Today’s announcement from Paris explains why Alexander Wang was busy running around town during Paris fashion week. No, he’s not the new head of Dior (as of yet); he’s set to open his biggest French retail space ever in a corner of the Paris flagship of Printemps next to brands like Miu Miu, Alexander McQueen, [...]

There’s something in the water this season. The sea (and its denizens) proved a major inspiration to designers in Europe and gave rise to some seriously covetable accessories. On the runways at Chanel, Versace, Givenchy, Louis Vuitton, and Alexander McQueen, sea creatures had their day, from shark tooth pendant necklaces and seahorse wedges to starfish [...]

Last night at Jefferson Hack’s Another Magazine dinner, the table conversation, for the most part, circled around the past several days of runway shows. Plenty of people, however, were buzzing about Daphne Guinness’ FIT exhibit opening this Friday.“I’m so excited for her show,” Hack, who first met Guinness through Alexander McQueen, told Style.com. “I think [...]

By now, the scene outside any fashion show is familiar—an army of street-style photographers stacked on top of one another, grappling for the best shot of arriving editors and celebrities. The Concept Korea event brought that scene indoors this weekend at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall, hosting editors and bloggers curious about new talent. Spearheaded [...]

Paz de la Huerta is the new muse for lingerie label Agent Provocateur. The Boardwalk Empire star will appear in a series of short films to be shown on their Web site, along with a series of stills. [WWD]In case you missed the record-breaking Alexander McQueen exhibit at the Met, you could get a chance [...]

Now you can have your Fendi and drive it, too. As part of The Whispered Italian Grand Tour, a new Fendi project that includes a documentary about Italy’s craftsmen, the luxury brand created a special-edition Maserati. The designer car will make its debut at the 2011 Frankfurt Motor Show in September. [Vogue U.K.]After the Met’s [...]

On a Sunday night 20 years ago, Lee McQueen stood outside now-legendary gay London club night FF facing down Suzie Krueger, the doorperson who was quite as terrifying as her namesake Freddy. With his shaved head and his chunky frame shoe-horned into a Ben Sherman shirt (not to mention teeth that hadn’t seen brush or [...]

McQ, Alexander McQueen’s sibling label, is queued up to open its first standalone boutique in London. Details on the store have not been released yet, but it’s set to open early next year in central London. [Vogue U.K.] Giorgio Armani will launch an online store with Yoox this year. The two companies have signed a [...]

Next month, Daphne Guinness is giving the world a peek inside her closet of enviable clothing. She has picked 24 McQueen pieces, along with clothes by Tom Ford, Gareth Pugh, and Alaïa, to go on display at New York’s FIT museum. [Grazia Daily]The lure of lower-priced Missoni is enough to get anyone excited. This week, [...]

Biographer Lisa Chaney called her new Chanel exposé Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life. “Intimate” is putting it mildly. WWD reports that Chaney “claims to have concrete evidence that the designer used drugs, embraced bisexuality, and had an affair with Salvador Dalí while he was married.” [WWD]Over the weekend, the royal family convened for another wedding. [...]