Vestiaire Collective, a French marketplace for buying and selling pre-owned premium and designer clothing, is launching in the U.S. on Nov. 6. Founded in 2009, the startup took its time establishing itself locally before beginning its international expansion this year, launching in Germany, Italy and now Spain and the U.S. Read More »
On October 30, Hood by Air staged a multimedia performance and installation at the Museum of Modern Art for the museum's Pop Rally series. The event, officially entitled "MoMA PopRally Presents Hood By Air: Id," (the first two parts were called "Ego" and "Superego") was open to the public, offering tickets at $25. Read More »
Katy Perry has been having the time of her life celebrating her 30th birthday with family and friends jet setting from Morocco to Paris in just a few days' time. Read More »
Comedian and daytime TV talk-show host, Ellen DeGeneres, recently went on a trip to Europe with wife, Portia de Rossi. According to Vogue, DeGeneres has been putting the finishing touches on her new lifestyle-and-clothing collection, entitled, E.D., which she developed with investor J. Christopher Burch. Read More »
Beyoncé and Jay Z have had many ups and downs in their high-profile relationship, but now the power couple is more in love now than ever before. Read More »
Pharrell Williams, a huge fan of Chanel sautoirs, is taking his love of the French brand to a higher level. WWD reports that Karl Lagerfeld directed the musician/producer in his latest movie, to be screened in tandem with the Paris-Salzburg pre-fall collection the designer plans to parade Dec. 2. Read More »
Supermodel Cara Delevingne and musician Pharrell Williams have reportedly been making music together in an attempt to launch Delevingne's music career. According to Telegraph, the fruits of their labor could drop any day now, as the pair is said to have spent the last week in Paris filming the video to go with Delevingne's debut single. Read More »
World-renowned Canadian-American architect Frank Gehry designed a new art center in Paris, France, for luxury goods company Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, called Fondation Louis Vuitton. "Vanity Fair" reported the $143 million art center opens to the public Oct. 27 and was commissioned by Bernard Arnault, chairman and CEO of the luxury-goods conglomerate LVMH as a contemporary art museum and cultural center. Read More »
Teri Agins is one of the best-sourced journalists in fashion. In her 25-year career at "The Wall Street Journal," she broke some of the biggest stories in the industry: the dispute between designer Gordon Henderson and his backer, former Theory CEO Ricky Sasaki, in 1990; Calvin Klein's near-bankruptcy in 1991; and that "LVMH" was paying Marc Jacobs less than $1 million a year as recently as 2004. In her new book, she calls the Kardashian Kollection "cheap" and tacky." Read More »
If you have logged into any social media today, chances are you have seen Beyonce's new 'do. You've probably also seen the "international crisis" causing thousands of people to take to their social media outlets and share their personal opinions (mostly negative) of the "Flawless" singer's new look. Read More »
Aside from the now-infamous Vivienne Westwood mountain hat Pharrell Williams wore to the Grammys earlier this year, there was another piece of clothing he sported that made a "pivotal statement that night: a red, custom leather version of Adidas's classic Firebird track jacket, made famous by Eighties b-boys." Also, his #Supercolor collab is set for a spring 2015 release. Read More »
During Paris Fashion Week, the industry got a special sneak peek at the forthcoming Apple Watch at a pop-up shop inside of the directional concept store Colette. One of the notables in attendance was model Liu Wen, who was photographed trying on the watch for size. She also hinted on her Instagram account that it wasn't the first time she'd encountered the Apple gadget before. According to Fashionista, the Apple Watch is making its editorial debut on the cover of "Vogue" China's November 2014 issue, modeled by Wen herself. Read More »
Last night, Oct. 13, Chanel invited its loyal supporters and ambassadors to a gorgeous candlelit dinner/cocktail party to celebrate the icon that is Chanel No. 5. According to Marie Claire, Gisele Bündchen, Lily Allen, Gigi Hadid and more joined Karl Lagerfeld at a gallery space in New York weeks after his feminist rally to preview "The One that I Want," a short film campaign directed by Baz Luhrmann. Read More »