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Filmmaker-designer Tom Ford and rap superstar Kanye West fired the start gun on New York Fashion Week Wednesday, unveiling intimate A-list shows that proffered starkly different visions of women's attire. For Ford, who premiered his second movie “Nocturnal Animals” at the Venice film festival only last week, it was a triumphant return to New York after showing more recently in London and Los Angeles.
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Tom Ford, Kanye West usher in NY Fashion Week
(Reuters) – Rapper and fashion designer Kanye West is turning his tour merchandise into high-demand fashion, and eager fans lined up on Friday to be among the first to get their hands on the limited-edition “Life of Pablo” clothing. West fan Perriante Biffle showed off his new long sleeve white t-shirt printed with the 'New York' location and song lyrics.
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Eager fans line up for Kanye West’s ‘Pablo’ clothing
Bill Cunningham, the New York Times fashion photographer known for his shots of emerging trends on the streets of New York City, died on Saturday at age of 87 after being hospitalized for a stroke, the newspaper said. Cunningham worked for the New York Times for nearly 40 years, operating “as a dedicated chronicler of fashion and as an unlikely cultural anthropologist,” the newspaper said. “A lot of people complain about fashion and fast fashion.
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New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham dies at 87
By Astrid Wendlandt and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Fashion brands from South Korea, China and Japan are becoming serious rivals of their Western peers as Asian consumers become increasingly confident in their own style and take pride in buying home-grown labels. Asian consumers are the world's biggest spenders on high-end fashion, representing around half of total buyers. Most of them are under 35, Internet-savvy and increasingly on the hunt for small, cool, original brands that will make them stand out and look different from their parents, fashion executives and retailers say.
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Cool Asian fashion brands challenge Western labels
A Manhattan designer of stuffed animals on Thursday sued Ralph Lauren Corp , accusing it of creating an illegal market for stuffed teddy bears resembling her own. Samantha Goldberg said Ralph Lauren since 2001 has been selling teddy bears handmade from imported Scottish cashmere by her company, Alvin & Sparky LLC. She said her “Big Teddy” retails for $195, while “Little Teddy” sells for $170.
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The fur flies! Ralph Lauren teddy bears spark lawsuit
The Italian fashion house is under fire — yet again — for what many are calling a politically incorrect move.
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Dolce & Gabbana Criticized Over Selling "Slave Sandal" Footwear
Comin’ in clutch in a volatile market.
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Kate Spade’s Quirky Purses Are Winning the Handbag Game
By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – More than 20 million viewers watched rapper and fashion designer Kanye West put his own twist on a New York Fashion Week runway show on Thursday as he debuted a new album and clothing collection at famed music venue Madison Square Garden. West, his reality star wife Kim Kardashian and her family, including former NBA basketball player Lamar Odom, entered the Manhattan venue to cheers from the audience. It is the first time Odom, the estranged husband of Khloe Kardashian, has been seen in public since he fell into a coma after using cocaine at a brothel last October and was hospitalized.
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Kanye West’s new album and fashion show draw 20 million viewers
Yves Saint Laurent has a new version of the iconic “L'Homme” fragrance in store for spring, revealing a fresh, modern side to masculinity for 2016. Launched in 2006, the original “L'Homme” fragrance has already seen its share of flankers, including 2013's “L'Homme Intense.” Yves Saint Laurent is now opening a new chapter in the scent's history with “L'Homme Ultime.” This revamped variation of the original “L'Homme” is inspired by a new, modern take on masculinity, channeling an elegant, mysterious, authentic, charismatic and refined state of mind. Developed by a trio of perfumers — Anne Flipo, Dominique Ropion and Juliette Karagueuzoglou — this aromatic woody scent is spiced with notes of ginger and cardamom seed, with a zest of grapefruit essence.
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Yves Saint Laurent updates L’Homme with a fresh new flanker
