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January 19, 2012
Lately, model Agyness Deyn has been making headlines with her provocative role as a stripper in the upcoming Danish film Pusher, but she also has another acting role up her sleeve. Deyn is the star of Waris Ahluwalia’s latest project for The Luxury Collection Hotels—a short film (which he told Style.com about a while back) entitled HERE. Deyn is part of an all-star cast Ahluwalia enlisted for the movie—Tilda Swinton conceived the short with the designer, I Am Love’s Luca Guadagnino directed it, Heidi Bivens designed the costumes, and Jason Schwartzman created the soundtrack. The film, which follows a coast-to-coast romantic voyage between three of the Collection’s hotels, doesn’t go live (on TheLuxuryCollection.com/TheFilmHere) until January 24, but Style.com has the exclusive first look at the teaser (above).
tags: Agyness Deyn, Heidi Bivens, Jason Schwartzman, Luca Guadagnino, The Luxury Collection, Tilda Swinton, Waris Ahluwalia
Fashion Forward 2012 Winners Announced
January 19, 2012
This morning, the British Fashion Council (BFC) announced the three womenswear designers—Mary Katrantzou, Henry Holland, and Louise Gray—and one menswear designer, James Long, who have been awarded the Fashion Forward sponsorship for two consecutive seasons of London shows. Long is the first menswear designer to receive funding from the Fashion Forward program. They are in good company. In the past six years of the program, the winners have included Jonathan Saunders, Christopher Kane, and, last year, Peter Pilotto, Todd Lynn, and Meadham Kirchhoff.
tags: British Fashion Council, Christopher Kane, Henry Holland, James Long, Jonathan Saunders, Louise Gray, Mary Katrantzou, Meadham Kirchhoff, Peter Pilotto, Todd Lynn
Louis Vuitton Partners With Italian Film School, Second Round Of Versace For H&M Sold Out On the First Day, And More…
January 19, 2012
Louis Vuitton has formed a three-year partnership with Italy’s oldest film school, Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia (Italian National Film School), in an effort to “perpetuate handcrafted artistry.” For the first year of the relationship, there will be a costume workshop focusing on the design of the late seventeenth century. [WWD]
If you thought you were going to get your hands on the latest Versace for H&M collection, think again. Following the insane buzz surrounding Donatella’s first round of designs for the brand, the second collection debuted online and in Europe today and guess what? It’s reportedly already sold out. [Huff Po]
Art titan Larry Gagosian is being sued for over $14 million for allegedly selling off two pieces of art that he “had no right to sell.” According to the complaint, Gagosian bought a Roy Lichtenstein work from the artist’s “Girl in Mirror”series without the owner’s consent from her son, and now the original owner is contesting the purchase and Gagosian’s sale of the art. [Page Six]
To mark the 190th anniversary of the invention of the chronograph, Montblanc joined forces with director Wim Wenders on a film contest. Contenders have until tomorrow to upload their one-second video or share a “compilation of the clips” on www.montblanconesecond.com. [WWD]
tags: Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Larry Gagosian, Louis Vuitton, Roy Lichtenstein, Versace for H&M
Who Needs Shoulder Straps?
January 19, 2012
The new It bag you’ll be seeing in the front rows next month is a super-slim, stretched-out version of the Celine clutch you’ve been coveting for a couple of seasons now. Ms. Minimalism herself, Phoebe Philo, showed them at her pre-fall collection, as did other designers like Givenchy’s Riccardo Tisci and Peter Dundas at Emilio Pucci. But the trend isn’t just for the ladies. At the recent menswear shows, dapper dudes both on and off runways (Burberry, Jil Sander, and Valentino, to name a few) have been spotted with portfoliolike pouches ideal for toting around iPads.
