Eternal Nineties exhibition pays homage to the era of the supermodel
Above, from top: Sylvie Castioni: Dans les draps de Léa Seydoux, 2010. Jacques Burga: Valentina Hites, 2021. Pierre-Alban Hüe de Fontenay: Margot, rue de la Croix Nivert, 2019. Jacques Burga: Charlotte Lawrence, 2021. Running from February 26 to March 9, 2022, Galerie Duret in Paris (7bis rue des Saints-Pères, 75006) is paying tribute to […]
French designer Thierry Mugler has died, aged 73
Mugler Above: Thierry Mugler, as pictured in the house’s official announcement of his passing. Header image: Mugler at le cirque d’hiver 20th anniversary autumn–winter 1995–6 finalé. Mere days after the death of André Leon Talley came news that French designer Thierry Mugler, 73, passed away Sunday. The cause of death was not given. […]
Cardi B and Reebok launch full apparel collection for summer
It was probably inevitable that Reebok would build on its collaboration with Cardi B after how quickly her collection sold out last October. That collection, with retro colours and motifs applied to the Reebok Club C sneaker, recalled the rapper’s own fashion choices, such as a bright red dress she wore to the Met Gala […]
Where have the fun fashion magazine websites gone?
Above: The very first site (alphabetically) linked from our Newsstand pages, Annabelle of Switzerland, complete with large lead image and smaller subsidiary ones. I took a look at Lucire’s Newsstand reviews tonight. This section is a relic of the early dot-com days that Lucire came from (in the 1990s), when people exchanged links with […]
Second Makeup Revolution × Friends beauty collection released
There’s often a two-decade rule when it comes to revivals, and Revolution Beauty’s collaboration with Friends still manages to come within that for the US series that ran from 1994 to 2004. The sitcom about six white singles in New York had already been transformed once into a range of make-up palettes, lipsticks and […]
Personal thoughts on the passing of Sir Sean Connery, 1930–2020
Danjaq SA/United Artists The iconic image of Sean Connery and the Aston Martin DB5 in a publicity still from Goldfinger. Many movie fans were greeted with sad news with the passing of Sir Sean Connery at 90 in the Bahamas. Sir Sean had been unwell for some time, according to his son Jason, and […]
Kathy Ireland Swim by Trunkettes makes its début
Kathy Ireland, poolside, wearing classic vintage swimwear on the French Riviera for the Cannes Film Festival at the invitation of Elizabeth Taylor. The image and silhouette are inspirations for design, form, fit and fabrications of Kathy Ireland Swimwear by Trunkettes’ launch. Kathy Ireland Worldwide (KIWW) has inked a five-year agreement with Trunkettes to create a […]
Twenty years later, Paula Sweet’s website hits the refresh button
Above, from top: Paula Sweet at work in Italy. Her mink design, 2019. Black T-shirts, 2020. The Muslin Mink as detailed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. ‘Those were my ideas from the first, to create a fashion brand which made people feel happy, feel powerful, and—most importantly—which was accessible to all. My agenda hasn’t […]
Naomi Campbell to receive Fashion Icon award at the Fashion Awards this December
Darren Gerrish/BFC Above: British Fashion Council CEO Caroline Rush and Naomi Campbell. Supermodel Naomi Campbell will receive the Fashion Icon award at this year’s Fashion Awards from the British Fashion Council, to be held December 2 at the Royal Albert Hall. The Council says Campbell is being honoured for her career as a supermodel […]
Selena Gómez, Guan Xiaotong, Timmy Xu and Kiko Mizuhara appear in Coach’s fall 2018 campaign
Steven Meisel Selena Gómez stars in Coach’s fall 2018 collection, in her third campaign for the brand. A star team was behind the scenes: the campaign was photographed by Steven Meisel, with Fabien Baron overseeing creative direction, Pat McGrath the make-up, and Guido Palau the hair. Joining Gómez on the campaign were fellow brand […]
