Chanel Chanel revealed last week the first of four films for its Gabrielle bag. The photographs had already been shot by Karl Lagerfeld, featuring Kristen Stewart, Cara Delevingne, Caroline de Maigret and Pharrell Williams, each with the ‘aura’ of Gabrielle Chanel in the film. The first film, starring Stewart and directed by Daniel Askill, […]
Five ideas reshaping the fashion industry: H&M Foundation invites public to vote on the best
H&M Foundation invites the public to vote on the best ideas that can help revolutionize the fashion industry toward a sustainable, waste-free future. Initiated in 2015, the competition is now on to its second round, with €1 million up for grabs between five winners. The vote, at globalchangeaward.com, closes on April 2. The public […]
Natalia Vodianova fronts H&M’s Conscious Exclusive campaign in a gown made from recycled polyester
Natalia Vodianova stars in H&M’s Conscious Exclusive campaign, highlighting the brand’s use of Bionic, a recycled polyester made from recovered shoreline waste. H&M Conscious is the Swedish retailer’s sustainable, socially responsible collection, with the Exclusives going a step further with limited-edition designs and, usually, a high-profile spokesmodel. The key design this season is […]
H&M to release Fashion Icons Selected by The Weeknd on March 3
Federico Pestilli August Eriksson Hennes & Mauritz has teamed up with the Canadian Grammy Award-winning artist and producer, The Weeknd, on a collection of staples, dubbed Fashion Icons Selected by The Weeknd. The Weeknd has chosen the items, which go on sale at any H&M store that carries menswear from March 2. H&M […]
H&M Studio teases spring–summer 2017 women’s and men’s ahead of Paris Fashion Week début
As in previous years (click here for 2014, and here for 2016), H&M Studio will show a collection during the autumn–winter prêt-à-porter shows at Paris Fashion Week, but this time, it’ll be for spring–summer 2017—and it’ll go on sale the next day. Hennes & Mauritz has teased the men’s and women’s collections ahead of […]
Pascal Le Segretain Chanel is heavily promoting its new No. 5 L’Eau spokeswoman, Lily-Rose Depp, decking her out fully in fashion, accessories and make-up from the brand. On Tuesday, she was at the screening of Planetarium in Paris, a film by Rebecca Zlotowski in which she co-stars as Natalie Portman’s younger sister. She wore a […]
Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com Hennes & Mauritz launched its collaboration with Kenzo at Pier 36 in New York on Wednesday, with a fashion show directed by the legendary Jean-Paul Goude. Attending celebrities included Rosario Dawson, Iman, Lupita Nyong’o, Chloë Sevigny, Elizabeth Olsen, Charli XCX, and Chance the Rapper. The new collection, dubbed Kenzo × H&M, […]
Hennes & Mauritz opens first store in Auckland, New Zealand, with celebrity launch
Chris Park Hennes & Mauritz held a press launch for its first New Zealand retail store at Sylvia Park, Auckland, on Thursday—and as the New Zealand-headquartered publication with the longest history of covering the Swedish retailer, we were on the scene. H&M didn’t take this launch lightly. In anticipation of the official October 1 […]
H&M’s New Zealand store will be the first to see the Kenzo × H&M collection
Oliver Hadlee Pearch H&M will retail the Kenzo × H&M collaboration announced last month, with the line joining its Sylvia Park store on November 3. With the time difference, this means the New Zealand store is the first to carry the line. Since joining Kenzo in 2011, Carol Lim and Humberto Leon have set […]
H&M opens first store in New Zealand in October 2016
International Swedish retailer, Hennes & Mauritz, will open in New Zealand on October 1. The new store will be located at Sylvia Park, Auckland, and span two storeys and 2,300 m². The new store will have men, women, youth and children’s apparel and accessories. The H&M Studio collection for autumn–winter 2016–17 (above) will appear […]
