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Dior's next cruise collection could be shown in Los Angeles reports WWD. Reports suggest that the first cruise collection from Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior's new creative director, could be shown in LA on May 11.
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Dior’s next cruise collection could be heading to Los Angeles
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
French luxury label Louis Vuitton wrapped up Paris Fashion Week on Wednesday with sporty, edgy looks for next winter, offering plenty of leather for outerwear, trousers and dresses. On a catwalk spiked with mirror columns, designer Nicolas Ghesquiere opened the autumn/winter 2016/2017 show with a black coat adorned with golden buttons and cinched at the waist over shiny red leather trousers and combat-style boots. Ghesquiere, who has led a renaissance of the brand known for its monogrammed leather bags, also presented T-shirt-like dresses in bold geometric patterns – blue, red, white and black – in front of guests including Oscar winner Alicia Vikander.
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Paris Fashion Week wraps up with sporty, edgy leather from Vuitton
MILAN (Reuters) – Italian online fashion retailer Yoox Net-A-Porter (YNAP) posted a 26 percent increase in 2015 adjusted core profit as sales rose strongly driven by the recently merged group's more exclusive websites. Italy's Yoox merged at the start of October with upmarket rival Net-a-Porter in an all-share deal that created a leader in the fast-growing online luxury market, handing a 50 percent stake to Swiss luxury group Richemont . YNAP said adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation totalled 133. …
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Yoox Net-A-Porter 2015 adjusted core profit up 26 percent
Saint Laurent went full-throttle killer miniskirt glam, but the decade was also there in the hugely influential Vetements and Balenciago shows, Kenzo, Veronique Leroy, Maison Margiela, Lanvin and Giambattista Valli. Loewe, Louis Vuitton and Taiwanese star Shiatzy Chen all went for black leather bustiers, with the last two pairing them with skinhead and dominatrix boots to up the kick-ass attitude. Valentino even toughened up the tutu, with Sacai, John Galliano and Margiela all taking a military bearing.
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Six memorable looks from Paris fashion week
PARIS – – Britain's dame of fashion, Vivienne Westwood, presented a unisex collection at Paris Fashion Week at the weekend, with her designer label rebranded to include her husband's name. In a collection that bent the rules, one male model wore a red velvet toga dress while women were dressed in large, boxy blazers. Westwood and husband Andreas Kronthaler have collaborated for years and Westwood's Gold Label collection has now been renamed Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood.
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Westwood bends gender rules at Paris Fashion Week
By Johnny Cotton PARIS (Reuters) – British designer Stella McCartney offered a new take on her brand's signature looks at Paris Fashion Week on Monday, presenting a selection of puffa jackets and pleated dresses for women's winter wardrobes. Showing at Palais Garnier, the designer, known for mixing luxury and sporty, unveiled plenty of snug-looking creations in front an audience that included her father Paul McCartney, who described the collection as “very young…witty”. Quilted puffa jackets came in an array of styles – belted, short and as gilets.
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Signature looks evolve at Stella McCartney’s Paris show
Burberry is changing the way it creates, presents and sells its runway collections.
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Burberry shakes up its runway strategy
Burberry is changing the way it creates, presents and sells its runway collections.
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
