In Zandra Rhodes world, bold color and prints are everything. The latest addition to her laundry list of accomplishments is in the world of beds. The vibrantly haired British fashion and textile designer partnered with the bespoke bed company, Savoir, which make fewer than 1000 beds per year, and infused her unique style into upholstered...
From Chanel.com anyone can view the breezy simplicity of Virginie Viard's Couture. Soft and easy are words that come to mind for the spell she cast on the collection since Lagerfeld's death.
It’s been months since my last post but I’ve been happily busy with other projects. I’m crossing my fingers for a fresh start for 2021 and even though it’s just a number on the calendar, it feels like a positive delineation from the dreadful 2020. Every cloud has a silver lining and to that end,...
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The takeaway from Louis Vuitton's men's show, which happened in Shanghai on Aug 5, 2020, is that this pandemic may have an actual end. From my limited laptop vantage point, the audience seems unconcerned about any COVID contagion. The locally based audience sat in cramped rows without masks on a dock in Shanghai which was decked out with LV fantasy characters.
I love the jewelry industry because unlike it’s fickle sister, fashion, jewelry is not a commodity that loses its luster, gets tossed a box and sent to Real Real. Generally speaking, jewelry and watches from notable French houses like Cartier or Van Cleef & Arpels are not created for influencers to show on their feeds,...
It's couture time in Paris and although the coronavirus has put a halt to in-person fashion shows, designers' creative spirit continues to shine. Viktor and Rolf's fashion film, titled "Change" is a sharp and ironic comment of this uncertain and stressful moment in time. It's a fitting title for the precariousness of fashion's future and the normalcy of life after this unimaginable pandemic. But the Dutch duo's take on the current state of affairs is humorous and may put a smile on teeth-clenched faces—for at least the duration of the show.
I wish I could have a do-over for the summer of 2020. I couldn't have envisioned a summer without travel or work or enjoying a nice meal at a restaurant. Forgive the toddler-like wining but I really want these months stricken from my life and granted a do-over. But since that is not going to happen, the next best thing is to make myself and what I wear and enjoy, as cheerful, comfy and fun as possible.
Leave it to Cartier to assemble a group of progressive influencers to get the watch-love message out to Millenials. This selective and international bunch of creatives, which they call the Pasha de Cartier Community, speaks to a new generation of potential Cartier fans and customers in a way that is relevant to the social justice...
Today New York is in phase-one of the quarantine lifting. But because many are still wary of letting down their guard, we all move forward to our reimagined reality with baby steps. In a very different universe, today's news is that Chanel unveiled the 2020/21 cruise collection. In the past history of this alternative-world, cruise collections were grand happenings usually held at exotic destinations around the globe. A few lucky editors and influencers, as well as Chanel clients and of course celebrities, jetted to the 20-minute runway show. Chanel was planning the island of Capri as this year's setting, but the lock-down put an end to the dreams of limoncello and Caprese salads by blue waters.