CLICK FOR A SLIDESHOW, and let us know if you’ll be clutching one this season.
tags: Burberry, Celine, Emilio Pucci, Givenchy, Jil Sander, Peter Dundas, Phoebe Philo, Riccardo Tisci, Valentino
iWWD
January 18, 2012
For 101 years, WWD has been at the forefront of fashion news. Today, our sister publication at Fairchild Fashion Media announced a new move to extend its coverage to readers around the globe—the WWD iPad edition.
What does this mean for WWD disciples? Enhanced article views, slideshows with extra images not available in the paper (meaning more McQueen and Balenciaga to gush over), and a live “Eye” section news feed, viewable directly from your seat at the Marc Jacobs show.
WWD App for the iPad is available on the Apple App Store. The app is free for existing print or online WWD subscribers and $169 for the bundled WWD subscription.
tags: Apple App Store, Fairchild Fashion Media, iPad, WWD
Haute Click Couture
January 18, 2012
In November, one of the world’s biggest haute couture collectors, Daphne Guinness, explained to the Telegraph that it was a “dying” art form. Don’t tell that to the team behind Modewalk.com, a new luxury e-commerce site launching next week.
“Drawing on a rich history of craftsmanship traditions, haute couture epitomizes the peak of fashion as an art form,” the group behind the site, Henri Deshays, Beatrice Pang, and Indre Rockefeller, told Style.com via e-mail. “We would like to use the Internet to enable modern clients from around the world to rediscover the genuine workmanship of this magical universe.”
Modewalk is opening up its virtual doors with a carefully selected roster of Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture designers, including Alexis Mabille, On Aura Tout Vu, Alexandre Vauthier, and Christophe Josse, as well as ready-to-wear and accessory items by French designers (Paris is their “launch” city) you might not be familiar with. But they haven’t reduced buying an $80,000 coat to the mere click of a button: “ModeWalk unveils the beautiful creative process and creates an emotional connection between the brands and our users,” they said, offering the “crème de la crème of the Paris shopping experience.”
Translation: Through the site, shoppers around the globe can book in-person appointments with designers, get runway show tickets, and access private sales.
ModeWalk.com launches January 23.
tags: Alexandre Vauthier, Alexis Mabille, Beatrice Pang, Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture, Christophe Josse, Henri Deshays, Indre Rockefeller, ModeWalk.com, On Aura Tout Vu
Oscar’s Night
January 18, 2012
“With Spain, we think of bullfighters and flamenco dancers, but there is so much more,” Oscar de la Renta said last night at a private viewing of the Queen Sofía Spanish Institute’s Joaquin Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress exhibition. The designer (who conceived the exhibit) and André Leon Talley (who curated it) gathered at the museum on Park Avenue to discuss the
Valencian artist’s influence on Iberian style to a small crowd, which included his wife, Annette de la Renta, Steven Kolb, and Trina Turk.
The exhibition is a feast for the eyes, displaying several Sorolla paintings alongside over 30 original costumes from the period, including lace bridal
gowns from Toledo, boiled wool sheepherder capes, and a pirate’s trove of silver filigree jewelry, all of which were lent from Sorolla’s archives in Madrid. The multi-floor display also includes Catalan-influenced contemporary fashions by Christian Lacroix, Karl Lagerfeld, Stefano Pilati, and Cristobal Balenciaga (the similarities between the latter’s cocoon cape and a Basque fisherman’s tunic are uncanny).
As for de la Renta, if his recent pre-fall collection of embroidered coats and bolero jackets is any indication, he too is feeling his roots. “Spain has always been an influence in my work,” he tells Style.com. “Sometimes things seep in unconsciously.” His favorite Spanish hallmark? “I have always loved ruffles. They are the essence of femininity.”
