Dries Van Noten’s Traveling Exhibition, Artist Behind Kate Moss Gold Sculpture Collaborates With Selfridges, Altuzarra’s Win, And More…
Starting Thursday, Dries Van Noten’s Spring 2012 collection will be on display alongside the James Reeves photos that inspired them. The exhibition will debut at the Song concept shop in Vienna and will travel to Hong Kong, Tokyo, and finally, Paris on January 25. [WWD]Marc Quinn, the artist who made the famous gold Kate Moss [...]
Tamara Mellon Leaves Big Jimmy Choo Shoes To Be Filled, Cornelia Guest Ditches Her Fur For PETA, Feng Shui Jewelry, And More…
Tamara Mellon, who founded the Jimmy Choo company along with Choo in 1996, has announced her resignation from the brand. Mellon is set to leave her position at the end of the month and reportedly, “Mellon’s position is unlikely to be replaced.” [Vogue U.K.]Elle Macpherson, Stella McCartney, and Helen Mirren are asking people in the [...]
Bed And Breakfast At Tiffany’s, The Best Of Choo Is Back Again, Oscar De La Renta Bids You Bienvenido, And More…
Love those little blue boxes tied up with white satin ribbon? Now, starting Thursday, Tiffany fans can spend a night in 1,700 square feet of blue bliss at the new brand’s new suite at the St. Regis New York. [WWD]Welcome to Mexico City! Your tour guide for today will be Oscar de la Renta. The [...]
London Parties For Fashion Week, With Dinner, Drinks, And A Few Well-Placed Torsos
You don’t get to much shopping in the course of a busy day of London fashion-week shows. But last night, two of the city’s marquee boutiques found another way to welcome fashion weekers to town: Over in Chelsea, Joseph was hosting dinner at the store’s Joe’s Café, and back in the center of town, Browns [...]
Seventh Avenue Saviors, Zac Without Susan, Officer Tamara, And More…
Designers from Anna Sui to Yigal Azrouël mobilized for yesterday’s Garment District rally, where protesters called for rezoning that would protect and, hopefully, create more manufacturing jobs. As per the demonstrators’ posters, supporting the fashion industry is “sew New York.” [WWD]
Susan Posen, a.k.a. Mom of Zac, stepped down from her role as acting CEO [...]
A Night’s Reprieve From Fashion Month—Well, Sort Of
Fashion talk switched over—temporarily, of course—to the subject of interiors last night as Martyn Lawrence-Bullard, the go-to designer for Tamara Mellon, Eva Mendes, Elton John, and half of posh London, was fêting his new furniture line. The soirée was held at Guinevere Antiques on the King’s Road, SW6—for those not inducted into the world of [...]
Girl Power, All Grown Up
“I’m the token man,” Salman Rushdie half-joked at last night’s Women: Inspiration & Enterprise cocktail party. It’s true, he was entirely outnumbered. The celebratory rooftop fête (with a short set by Estelle) capped off a day-long symposium hosted by Donna Karan, Sarah Brown, and Arianna Huffington (pictured), that featured a formidable showing of the fairer [...]
Alex And Abbey Take To The Streets, i-D Turns 30, Beckham Adds Bags, And More…
This week, Alexander Wang launches his first ever video campaign (pictured), starring Abbey Lee Kershaw and lensed by Craig McDean. Karl Templer and Fabien Baron styled and creative-directed the spot, which will launch right here on Style.com this Wednesday at noon EST—so stay tuned. [WWD]English fashion bible i-D is celebrating its 30th birthday this month, [...]
The Blow Collection Gets A New Home, The Cocos Face Off, Maryna On Screen, And More…
Buried at the bottom of Suzy Menkes’ article on Goyard is this plum revelation: Daphne Guinness (pictured) has snapped up the entire Isabella Blow wardrobe that was slated to hit the auction block at Christie’s! They say money can’t buy you taste, but it sure can help you express it. [IHT]WWD rounds up the most [...]
Night And Day, Choo Is The One
Jimmy Choo maniacs already wear the label’s footwear 24/7, but founder and president Tamara Mellon wants to underline the point. The new Choo 24:7 collection is the brand’s concession to those who work and weekend—a complete “ultimate shoe wardrobe,” says Mellon, to take the wearer from day to night. Mellon was in L.A. yesterday, where [...]






