Fourteen new stores in Asia by year’s end is just the beginning of Alexander Wang’s expansion plans. Style.com got an exclusive sneak peek at his new eight-piece lifestyle collection, OBJECTS, which will make its debut in goody bags gifted to lucky editors, buyers, and celebs in the front row at his show on Saturday. “I’ve [...]

Kanye West will once again bring his collection to Paris fashion week. Question is: Will all of those famous designers once again turn up to sit in the front row on March 6? [WWD]Stella McCartney has launched an anti-leather campaign in collaboration with PETA prior to London fashion week. The campaign includes a viral short
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The days are finally getting cold and blustery here in New York, and if it’s going to be anything like last year’s brutal winter, we plan on being ready with good, heavy outerwear. Translation: It’s at last appropriate to bust out those Fall ‘11 Altuzarra and Alexander Wang luxe parkas we first got excited about [...]

Alexander Wang had catwalk veterans in his Spring ‘12 show and on the sidelines this season, including industry icon Linda Evangelista. However, he also had a fresh crop of new talent, including two relatively unknowns: Lara Mullen and Maria Bradley. “She had never modeled before, hopped on a plane from London, and came straight to [...]

Liu Wen has been on top of the modeling game for a few years now (she is currently ranked #6 on Models.com), so she’s a seasoned vet when it comes to fashion month madness. Wen walked in 50 major shows for Spring 2012, including Chanel, Balenciaga, Balmain, and Proenza Schouler, and chronicled some behind-the-scenes moments, [...]

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, [...]

You might have caught Alexander Wang’s Fall ‘11 campaign in July, when he screened his ready-to-wear promotional video on the sides of buildings throughout Manhattan. For the Fabien Baron-directed, Karl Templer-styled campaign, Wang enlisted Raquel Zimmermann to show off his cool-girl collection in an abandoned Brooklyn grain factory from the twenties. Here, Style.com has the [...]

On November 1, Montblanc will show its Princesse Grace de Monaco collection, a limited-edition selection of jewelry, watches, and pens, in New York. The collection will be on display at the Princess Grace Foundation U.S.A. annual awards gala, which Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco are attending. [WWD]In other royal news, Kate Middleton will [...]

Opening Ceremony spent the past year immersed in French culture, working with labels like Jean Paul Gaultier, Agnès B., and Repetto (in between eating Ladurée macarons and celebrating Bastille Day with the French heritage label Saint James). This week, O.C.’s Humberto Leon and Carol Lim announced that it’s time to continue globetrotting, and they have [...]

If you’ve browsed through our Fall Shopping Guide, you’ll have already noticed I like some sparkle in my wardrobe. The Marc Jacobs Lurex sweater I picked isn’t even in my closet yet, but I already have my eyes on a few other shimmery pieces that will add a dose of glam for fall. Lurex has [...]