At Pitti Uomo in Florence, Put a Hat on It
FLORENCE, Italy — In December 1929, Irving Berlin published a song with an irresistible but notoriously complex rhythmic pattern and lyrics about the custom in Harlem of putting on one’s Sunday finery to...
The Greening of Fashion’s Next Generation
2014 CFDA Lexus Eco Fashion Challenge It’s a big day for Green Fashion on both sides of the Atlantic! In London, Kering is unveiling a five-year partnership with the Center for Sustainable Fashion at...
Oscar de la Renta’s Legacy
Oscar de la Renta, with models from his collection for Elizabeth Arden, in1965 Though most people, when they think of Oscar de la Renta, think of the first ladies he dressed (Jackie Kennedy, Nancy Reagan,...
For the Wolf of Luxury, a Chance to Be a Lamb
Bernard Arnault, the chairman and chief executive of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton High above the luxury shopping utopia that is the Avenue Montaigne in Paris, Bernard Arnault, the 65-year old chairman...
In the End, Perspective
Louis Vuitton, by Nicolas Ghesquière, focused on a narrow silhouette It ended not with a bang, but with a building, and a farewell. Also some perspective. After four cities and hundreds of shows, it came...
New York Fashion Week Guide: Who and What to Know
As the United States Open winds down to its final chaotic days, another late-summer New York spectacle takes its place, one with its own crowds, prized seating spots, celebrity sightings and, of course,...
More Mega-Change in the Retail World: Sarah Rutson Leaves Lane Crawford
Another major shake-up is in the works in the world of global department stores: After 21 years, Sarah Rutson, fashion director of Lane Crawford, Asia’s most recognizable luxury emporium, is leaving to...
For Vuitton, More Than Window Dressing
A Louis Vuitton window display at Saks Fifth Avenue It didn’t take long for the Saks Fifth Avenue president, Marigay McKee, to find Michael Burke at the conclusion of Nicolas Ghesquière’s first runway...
Home and Work | Brunch at Tiffany’s
Francesca Amfitheatrof in the Tiffany studio with sketches of her first collection, which launches this month. The sight, from across the street, of Francesca Amfitheatrof taking in the morning...
The Making Of | Christophe Lemaire’s Sculptural Leather Bags for Hermès
Christophe Lemaire’s fall:winter 2014 collection featured two styles of seamless, hard bags Even two-plus decades into his distinguished and varied fashion career, the Paris-based...