Nicole Phelps
Hellessy Knows What Women Want
A woman can’t live on cocktails alone. So why do designers churn out so many cocktail dresses? That’s a question that nagged Sylvie Millstein, the designer behind the newly launched label Hellessy. Millstein, who was born in Paris to a French father and a Japanese mother, was the head merchant for Chanel in Japan before [...]
Nonstop Marc
Marc Jacobs was the guest of honor at the WWD CEO Summit dinner last night. With Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, Olivier Theyskens, and Pamela Love, among other New York design stars, looking on, Jacobs sat down with WWD’s Bridget Foley for an engaging interview that ranged from subjects like his favorite living [...]
Veni, Vidi, Ricci
Good news for fans of the Peter Copping-designed Nina Ricci label. Following the success of its first “Les Envies” collection, now selling briskly in stores and on Net-a-Porter, the French brand was showing off its next delivery here in New York yesterday. The capsule offering features wardrobe must-haves, hence the name, and sells for about [...]
Theyskens’ Film Theory
Olivier Theyskens is putting the finishing touches on his pre-fall collection for Theyskens’ Theory, which he’ll show to the press this Friday. Today, we’re rewinding to Spring, debuting a behind-the-scenes video of the making of his September show. That’s a lot of seasons and dates to keep straight. If it makes your head spin, consider [...]
At Home With Pucci On Madison Avenue
“I’m kind of in love with it.” Emilio Pucci’s Peter Dundas was in New York yesterday, prepping the label’s new flagship at 855 Madison Avenue for its first shoppers, and he couldn’t hide his enthusiasm. The corner store, up the block from Tom Ford and across the street from Céline, was designed by the French [...]