Tag: fashion
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Chanel goes digital and Kenzo gets ready to party: Paris Fashion Week day 8
Paris Fashion Week waltzed into its penultimate day with artistic extravaganzas from Chanel, Kenzo and more. Here are some of the highlights.
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Chanel’s Lagerfeld turns fashion into giant data center
Chanel on Tuesday made fun of how much technology was part of people's lives by producing a fashion show at Paris' Grand Palais dedicated to wires, cables and black data boxes. Greeted by a huge sign that said “Chanel data center”, designer Karl Lagerfeld presented guests with a collection complete with blinking handbags, iridescent tweeds…
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Kardashian robbery casts gray cloud over Paris Fashion Week
PARIS (AP) — The ordeal of Kim Kardashian West — who was left tied up after a $10 million jewel heist in her private Paris residence — dominated talk among editors at Fashion Week. It cast a gray cloud over collections that otherwise were meant to exude joy and creativity.
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‘Rykiel forever’: Parisian label remembers late designer
(Reuters) – The late designer Sonia Rykiel was front and center at the runway show for her eponymous label on Monday at Paris Fashion Week, as red-haired models wearing black jumpers with letters spelling the slogan 'Rykiel Forever' kicked off the show. The models wearing the Sonia Rykiel Spring/Summer 2017 collection, paid homage to the…
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Ex-Lanvin designer Elbaz turned nose for Frederic Malle
By Astrid Wendlandt PARIS (Reuters) – Star designer Alber Elbaz, whose abrupt exit from Lanvin a year ago shocked the fashion world, is back in action, this time dressing women with perfume. Elbaz, for 14 years at the creative helm of Lanvin, France's oldest fashion brand, on Monday announced he had created a perfume called…
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Stella McCartney models dance as if in Broadway musical
By Astrid Wendlandt PARIS (Reuters) – Stella McCartney on Monday gave further evidence that fashion brands are increasingly becoming entertainment companies as she closed her show with models twirling and dancing as if in a Broadway musical. Videos of the event at Paris's Opera Garnier went viral after appearing on social media like Instagram and…
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Lineisy Montero, the new star of the runway
At just 20 years old, Lineisy Montero is causing something of a stir in the fashion world. From designers and major labels to women's magazines, all the industry's major players want a slice of the action, making the Dominican model a rising star of the runway and the wider world of fashion. With her stately…
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Rainbows and birds on the Paris catwalk at Manish Arora show
PARIS (Reuters) – Rainbows, flowers and birds dominated Manish Arora's colorful collection at Paris Fashion Week on Thursday, with the Indian designer offering plenty of vibrant prints and intricate embroidery for women next spring. Models strutted down the catwalk in an array of tops, skirts, trousers and dresses adorned with patterns of fruit, flowers, flamingos,…
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Mr Porter unveils shoppable Apple TV app
Mr Porter, the men's style destination of fashion e-commerce giant Net-A-Porter, has launched a new shoppable Apple TV app, marking “a first in luxury content and commerce.”
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Prankster accosts Kim Kardashian at Paris Fashion Week
PARIS (AP) — Serial celebrity prankster Vitalii Sediuk has struck again, this time at Paris Fashion Week, targeting Kim Kardashian’s derriere as she was entering the L’Avenue restaurant.