The American style icon, known for her bold colours, textures and patterns, and who found global fame later in life, died just after turning 102½ […]
Style icon Iris Apfel passes away at 102
March 2, 2024/5.12
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Citroën celebrates 75 years of the 2CV with 75 restored examples at Aulnay-sous-Bois
September 25, 2023/12.21
One of Citroën’s most iconic models, up there with the Traction and DS, celebrates its 75th anniversary with a special event at the Conservatoire Citroën. Jack Yan looks at the car’s international history […]
More is more: Iris Apfel’s H&M collaboration hits stores April 14
March 9, 2022/11.07
More details of the Iris Apfel × H&M collection, teased last September, have emerged, with the collaboration hitting select H&M stores and hm.com on April 14. The collection is in the flamboyant and bold Iris Apfel trade-mark style, with particularly fun items such as a tiered skirt with an extravagant flower print, an emerald […]
French designer Thierry Mugler has died, aged 73
January 24, 2022/1.11
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. […]
Iris Apfel celebrates her 100th with H&M announcing collaboration with the fashion icon
September 9, 2021/14.13
Courtesy Hennes & Mauritz As Tweeted by us earlier in the week, fashion icon Iris Apfel has turned 100—and guess who is the next H&M collaborator? On Thursday, during New York Fashion Week, the Swedish retail giant will celebrate Apfel’s 100th birthday and launch the Iris Apfel × H&M collection, which will hit stores […]
Pierre Cardin, visionary designer, dies aged 98
December 29, 2020/13.43
Claude Iverné/Creative Commons 3·0 Top: Pierre Cardin’s official portrait in 1992. Above: The cover of the book accompanying Pierre Cardin’s 60th anniversary retrospectives in 2010. Legendary fashion designer Pierre Cardin died December 29 aged 98, according to the Académie des Beaux-Arts, of which he had been a member since 1992. Born Pietro Costante Cardin […]
Twiggy returns as Bonaveri brings back Adel Rootstein mannequins
February 14, 2020/12.05
Lapo Quagli Bonaveri, the specialists in mannequins and bust forms, has launched a new Adel Rootstein collection after acquiring the brand in 2019. The new collection is based around 1960s icon Twiggy, the model who exemplified in many ways the spirit of Swinging London. Traditionally, Adel Rootstein was a forward-looking brand and considered […]
May 26, 2017/20.23
Gareth Cattermole; Anthony Ghnassia; Daniele Venturelli The AmFAR Gala is traditionally the biggest do during the Festival de Cannes, and this year was no exception. The events had kicked off on Wednesday with a party for Persol, the Torino-founded eyewear brand, which celebrated its centenary. In partnership with AmFAR, the event took place on […]
Iris Apfel, Julien Macdonald will be on board Queen Mary 2 for Transatlantic Fashion Week
February 9, 2017/12.01
Fashion icon Iris Apfel, 95, is one of the VIPs sailing on the Queen Mary 2 for Cunard’s second annual Transatlantic Fashion Week, running from August 31 to September 7, 2017. Apfel, known for her flamboyant personal style and her work in the fashion industry (including campaigns for and collaborations with Swarovski, MAC, Kate […]
Marilyn Monroe exhibition opens at Liechtenstein’s National Museum
March 25, 2015/22.18
Sven Beham An exhibition, Marilyn: the Strength behind the Legendary Monroe, or Marilyn: die starke Monroe, opens at the National Museum in Vaduz, Liechtenstein tomorrow and runs till November 1, 2015. The exhibition features 400 pieces from the private collection of Ted Stampfer, known as the largest collection of Marilyn Monroe items in the […]
