Argentinian sculptor Pablo Reinoso was commissioned to create new packaging for Givenchy’s cosmetics line.
It’s taking four designers to fill Tom Ford’s sartorial shoes.
In some cases, the show is clearly an end in itself. Philip Treacy’s late night gatherings attract the hysterical hoards, as do Vivienne Westwood’s shows. In both cases, it’s not easy to equate the fuss with the quality of their offerings. Westwood certainly found her own show pleasing: she treated us to a protracted dance of joy (or was it triumph?) at the end of her evening at the Cafe de Paris.
The new big skirt flirts with informality.
Clockwise from top left: Hussein Chalayan, TSE New York, Jean Paul Gaultier
The Oscars ceremony has become one of the biggest nights out, not for the stars and the silver screen but for the fashion industry.
W hat is a stylist? It is one of those vague job descriptions nobody really understands. Fashion magazines are run by them; movie celebrities and pop stars rely on them; television programmes like Sex and the City even have them on the production team. But what exactly do they do all day? Go shopping?
John Galliano also looked to the silver screen for his Aviator-style signature collection: satin wrap dresses, printed with pastel Pop Art faces, suggested louche glamour, while larger-than-life white trouser suits, worn with angora berets, were perfect for modern-day Dietrichs.
YSL has a long-term vision, meticulously planning rather than cashing in on the next big thing. “I don’t believe in this garbage system that fashion seems to exist in – you’re cool one minute, then two months later, you’re in the garbage.
“Being cool is so superficial. I prefer to be quiet, yet enjoy longevity. Why [...]
I really love the knot in the back. YSL Shoes has definitely put his touch on slingbacks. The only thing that has me worried is how it would feel on the back of your foot. I have seen what YSL can do to your heels and blisters are not pretty. I can only keep my [...]