Brooks Brothers converting NY, Mass and NCarolina factories from making ties and shirts to making masks and gowns. They are making 150,000 masks a day starting now.
So here I am at the
@LouisVuitton
factory with the LV cattle in the LV fields in Johnson County, Texas for the POTUS ribbon cutting. Never did I think I would write all those words in one sentence before.
The seamstresses and tailors of the
#Valentino
#couture
ateliers take their bow on the runway (note: this is the only big brand show all week where the people who actually make the clothes also get the recognition),
She's already won biggest jewel: it's the Tiffany diamond, 128.54 carats.
#LadyGaga
#Oscars
Last seen on Audrey Hepburn in a "Breakfast at Tiffany's" photo shoot.
It takes guts to invite the fashion world into your apartment (including three seat on your bed). But that’s what Pieter Mulier did for his Alaia show in Antwerp.
At a time when everything can seem very dark, it's worth remembering the legacy of Kenzo Takada, the great designer who died today of Covid, and who believed in joy: "Fashion is not for the few — it is for all the people. It should not be too serious."
LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White are devastated to announce the passing of Virgil Abloh, on Sunday, November 28th, of cancer, which he had been battling privately for several years.
At the end of the
@MaisonValentino
#couture
show, designer Pierpaolo Piccioli brought all the petites mains out to take a bow, and they all went over to kiss and say thank you to Valentino, the man who founded the house.
Kenzo Takada, the designer whose exuberant prints and volumes helped break the Paris barrier and bring Japanese fashion to the world, has died from the coronavirus.
Chanel built a replica of the cavernous space in the Grand Palais in the Champ de Mars because the Grand Palais is being renovated. They showed some videos at the entrance
#PFW
Btw, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, was wearing Dior haute couture for her first public appearance with the royal family during the Queen's platinum jubilee. How's that for a fashion declaration of independence?
Another thing about Pierpaolo Piccioli of
#Valentino
: he let all his models choose whether they wanted to wear flats, kitten heels, or spikes to walk down the very slippery Spanish Steps for his couture show in Rome. Let me say that again: he let the MODELS choose.
Scoop: and the next Met Gala celeb co-chairs are…Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. Honorary chairs Tom Ford, Instagram’s Adam Moressi and Anna Wintour. Theme is “Gilded Glamour.” Point is: this one is going to be very dressed-up indeed.
Ralph Lauren donating $10 million to COVID-19 funds and charities, including $1 million to the new Vogue/CFDA fund for small fashion businesses; also making 250k masks (non-medical-grade to start) and 25k hospital gowns.
Giorgio Armani held his show in silence out of respect for those caught in the war in Ukraine. One of the only designers to overtly acknowledge the conflict.