Matthew Schneier
Tilda, Tats, and Tailoring
For Spring ’14, the top-tier bespoke tailor Timothy Everest and legendary Japanese tattoo artist Horiyoshi III came together to create a capsule collection. It might seem the meeting of opposite ends of the spectrum, but tattoos, laughed Everest at last night’s presentation in London, “are the ultimate bespoke.” As if to demonstrate, a disciple of [...]
On Our Radar: Givenchy’s Seventeen Watch
After a breakneck six months—a standout show, chairing the Met Gala, a CFDA honor—you might expect Riccardo Tisci to slow down for a bit. Evidently not. Word came over the transom today of his first watch for Givenchy, the unisex, stainless-steel Seventeen (so named for the prime number; prime numbers, the logic goes, are “mysterious [...]
Saint Laurent Opens in Soho
Hedi Slimane’s latest brick in the rebuilt house of Saint Laurent is now in place: As of this afternoon, the label’s first downtown store is open on Soho’s Greene Street. Saint Laurent (né Yves) has long had a presence on East 57th Street, which it maintains, but under Slimane, the direction has gone decidedly, as [...]
See You This Summer—That Is To Say, Tuesday
Memorial Day is the traditional kickoff to the summer season—even if forecasts in the northeast make it feel more like sweater weather. In celebration of the holiday, we’ll be off Monday. Here’s hoping you are, too. See you Tuesday. —The Editors Photo: bluefly.com
Kirsten Dunst Gets Personal In Wren’s New Capsule Collection
Wren designer Melissa Coker first worked with power stylist and Lula editor in chief Leith Clark on several short fashion films for the label, starring the likes of Tavi Gevinson and Gia Coppola. At the time, they were designer and stylist. But then, the ideas started to bubble up. “We were on set and I [...]