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 [...]

Today, the CFDA Incubator welcomes its newest group of initiates: Antonio Azzuolo, Arielle Shapiro of Ari Dein, Doug and Ben Burkman of Burkman Bros, Christian Cota, Emanuela Duca, Rick Hendry and Marc Daniels of Isaora, Luis Fernandez of Number: Lab, Reece Solomon of Reece Hudson, Timo Weiland and Alan Eckstein of Timo Weiland, and Maayan [...]

When Chrissie Miller (the founder of Sophomore) and Erin Krause (the director of artist Donald Baechler’s studio) decided to intertwine their fashion and art backgrounds, the result was bound to be a good one.“We both have so many friends doing the same thing as us, and I have always thought we should all come together [...]

Proenza Schouler’s latest debut: costume jewelry. Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez will launch a “seasonless” collection of accessories beginning with their next pre-collection. [WWD]Sarah Burton made a clean sweep of the Middleton wardrobe this weekend. When Kate Middleton’s McQueen wedding gown came off, another McQueen confection went on: The bride slipped into a white Sarah [...]

Plenty of celebs were snapped at Coachella last weekend, but the picture that got the most play was the one of Kanye West in women’s Spring 2011 Celine. Our first thought: Was Dan Gainor notified? (Gainor, in case you missed “Toemaggedon,” is one of the conservative media critics who criticized J.Crew’s Jenna Lyons for painting [...]

The CFDA is the latest group rallying its ranks to benefit Japan. Beginning today, its Fashion & Friends for Japan online auction goes live on CharityBuzz.com, where the offerings are one of a kind—to say the least.Diane von Furstenberg has offered up a week’s stay at her private home in the Bahamas. More of an [...]

RVCA’s loss, Zadig & Voltaire’s gain? The French label has tapped Erin Wasson as its face for all of 2011—Spring and Fall—and will debut a capsule collection designed by the model later this year. [Elle U.K.]Speaking of capsule collections, men can look forward to a new one, too: Bergdorf Goodman has commissioned Tim Hamilton to [...]

For warmer temperatures, you’ll have to wait a few months, and we wouldn’t advise attempting Aquilano.Rimondi’s short-shorts just yet. But Spring deliveries are already hitting major stores, and no time like the present to dive into the season’s best bags.Over at Barneys, spring-y, pop-colored Intrecciato bags from Bottega Veneta are now sharing shelf space with [...]

Is Proenza getting a new parent? Rumor has it Theory president Andrew Rosen—who, in addition to controlling Theory and Helmut Lang, has invested in Rag & Bone, Alice + Olivia and Gryphon—is mulling a stake in the New York label. Pemira, which owns 45% of the business is looking to sell its share; designers Jack [...]

Earlier this month, we announced the debut of the patent leather PS1 from Proenza Schouler, the first time the now classic bag has been done in patent. And because no launch these days is complete without an accompanying video, here’s the clip. Model Danielle Zinaich—a nineties mainstay who took time off to have two kids [...]