Tag: parkinson
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How to score a pair of Nike’s ‘Back to the Future’ self-lacing shoes
The next-generation shoe features responsive power laces which tighten and conform to the foot and was made famous by its silver screen owner, Marty McFly (Michael J. Fox) in 1989. The draw is in support of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.
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First look at Michael Kors resort collection 2017
Michael Kors has released the first new images for his resort campaign 2017. Shot by photographer Mario Testino, the resort campaign for Michael Kors Collection features Anja Rubik seated in the back of a vintage speedboat wearing a dress and heels accented by grommets and rings. “Destination dressing is the best of all worlds,” said…
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Sonia Rykiel, queen of post-60s Paris chic, dies at 86
Sonia Rykiel, the influential French designer who helped shape the contemporary woman's wardrobe, died on Thursday at the age of 86 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. The pioneering Rykiel was a fixture in the industry for half a century, launching her own fashion house in 1968 buoyed by the Swinging Sixties craze in…
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Rihanna shuns fashion week for second Fenty x Puma instalment
Rihanna's debut Fenty x Puma show was one of the hottest tickets at last season's New York Fashion Week, but the star is shunning the catwalk for the Spring/Summer 2017 season. The singer and designer will instead opt to unveil her new collection via a series of pop-up stores in New York a few days…
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Lena Dunham and Jemima Kirke chill out for new lingerie campaign
Lena Dunham has teamed up with her “Girls' co-star Jemima Kirke to star in lingerie brand Lonely's new campaign. Photographer Zara Mirkin shot the actresses in Brooklyn, New York, for the candid campaign, with portraits posted on Lonely's Instagram account showing the pair hanging out in ordinary-looking bathroom setting, while modelling some of the label's…
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Sonia Rykiel’s best catwalk moments
Sonia Rykiel, the Parisian fashion designer who shook up the French style scene, has passed away at the age of 86. Rykiel burst onto the scene in the late 1960s, and remained the darling of the Parisian fashion world even after Parkinson's disease forced her to take a backseat in 2007, leading to her daughter…
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French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel dead at 86: family
French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, the so-called Queen of Knitwear, died on Thursday at the age of 86 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, her daughter told AFP.
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French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel dead at 86
Paris (AFP) – French fashion designer Sonia Rykiel, the so-called Queen of Knitwear, died on Thursday at the age of 86 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease, her daughter told AFP.