12 posts tagged "Moncler"
All That Glitters In Cannes Is Carine Roitfeld’s Gold Fashion Show
When a good cause (amfAR) and a major industry figure (Carine Roitfeld) come together, it’s a given that the fashion world will line up to lend a hand. And so it was at “The Ultimate Gold Collection” fashion show that Roitfeld staged at the nonprofit’s Cinema Against AIDS Gala at the Cannes Film Festival last night. The show included golden looks from Tom Ford and Thom Browne, Versace and Valentino, Marc Jacobs and Moncler, Dior, Comme des Garçons, Prada, Ralph Lauren, and Rick Owens—a group that becomes even more impressive given that they represent less than one third of the show’s participants. Add in the twenty-two additional jewelry and accessory brands, the glossy Gianvito Rossi heels…
Suffice it to say, with LoveGold.com as one of the evening’s three title sponsors, the theme was pretty much preordained. Having soft-launched around award season earlier this year, LoveGold is being positioned as the creative, community online platform for the World Gold Council. LoveGold helped support the accessory creations, in addition to hosting the Livestream on its homepage.
“For certain designers, the cost of gold is a barrier to entry,” said Sally Morrison, LoveGold’s director of jewelry in the U.S. “We were interested in creating a sort of incubator program where we offered gold loans for jewelers we were interested in to allow them to work in the medium and de-risk it for them. That coalesced very nicely with designers [Carine] wanted to put in the show.”
Jeweler Ana Khouri has worked with gold since launching her namesake jewelry line; for her, it’s just an extension of her sculpture background. Khouri represents the new generation of precious-metal designers, one whose mandate is as much about responsible gold sourcing as unconventional multi-finger rings. “I think gold is a universal language; it really connects people. And how amazing it is to get all this talent together with gold as the link,” said Khouri, before taking her architectural cuffs to be paired with a J.W. Anderson ruffled look. Continue Reading “All That Glitters In Cannes Is Carine Roitfeld’s Gold Fashion Show” »
Tod’s Names New Women’s Creative Director
Today, Tod’s announced the appointment of Alessandra Facchinetti as the new Creative Director of its women’s ready-to-wear and accessories collections. Facchinetti, who has previously designed for Miu Miu, Gucci, Valentino, and Moncler, as well as her own line with Pinko, Uniqueness, will take her post this March and present her debut collection during Milan fashion week in September 2013.
Listen To Moncler And Bruce Weber: Don’t Steal The Jacket
“In this crazy world that we live in, it was important to me to make a film about the loss and regaining of innocence,” Bruce Weber tells Style.com. He’s referring to the storyline he developed for the 24-minute film he created for Moncler, which debuted in Milan tonight. Divided into seven episodes, Don’t Steal the Jacket is a playful kind of modern fashion fairy tale, a yarn spun about a little girl, her Pomeranian, Sugar, and of course, a Moncler jacket; a “madcap children’s television adventure story” is how Weber describes it. Moncler CEO Remo Ruffini described working with Weber as “a dream come true.” That dream exclusively debuts here on Style.com, with Chapter 1, above. Look out for the rest of the adventure, Chapters 2 through 7, to unfold on Moncler.com.
A Bullet-Proof Vest For The Eco-Warrior
A line of eco-friendly parkas, created in collaboration with Moncler—just the latest from rapper/producer/Louis Vuitton model/industrial designer/entrepreneur Pharrell Williams. To celebrate his latest project, Williams was in Paris yesterday, hosting a cocktail party at Colette, then an intimate dinner upstairs at Lapérouse for friends like Lupe Fiasco, Lou Doillon, Ludivine Sagnier, Jefferson Hack, Olivier Zahm, Eugenie Niarchos, and Tatiana Santo Domingo.
“They spotted my chair at Art Basel”—an, ahem, slightly risqué take on interior design—”and were excited about it,” Williams explained about the Moncler project. “So we started talking. I told them about our company, Bionic Yarn, which makes fabric out of recycled plastic bottles, and everything went from there. I just want to make good stuff—it’s a really good technology and if I can uphold goodwill wherever possible, I’ll do it.”
Five styles make up the Moncler collab, printed with images culled from artist Keita Sugiura’s Dark Forest series. There are the usual puffers and bubble jackets, but the one that blew out the door at Colette the fastest was a matte, bulletproof vest style. (Pharrell is wearing it, above, with Moncler chairman Remo Ruffini.) “I’m not about endorsing violence, no matter what kind of records I’ve produced,” Williams clarified. “That one is about being a warrior for the environment.”
The New Right Hand At Diane, Scenes From The Crash, And More…
It’s a changing of the guard at DVF: Longtime creative director Nathan Jenden (pictured, with Diane) is stepping down to focus on his own line, and Yves Mispelaere—formerly of Chloé and Gucci—is taking the reins. [WWD]
Collab-happy Comme des Garçons is at it again. The brand is working with Moncler in Japan to launch a pop-up store at CDG’s revolving storefront in Aoyama, selling both labels’ designs and select co-branded items. In usually cryptic Comme fashion, a spokeswoman wouldn’t comment on what exactly would be offered. So…Tokyo road trip? [WWD]
The New York Times takes the temperature of Zac Posen, who’s toned down the theatrics of his shows and lifestyle to focus on his collections. It’s the latest in a long line of What the Recession Means to Me pieces, but it’s worth a read for the gossip and the good advice. (For example: Don’t try to style Zac with the Count from Sesame Street. It’s just a coincidence that they kind of look and dress alike.) [NYT]
Gawker’s story yesterday about fashion week’s attempted teenage crashers has every PR person in town on high alert. But these guys have snuck in before. Fashionista has a shot of Remy Renzullo sitting front-row at Derek Lam—right next to Suzy Menkes. Oops. [Fashionista]
The W Hotels chain has named a fashion director, stylist Amanda Ross. She’ll “associate [the W] with the right designers,” meaning we’re not sure exactly what. Discount rates for all? [WSJ]