Joaquin Sorolla and the Glory of Spanish Dress runs through March 10, Queen Sofía Spanish Institute, 684 Park Ave., NYC.
tags: Andre Leon Talley, Joaquin Sorolla, Oscar de la Renta, Queen Sof�a Spanish Institute, Trina Turk
Karlie Kloss Makes A Tumblr, J.W. Anderson Debuts His Aldo Collaboration, Balenciaga’s Patti Smith-Inspired Campaign, And More
January 18, 2012
Model-of-the-moment Karlie Kloss was inspired by her friend Coca Rocha to start a Tumblr, called Kloss Gloss, which she launched this week. She has posted her latest editorials and a behind-the-scenes video from her Numéro shoot with Greg Kadel. [Kloss Gloss]
J.W. Anderson celebrated his collaboration with Aldo at Selfridges last night in London. The designer, along with Christian Cota and Mark Fast, was selected to work with the brand as part of the Aldo Rise initiative. [Vogue U.K.]
Patti Smith’s gritty photos in her book Just Kids served as the inspiration behind Balenciaga’s new Spring campaign. The Steven Meisel-lensed images, starring Laura Kampman, Juliane Grüner, Rosie Tapner, and Kirstin Liljegren, are shot in a torn-up bedroom much like the one in the iconic image of Smith and Sam Shepard. [Models.com]
Karl Lagerfeld’s gymnastics-themed campaign came out last month. Now Chanel has released a video that gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the shoot with Joan Smalls and Saskia de Braw. [Telegraph]
tags: Aldo, Balenciaga, Chanel, J.W. Anderson, Joan Smalls, Karl Lagerfeld, Karlie Kloss, Patti Smith, Saskia de Brauw, Steven Meisel
Bag By Band Of Outsiders
January 18, 2012
Scott Sternberg of Band of Outsiders and Boy has always been one to think outside the box, but his latest collaboration is, at least in the literal sense, the exact opposite. For the Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival, which kicks off tomorrow in Los Angeles, the designer was commissioned by ForYourArt to create a limited-edition tote as part of artist Liz Glynn’s Black Box performance space. For this exhibition, Glynn (who once rebuilt Rome in a day with her The 24-Hour Roman Reconstruction exhibit in 2008) created a place where “anything can and will happen unannounced,” according to a statement from the festival organizers. And Sternberg’s canvas tote, which will be handed out (for free) in the Black Box, doesn’t give any clues as to what’s going to happen, either. The bag reads: “I went to Liz Glynn’s Black Box thing where anything can happen and all I got was this lousy Band of Outsiders tote bag and a super informative ForYourArt map.”
Black Box will open nightly at 8 p.m. at 830 Highland Ave., L.A., from January 19-29. For more info, visit PacificStandardTimeFestival.org.
tags: Band of Outsiders, Black Box, Boy, Liz Glynn, Pacific Standard Time Performance and Public Art Festival, Scott Sternberg
The Audience Takes Center Stage
January 17, 2012
Tomorrow night, Shipley & Halmos’ Jeff Halmos and Sam Shipley will unveil a new book, Everyone Must Be Announced, by their longtime friend, the photographer Aaron Stern, at New York’s Milk Gallery. The idea for the the tome, produced under their S&H Publishers imprint, first came about roughly eight months ago when the designers, both avid music fans, came across Stern’s photo blog and noticed his unusual vantage point. The 100-page book, curated by Shipley, Halmos, and Stern, documents Sonic Youth, Beach House, and Grizzly Bear concerts, among others, but there are only a few images of actual performers and most are not entirely visible. Instead, the images depict the crowds, the trash left behind, and the emotion that comes with seeing a live show. “Everyone who goes to see live music takes something away,” Halmos told Style.com. “Whether it’s incredible lighting or the fans going crazy, not only the crowd feeds off it, but the band does as well. With this book, we wanted to put the focus on the experience of seeing live music rather than the band itself.” Added Stern: “When you hear a song or verse that has meaning, I think the stress of everyday life fades away for a few minutes.”
Everyone Must Be Announced, $50, is available on Shop.Shipley-Halmos.com. The corresponding exhibition and book signing is Wednesday at Milk Gallery, 450 W. 15th St., NYC, from 6 to 8 p.m.
tags: Aaron Stern, Jeff Halmos, Milk Gallery, Sam Shipley, Shipley & Halmos
