates with Ubco on motorcycle and capsule collection
Menswear label 3 Wise Men has collaborated with Ubco, creators of the award-winning 2 × 2 electric farm motorcycle. Ubco prides itself on a utilitarian, rugged motorcycle in an iconic white, but, like so many vehicles before it—the Citroën 2CV and Renault 4 come to mind—it is set for a fashionable makeover. The […]
Kendall Jenner, H. E. R., Chiara Ferragni, Li Yuchun lead Giambattista Valli × H&M campaign
Mert and Marcus/H&M While the look book for the Giambattista Valli × H&M collection features a line-up of professional models, the campaign has bigger names—already previewed in part by the celebrities who wore the pre-drop collection at AmFAR at Cannes earlier this year: Kendall Jenner, H. E. R., Chiara Ferragni, Clara 3000, Luka Isaac, Li […]
New German brand Xumu releases oversized autumn–winter 2019–20 coat collection
Last month in Berlin, Xumu launched their first collection, consisting entirely of large overcoats for both women and men. These giant coats are the brand’s way of disrupting boundaries and pushing the limits with their overstuffed appearance. The collection includes eight astonishingly designed garments, which all have their own distinctive size and shape. The coats […]
On the pulse of our modern world: travel editor Stanley Moss releases three books
Travel editor Stanley Moss has had his finger on the pulse of the Zeitgeist for a long time. Over the last 15 years, he’s circulated his Global Brand Letter to colleagues, friends and subscribers. In 2004, this was a two-page crib sheet, sent to clients who had asked questions about branding, and, in Stanley’s words, […]
Andreas Rentz/AmFAR Doing a big announcement when the world’s press already happens to be there is a pretty smart move, and H&M has done just that—revealing at the AmFAR gala at the Festival de Cannes this year that its next designer collaboration, launching November 7, is with Giambattista Valli. Helping Valli and H&M’s creative […]
