The French fashion’s governing body, the Chambre Syndicale, announced on 18 December 2012 that Maison Martin Margiela and Alexis Mabille were granted the official haute couture appellation. Margiela had been a correspondent member and Mabille… Maison Martin Margiela and Alexis Mabille Officially Haute Couture
The New York Public Library today unveiled new designs by architects Foster + Partners that include proposals for the integration of the Circulating Library into its flagship Stephen A. Schwarzman Building on 42nd Street. The… Designs for New York Public Library Revealed
Saint Laurent Paris, the recently rebranded concept for French fashion maison Yves Saint Laurent under the creative direction of Hedi Slimane, has opened its first store in the USA. Located in Florida’s luxurious Bal Harbour… Saint Laurent Opens First US Store
For its Spring/Summer 2013 menswear collection, British fashion brand Reiss has devised a timed diffusion of different ranges to establish evolving narratives. This strategy, followed by other multinational sartorial brands (such as Zara and H&M)… Reiss Menswear Spring/Summer 2013
Beijing-based MAD Architects have completed their Absolut Towers (nicknamed ‘Marilyn Monroe Towers’ by the locals owing to their curvaceous shapes) in Mississauga, Canada. The two residential towers (one of 56 stories and the other is… MAD Architects Complete Marilyn Monroe Towers in Canada
The St. Regis hotel in Rome has recently unveiled the Couture Suite with interiors designed by London’s HBA/Hirsch Bedner Associates. Inspired by the city’s fashion and design history and its creative studios, the suite features… Couture Suite at St. Regis Rome by HBA
Tom Ford, in partnership with Simon Ibgui of Sarl VSI, has opened a flagship store in Paris. The three-storey 5,800 square foot store is located on the corner of rue Saint Honoré with rue Cambon… Tom Ford Unveils New Flagship Store in Paris
The recipients of the 2012 LVMH Grand Prix scholarship at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design have been announced. The student winners are Asad Rehman Khan and Mao Usami (both stydying BA Fashion… LVMH Grand Prix 2012 Scholarship Recipients Announced
London design studio XAG has conceived the holiday season shop windows for luxury shoe brand Christian Louboutin. The designers found inspiration in Louboutin’s ‘Pigalle’ shoe to create a display that featured casts of the shoes… Christian Louboutin Christmas Windows by Studio XAG
For those of us who were following the hectic schedule of events during Paris men’s fashion week for Spring/Summer 2013, the Smalto presentation was not exactly remembered with the most pleasing thoughts. After a horde… Smalto Menswear Spring/Summer 2013