Rodarte Wins The Cooper-Hewitt Award, Missoni Wins The Gold, And More…
Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte have been awarded the 2010 Cooper-Hewitt award for fashion design, besting fellow nominees Behnaz Sarafpour and Proenza Schouler. [WWD]
Bidders for the house of Ferré, step right up: Potential buyers are invited to begin due diligence on the company, which has been in bankruptcy administration since 2009. [WSJ]
At 89, Missoni founder and patriarch Ottavio Missoni (left) won three gold medals at Rome’s Campionati Italiani di Atletica Leggera, an annual track and field competition. How’s your gym routine looking right about now? [WWD]
Moschino is collaborating with…Kartell? Strange but true: The Italian label is partnering with the interiors firm (famous for releasing Philippe Starck’s “Mademoiselle” chairs) on a line of brightly colored plastic ballet flats for Spring ’11. [Vogue U.K.]
One of the stranger fashion credits you’ll read today: Darth Vader wears Band of Outsiders. [Behance via Refinery29]
