British footwear fixture Nicholas Kirkwood has opened his second American outpost, in Las Vegas’s shimmering oasis of consumerism: The Wynn Hotel. Kirkwood’s magnificent — if improbably high — heels are a sure bet in the City of Sin.
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May 17, 2013, 7:32 pm
Sorry, Plus-Size Customers, Abercrombie & Fitch Doesn’t Want Your Money
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Abercrombie & Fitch — of the sickening effluvia of cologne, pulsating music, superfluous man nipples, prematurely faded denim, and the innocuous overpriced polo shirts inscribed with sexist and racist slogans (“With These, Who Needs Brains?” and “Two Wong Can Make a White”) — is catching scorn for refusing to carry plus sizes. This slight at larger customers is aggravated by comments crazy-eyebrowed CEO Michael S. Jeffries made in 2006 interview with Salon.com, which recently went viral.
May 17, 2013, 2:30 pm
A Real Theft of Chopard Bling in Cannes After “The Bling Ring” Premiere
Just hours after the premiere of Sofia Coppola’s hotly anticipated “The Bling Ring” — you know, that crazy true story about wanton L.A. youths burglarizing the Hollywood homes of Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and the like — another headlining robbery occurred. Approximately $1 million worth of Chopard jewelry was sticky-fingered from a safe in Cannes’ Novotel Hotel. We Cannes’t believe it!
May 15, 2013, 2:17 pm
Terry Richardson Shoots a Valentino Ad Campaign and Puts Himself In It
Everyone’s favorite porny agitprop photographer Terry Richardson has narrowed his aperture on a new subject: Qatari-owned Valentino and its ubiquitous “rock-stud” accessories.
May 14, 2013, 4:27 pm
A Magazine By, For, and About Central Saint Martins Students
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Central Saint Martins School of Art and Design. It’s an intimidating name, perhaps not so much to American ears, but certainly in Europe and, increasingly, Asia. The London-based school is most recognized for its fashion programs, from which countless all-stars — Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, Phoebe Philo, Riccardo Tisci, Christopher Kane — have matriculated. Yet it also boasts pathways in everything from fine art (for example, Kashmiri artist Raqib Shaw is a graduate) to acting to graphic design. And now, another high grade can be added to the university’s report card: the launch of a full-scale student-produced magazine, celebrating all the creative disciplines under Saint Martins’ gilded skylights.
May 10, 2013, 7:41 pm
Hedi Slimane Adds Keith Richards to His Saint Laurent Repertoire
Few of us have moves like Jagger, but, for a dear sum, you can have threads like Richards. Saint Laurent creative director and fabled maker of tight pants, Hedi Slimane has added yet another grizzled rocker to his pantheon. Following the induction of Courtney Love, Kim Gordon, and Marilyn Manson, the latest addition to Saint Laurent’s ever-expanding Music Project is the grand poobah of weathered wailers, none other than Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards.
May 7, 2013, 3:23 pm
Valentino’s Hyper-Expansion, Thanks to Qatar’s Hyper-Money
Valentino is shooting for the stars with its upcoming Manhattan flagship, set to open next year in the city’s old Takashimaya Building. If you’ve ever walked along 5th Avenue between 54th and 55th streets, you’ll recognize the place – it’s a gigantic, monolithic structure, replete with floor-to-ceiling paned glass windows.
May 3, 2013, 4:52 pm
Sequined Bunny Ears: Katie Hillier and Markus Lupfer Team Up for Net-A-Porter
Designers Katie Hillier and Markus Lupfer have partnered to create an exclusive capsule collection for mega e-tailer Net-A-Porter. The collaboration features five sweaters that seamlessly blend Hillier’s quirky Animalia charm with Lupfer’s bedazzled cashmeres.
April 30, 2013, 4:27 pm
Dior Homme Is the Latest French House to Show in Beijing
On April 25th, Dior Homme hosted its first ever runway show in Beijing, China, at the city’s Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) Museum. The expo follows a well-received Dior Couture presentation in Shanghai last month.
April 29, 2013, 4:45 pm
Take the Plunge with a $22k Diamond-Encrusted Prehistoric Shark Tooth
You could be flashing some fang with your next indulgent accessory purchase. Judeo-Jamaican jeweler Anna Ruth Henriques has taken the trend for shark teeth — started by Givenchy’s recent reinvention of the selachimorpha incisor (not just for Waikiki junk shops anymore) — and jumped off the deep end. Available at Stone & Strand, her $22k pendant is rendered in 18-carat diamonds and white gold. Moreover, the tooth is a bona fide fossil estimated to be 50 million years old. Talk about an investment piece! (more…)
