When asked by the Financial Times last night how much money LVMH has spent to acquire 60% of Off-White from Virgil Abloh, its CEO Michael Burke replied: “We paid the right amount.” Even when done so discreetly, money always talks. However what’s much more interesting to everyone but Abloh’s accountant is not how much LVMH … Read more
Entireworld’s Scott Sternberg made headlines with his core collection of #WFH sweatshirts, sweatpants, and other essentials last year, but he’s not just sticking with the basics. “We just dropped this whole group of block printed items that we made in India, caftans and separates, really cute,” he says. “Those just went crazy, they sold like … Read more
Even before the pandemic fractured the fashion system, the resort season was one of the strangest. Spanning months and aesthetics—swimwear and coats often sharing the catwalk—resort collections were the catch-all for many brands, featuring items destined to sell because of the season’s long shelf life and arrival during the holidays. The resort 2022 shows continued … Read more
Kat Graham has been a mainstay on the Cannes Film Festival red carpet since 2013, and this year is no exception. Over the course of the past week, the 31-year-old Vampire Diaries alum has turned heads in deep-cut gowns, fiery-red halter necks, and sparkling, strapless numbers. “During what was my busiest Cannes festival yet,” said Graham, whose hotel room overlooked the Mediterranean Sea, “the water … Read more
Bling Empire star Christine Chiu is a regular in the front row during couture week, but this season was an experience like none other. Fall 2021’s couture shows coincided with the lead-up to the Cannes Film Festival, so the reality star and her family packed their bags and prepared for a glamorous double-header. “Couture week … Read more
As was the case for everything else, the schedule for the 2020 Olympics did not go as planned. At the beginning of March 2020, Simone Manuel, who won two gold and two silver medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics and was planning on continuing her streak in Tokyo, had just finished up a swim meet … Read more
It’s about this time of the summer when my thoughts turn to two things: the notion of weekend escapes—and the time and hassle it so often takes to reach those escapes. With my thoughts bogged down between a too-long drive from Brooklyn up to the Cape or a white-knuckled, one-lane crawl to one Hampton or … Read more
Sure, the Cannes Film Festival is the epitome of glamour, but at its heart, the event is a celebration of cinema that priorities story over spectacle. Mass market fare gets the bulk of attention in Hollywood, but Cannes showcases films that are innovative, artistic, and at times, intimate. For Flag Day star Katheryn Winnick, 2021’s … Read more
Phillip Lim presented his resort in his Great Jones Street store. It was the first time he showed his clothes in person since February of last year; after 16 months of Zooms it was a move evocative of the collection’s mood. “Hope, manifesting from a moment of darkness,” he riffed, “resilient femininity.” Lim made smart … Read more
A small benefit of the upside down digital fashion week schedule is that a New Yorker can now be awoken by a Tomo Koizumi show. In the wee hours of my morning, Koizumi was half the globe around, staging a show in Kyoto’s Nijo Castle. The scene, even on the small screen of my iPhone … Read more