Tag: saint-laurent

  • The top 5 beauty trends from the autum/winter 2016 Fashion Week shows (PHOTO question)

    As urban grunge makes its comeback (at least on the catwalk), so it is only natural that eye makeup becomes bigger, darker and smudgier. In Paris, the look was demonstrated by the thick-winged eyeliner at Saint Laurent that flicked up to the temple and the eyeshadow that filled the models' sockets at Sacai. The “heavy…

  • Ahead of Oscars, fashion brands flock to Hollywood spotlight

    By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Celebrities might be flocking to the front rows of this week's London Fashion Week shows, but some designers are swapping the runway for Hollywood's awards season red carpets as the fashion world seeks new ways to draw attention. Ahead of Sunday's Oscars ceremony, the most-watched entertainment event around…

  • A sneak peek at the MET Costume Institute’s fashion exhibition ‘Manus x Machina’

    The exhibition, which opens on May 5, explores the link between the handmade and the machine-made in the worlds of haute couture and ready-to-wear. “Traditionally, the distinction between the haute couture and prêt-à-porter was based on the handmade and the machine-made, but recently this distinction has become increasingly blurred as both disciplines have embraced the…

  • Yves Saint Laurent updates L’Homme with a fresh new flanker

    Yves Saint Laurent has a new version of the iconic “L'Homme” fragrance in store for spring, revealing a fresh, modern side to masculinity for 2016. Launched in 2006, the original “L'Homme” fragrance has already seen its share of flankers, including 2013's “L'Homme Intense.” Yves Saint Laurent is now opening a new chapter in the scent's…

  • Saint Laurent debuts new collection in glittering LA show

    Saint Laurent showed its new men's collection in Los Angeles on Wednesday in front of a host of stars amid persistent rumors over the future of its artistic director Hedi Slimane. The French fashion house showcased its autumn-winter collection, and part of its women's range, to a backdrop of raucous punk rock at the Hollywood…

  • NY Fashion Week kicks off with questions about future

    With social networks thrusting every last trend into the public spotlight and customers used to getting what they want right away, can Fashion Week deliver in today's world? Buyers, journalists, celebrities, and other elite invitees have long been accustomed to collections becoming available for purchase about half a year after their respective shows. With Instagram…

  • Paris Fashion Week: provisional show schedule announced

    Paris is the final stop on the current world tour of fashion weeks, hosting its round of autumn/winter 2016-2017 womenswear previews from March 1-9. With shows from Chanel and Saint Laurent plus Lanvin and Dior, some of the biggest names in the business will be showcasing their latest collections in the French capital's most prestigious…

  • Mr Porter and BMW launch a bespoke i3 electric car

    Luxury menswear fashion site Mr Porter has teamed up with BMW i on a limited edition BMW i3 electric car. Creative teams from both BMW and Mr Porter applied the concept of made-to-measure tailoring to the vehicle, with handcrafted features including individual painting and a hand painted white accent running the length of the chassis,…

  • Zegna confirms Pilati’s departure

    Italian fashion house Ermenegildo Zegna has issued a notice confirming that its design lead, Stefano Pilati, is stepping down. In a statement to the press, Zegna Group's CEO Gildo Zegna thanked Stefano for his contributions and wished him well in future endeavors. Pilati, formerly Creative Director at Yves Saint Laurent, joined the luxury menswear label…

  • 2 museums dedicated to Yves Saint Laurent set to open in 2017

    Two museums entirely devoted to French designer Yves Saint Laurent's life and work will open in 2017. The Fondation Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent, which works to preserve the legacy of the designer, contains a collection of 5,000 haute couture garments and 15,000 accessories. It also has thousands of sketches, photographs and various objects that Yves…