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The year was off to a dramatic start with the announcement in March that Paris designer Bouchra Jarrar had been named the new artistic director of Lanvin. Jarrar replaced Alber Elbaz, who had left the luxury fashion label under a cloud of controversy the previous October. YSL revealed in April that ex-Versus Versace creative director Anthony Vaccarello would be filling the position vacated by Hedi Slimane.
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Movers and shakers: the hottest fashion promotions of 2016
American luxury fashion company Coach has joined forces with eclectic Parisian retailer Colette for a multifaceted partnership that will soon see the duo launch a kid's capsule collection. The Coach 1941 x colette collection — a collaborative effort between Coach creative director Stuart Vevers and Colette cofounder Sarah Andelman — will launch at the Colette concept store in Paris on Rue Saint-Honoré.
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US fashion brand Coach teams with Parisian retailer Colette for ‘multifaceted partnership’
The luxury fashion and accessories brand has enlisted a number of talented personalities from different backgrounds to front its fall 2016 campaign. For its fall 2016 campaign, Kate Spade New York has called on not one but several muses from the world of arts and entertainment. Shot in a New York studio by photographer Emma Summerton, the campaign is fronted by the British model Jourdan Dunn, the actresses and singers Zosia Mamet and Bernadette Peters, the New York City Ballet choreographer and dancer Justin Peck, the dancer Xin Ying, the playwright John Guare, and twins Elise and Juliette Marold.
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Jourdan Dunn cast in latest Kate Spade New York campaign
Burberry appointed Celine chairman Marco Gobbetti as its next chief executive on Monday, replacing Christopher Bailey who will become the British luxury fashion group's new president. Gobbetti, currently the chairman and chief executive of French luxury brand Celine, will join the board in 2017 “as soon as he is contractually able to do so”, Burberry said in a statement. Burberry announced a fall in annual net profits in May, triggering a three-year programme of cost savings totalling at least £100 million ($130 million, 117 million euros).
Italian luxury fashion label Marni has unveiled its latest advertising campaign, promoting its new Fall/Winter 2016-17 collection.
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First look: Marni reveals new Fall/Winter 2016-17 campaign
Shimmering models wearing the latest creations by Fendi appeared to walk on water Thursday at a fairytale show in Rome's Trevi fountain to mark the luxury fashion house's 90th anniversary. The soft, luxurious collection of 46 outfits was inspired by Danish fairytale illustrator Kay Nielsen, who painted colour plates for the book Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen in 1924 and also later worked for Disney, including on sequences of the film Fantasia.
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Fendi models walk on water in Rome’s Trevi fountain
As widely expected, Christian Dior officially announced the Italian designer's appointment as the label's new head creative on Friday, July 8, tweeting “Dior is delighted to welcome Ms. Maria Chiuri as artistic director of women's couture, RTW and accessory collections.” On Thursday, Valentino had confirmed that Maria Grazia Chiuri would be leaving her position of creative directorship at the Italian label, which she had shared with Pierpaolo Piccioli. As expected, it's the Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri who will take over as creative director of the Dior fashion house, replacing Raf Simons who stood down in October.
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Dior names Maria Grazia Chiuri as new creative director
With cartoon prints, snail-shaped stickers and speckled ermine coats, British designer Jonathan Anderson delivered on his promise to put the “fantasy in fashion” as he presented his latest collection in London on Sunday. The British capital's fashion elite were up early to cram into the military building that provided the backdrop for the autumn-winter 2016 collection of JW Anderson, the eponymous label set up by the 31-year-old in 2008. The Northern Irishman is widely regarded as one of Britain's brightest fashion stars having made his name as the artistic director of Spanish luxury fashion house Loewe and scoring a double success at last year's British Fashion Awards for both his male and female collections.
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Fantasy becomes reality as fashion’s ‘Wonder Boy’ shows in London
The Italian luxury fashion house has teamed up with Nintendo for a collection inspired by the Super Mario Bros. series. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of the iconic Mario character, Moschino and Nintendo will launch a “Super Moschino” collection on December 5, it was announced. The collection consists of t-shirts, sweaters, bags, belts and accessories featuring graphics of Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, coins, stars and mushrooms.
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Moschino collaborates with Nintendo to create ‘Super Moschino’ collection
