Giorgio Armani Designing For Mumbai, Princess Diana Exhibit Opening In Mall Of America, A Tribute To Eiko Ishoika, And More…
Giorgio Armani has signed on to design and furnish apartments for the World Towers residential complex, set to be unveiled in 2012, in Mumbai. The upscale complex (complete with custom Armani Casa furniture) will reportedly include a 117-story skyscraper, making it the largest residential tower in the world. [WWD]Before the Princess Diana exhibition, featuring 28 [...]
Lorenzo Martone And Ryan Brown Part Ways, Swarovski’s New Scholarship Program, Franca Sozzani On Things She Hates, And More…
Lorenzo Martone and his business partner Ryan Brown are shutting down their model management agency ARC New York at the end of this year. Reportedly, they are still sorting out who will keep A-list clients like Alessandra Ambrosio, Irina Shayk, and Julie Henderson. [Page Six]Swarovski has unveiled a new scholarship program for two Central Saint [...]
Pleats, Please
Before last September, the name Emilia Wickstead was one of those slightly privileged pieces of information passed around amongst the chic set—including Samantha Cameron—in Belgravia, Chelsea and other tony London nabes. But during this past London fashion week, the 28 year-old Central Saint Martins grad went from quietly doing made-to-measure in her three floor atelier [...]
Young London Calling: Phoebe English
London is a hotbed of young talent in fashion, and the city is known for supporting the young, the wild, and the penniless like few other fashion capitals. Just in time for London fashion week, Style.com checked in with three of the city’s most exciting emerging designers. Today, meet Phoebe English.London [...]
Young London Calling: Simone Rocha
London is a hotbed of young talent in fashion, and the city is known for supporting the young, the wild, and the penniless like few other fashion capitals. Just in time for London fashion week, Style.com checked in with three of the city’s most exciting emerging designers. First up: Simone Rocha.“It’s a whole other gaggle [...]
Leigh Lezark Curates For H&M, Baby Gaga Designs, Valli Pulls A Karl, And More…
H&M has picked the Misshapes DJ and model Leigh Lezark to front its first shop-in-shop opening at London’s Selfridges retail store this month as well as curate an exclusive collection of its latest key pieces. Lezark, who has worked with the Swedish retailer before, says she even threw color into her new curated collection. (A [...]
At ITS 10, A Winner (Almost) Lost in Transit
It felt like a boys’ club at this year’s ITS (that’s “International Talent Support”) 10, where a menswear-designing gang took most of the prizes at the competition’s tenth anniversary session featuring 11 recent fashion grads from around the globe. Central Saint Martins graduate Shaun Samson won the €15,000 Fashion Collection of the Year award with [...]
Goodbye To All That: Alice Temperley On Her Memories of Central Saint Martins
This month, London’s Central Saint Martins school—one of the globe’s best fashion training grounds—leaves its long-held Charing Cross Road building and moves to a new complex on Kings Cross. Style.com reporter Katharine Zarrella spoke with some of the school’s most distinguished alumni about their memories of the Soho space, running throughout the week. Today, Alice [...]
Goodbye To All That: Christopher Kane On His Memories of Central Saint Martins
This month, London’s Central Saint Martins school—one of the globe’s best fashion training grounds—leaves its long-held Charing Cross Road building and moves to a new complex on Kings Cross. Style.com reporter Katharine Zarrella spoke with some of the school’s most distinguished alumni about their memories of the Soho space, running throughout the week. Today, Christopher [...]
Goodbye To All That: Mary Katrantzou On Her Memories of Central Saint Martins
This month, London’s Central Saint Martins school—one of the globe’s best fashion training grounds—leaves its long-held Charing Cross Road building (pictured) and moves to a new complex on Kings Cross. Style.com reporter Katharine Zarrella spoke with some of the school’s most distinguished alumni about their memories of the Soho space, running throughout the week. Today, [...]






