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 […]
For the US and Canada, it’s going to be mainly trucks, SUVs and crossovers at Ford next decade
The F-150 earns Ford a healthy profit, and the company wants more of this happening in the US and Canada In a surprise move, Ford has announced that it will cease selling passenger cars in the US and Canada by the early 2020s, excepting the Mustang and the Focus Active. The announcement was for […]
H&M and Moschino team up for next collaboration—Gigi Hadid calls Jeremy Scott in Instagram video
H&M has announced that its next designer collaboration is with Moschino, using an Instagram Live call featuring Gigi Hadid. Hadid called Jeremy Scott, Moschino’s creative director, in the call, and the pair appeared together on H&M’s Instagram Live broadcast. They also wore items from the collection, which goes on sale on November 8, both […]
Social media and the “influencers”: not the evolution you might have expected
Above: Kim Kardashian West’s Instagram account. Incredible follower numbers—but what of authenticity? I’m getting a buzz seeing how little I update social media now. Around February 2016 I began updating Tumblr far less; I’ve gone from dozens of posts per month to four in December 2017 and seven in January 2018. (Here’s my Tumblr archive.) […]
There goes 20 years. Normally when we celebrate a birthday, we do what most magazines do: there’s a story on our founding, some of our best covers, and a nod to the past. I’ll be right up front: despite having thoughts of doing all of that, we haven’t planned anything for this particular day, October […]
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 […]
Indulge in the Body Shop’s spa experiences this winter
The Body Shop has dipped into the jungle and created a new uplifting firming ritual, as part of the Spa of the World régime. An infusion of fruit extracts blended with refining textures and fresh fragrances will refine and tone your skin. All products are natural, cruelty-free and constitute Community Trade. With firm but fair […]
