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NEW YORK (AP) — Target kicked off New York Fashion Week with a sing-along event Tuesday night at a custom-built piano lounge the cheap chic retailer created, attracting such celebrities as Christie Brinkley, Kendall Jenner and Queen Latifah.
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Target kicks off Fashion Week with sing-along event
The sale process comes just six months after American Apparel emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy, following the public ouster of its controversial founder and chief executive officer, Dov Charney, and a string of losses that the company has struggled to reverse. “As we have regularly communicated to employees, vendors and customers, we continuously evaluate strategic alternatives,” American Apparel, which is now owned by its former creditors, said in a statement. When contacted for comment, Charney said he would have to see what the asking price for his old company is before considering making a bid.
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American Apparel hires investment bank to explore sale: sources
Queen Elizabeth's wedding dress is on display at Buckingham Palace in a collection of her clothes that will open to the public on Saturday, part of celebrations of the 90th birthday of the world's oldest monarch. Elizabeth is by far the oldest monarch in British history and last year she surpassed her great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria as Britain's longest-reigning sovereign.
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Queen Elizabeth’s dresses on show to mark 90th birthday
Legendary New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham died Saturday, according to the paper where he worked for nearly 40 years. Cunningham, whose watchful eye brought images of New Yorkers — from the well-heeled to unsuspecting trendsetters — to the public, had been hospitalized recently after a stroke, the Times reported. Credited with creating the genre of street fashion photography, Cunningham held a passion for capturing a subject or trend's look, whatever it may be.
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Master of street fashion photography Bill Cunningham dead at 87
The exhibition will explore Gabrielle Chanel's creative world from the perspective of her relationship to books and reading. Art objects from her Paris apartment will also be shown to the public for the first time, along with jewelry pieces and perfumes.
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Chanel announces new exhibition, ‘The Woman Who Reads’
Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello took over Monday as creative director of Yves Saint Laurent, three days after the departure of the hugely influential Hedi Slimane. After Slimane's rock star chic, Vaccarello will bring a sexy, leggy look which he has developed since he first came to fame with a collection inspired by the Hungarian-Italian porn actress turned politician la Cicciolina. Vaccarello's “modern, pure aesthetic is the perfect fit,” YSL's CEO Francesca Bellettini said.
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Anthony Vaccarello named creative director of Yves Saint Laurent
New York fashion house Public School is developing a range of stylish, on-trend accessories that will help Fitbit's latest activity tracker blend in or stand out. Exactly what creative duo Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow have in mind for the Alta won't be revealed until the Public School Autumn/Winter 2016 Women's Collection runway show on February 14 during New York Fashion Week. “As we work with Fitbit to design the collection for Alta, our goal is to create accessories that inspire, delight and have the versatility to become a modern extension of our users.
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Public School brings style to the Fitbit Alta
Paris dusts itself off to reclaim its place as the capital of fashion Wednesday, with the start of its menswear shows amid tight security after the November terror attacks. With some of the world's richest fashionistas due in the French capital for the haute couture collections which follow the 50 or so menswear shows, the organisers are taking no risks. Reinforced security and identity checks have many in the industry fearing long queues which could play havoc with the tightly scheduled catwalk shows.
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Paris vows security will not rain on its fashion parade
It is nothing short of a fashion earthquake. The organisers of New York Fashion Week are considering doing away with a century of tradition and showing designers' catwalk collections only when they go on sale in the shops. Its director, the designer and former princess Diane von Furstenberg, claims the system frustrates the public and gives counterfeiters time to rip off the latest trends.
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Fashion titans clash over shake-up of catwalk calendar
