Doha, Qatar, is the latest hot spot of global luxury. The city’s extraordinary boom, fueled in large part by its winning World Cup 2022 bid, has already seen the arrival of outposts of Hermès, Stella McCartney, Balenciaga, and Alexander McQueen. The latest addition to its luxury Pearl Island complex is a new store catering to [...]

When we set out to tell the story of 2011 by the numbers, one loomed especially large: 661,509, the record-breaking number of visitors who lined up, often for hours at a time, to see the Costume Institute’s Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (left) at the Met.But it wasn’t just a banner year for the Met and [...]

Yves Saint Laurent switched things up for its Spring 2012 ad campaign, enlisting David Sims to shoot it instead of Inez and Vinoodh, who have shot the label’s ads for the past nine seasons. The campaign stars Mariacarla Boscono wearing two looks from the collection. [
n_1160126.html?ref=style ">HuffPo]Bill Cunningham will be receiving the Carnegie Hall Medal [...]

Tonight in London, the British Fashion Council hosted its annual British Fashion Awards, with Kate Moss, Samantha Cameron, Colin Firth, and Marc Jacobs all on hand. Check back tomorrow for our complete coverage of the party scene. In the meantime, this year’s winners are below. A new category, the New Establishment, was created this year [...]

Alexander McQueen’s younger label, McQ, will show for the first time at London fashion week next year. The brand also announced its first standalone store, set to open on London’s Dover Street. [Telegraph]Model Sasha Pivovarova has designed a sleepwear collection for Gap. Launching at stores in the U.K. December 1, the collection includes camisoles, nightdresses, [...]

Not sure what to wear on the first date? Never fear, Diane is here. DVF is hosting styling events for Match.com members in Miami, Dallas, and New York and suggesting perfect date outfits. [
">Racked]Here’s an unexpected source of inspiration for Alexander McQueen: Friends. Sarah Burton recently revealed in an interview, “I remember him saying [...]

Mary Katrantzou’s Topshop collaboration hasn’t hit stores yet, but a few photos from the collection are already out. The collection has Katrantzou’s signature stamp of colorful prints all over it. [Style Bubble]Director Babette Pauthier has brought the Alexander McQueen Fall 2011 skull scarf collection to life in a new short film. If you are still [...]

Madonna’s black bustier from her 1987 Who’s That Girl? tour racked up $72, 000 in a 517-piece auction in Macau over the weekend. In total, her pieces brought in $100,000, in addition to pieces from Marilyn Monroe, Michael Jackson, and Elvis Presley that were also part of the auction. [Huffington Post] The Girl With the [...]

Girl-about-town Natalie Joos spends her days casting for shows like ADAM and Yigal Azrouël and editorials for the likes of Mario Sorrenti and Mariano Vivanco, but her passion is vintage clothing. Joos’ blog, Tales of Endearment spotlights her “Muses,” impeccably styled girls and guys who share her secondhand obsession. In a new partnership with [...]

This is our type of game: Dior pinball with pearls. In Arcade Couture: Mise en Dior, a video debuting on Nowness today, the game has been reimagined with a focus on the brand’s signature Mise en Dior necklace, “to show, in a light and fun way, the richness and savoir faire of Dior,” says Dior [...]