Fashion 411: Wes Gordon’s New Gig, Tom Ford Sells Sex, Raf Simons Says No to Drugs

Carolina Herrera is (not really, but kinda) retiring After 37 years designing her namesake label, Carolina Herrera is passing on the creative reigns to buzzy young designer Wes Gordon. This Monday, at The Museum of Modern Art, Mrs. Herrera will take her final bow. But the 79-year-old fashion designing icon is not fading into the … Continue reading Fashion 411: Wes Gordon’s New Gig, Tom Ford Sells Sex, Raf Simons Says No to Drugs

Fashion 411: Marc Jacobs’ New Move, Vegan Tom Ford Wants to Go Fur-Free, Rag & Bone’s Musical Movie

Tom Ford is a Vegan (and is Trying to Go Fur-Free) Tom Ford has been vegan for over a year and the once fur-loving designer (while at Gucci he lined the runway with in luxe white pelts), is rethinking his stance on using fur and animal products in his collections. Call it the Stella McCartney … Continue reading Fashion 411: Marc Jacobs’ New Move, Vegan Tom Ford Wants to Go Fur-Free, Rag & Bone’s Musical Movie

Fashion 411: Gigi and Bella Go Nude, Gucci’s First Aminoji, Planet Donatella, Rodarte’s Digital Dreamgirls

Sister, Sister: Gigi and Bella's Dual Vogue Covers Gigi and Bella Hadid continue to dominate magazine covers - so much so that editor in chief Edward Enninful produced two separate covers of the March issue of British Vogue featuring the supermodel sisters. Shot by Steven Meisel and styled by Joe McKenna, it's the first dual … Continue reading Fashion 411: Gigi and Bella Go Nude, Gucci’s First Aminoji, Planet Donatella, Rodarte’s Digital Dreamgirls

Fashion 411: Miroslava Duma’s Fast Fashion Fall, Vanity Fair’s Photo Fail, Kering and Richemont Make Moves

Miroslava's (Very) Fast Fall from Fashion's A-List In the midst of the couture shows in Paris, Russian fashion fixture and founder of the site Buro 24/7, Miroslava Duma went from A-list to NO-list with a single Instagram Story. Duma posted a card from her pal, designer Ulyanna Sergeenko that read: "To my Ni**as in Paris," … Continue reading Fashion 411: Miroslava Duma’s Fast Fashion Fall, Vanity Fair’s Photo Fail, Kering and Richemont Make Moves

Fashion 411: Slimane to Céline, Kardashian/Jenners for Calvin Klein, Sacai x NYT, More Buce Weber Fallout?

Hedi Slimane: King of Céline Fashion's multi-talented, controversial bad boy Hedi Slimane, the most disruptive designer of our time, just got the biggest job title you could ever imagine at Céline: "artistic, creative and image director." Slimane is now basically the King of Céline, which is perfect for the 49-year-old designer/photographer who completely re-did Yves … Continue reading Fashion 411: Slimane to Céline, Kardashian/Jenners for Calvin Klein, Sacai x NYT, More Buce Weber Fallout?

Fashion 411: Kim Jones, Alexander Wang, Helmut Lang, Karl x Kaia

The bombshell Bruce Weber/Mario Testino sexual exploitation of male models exposé in the New York Times wasn't the only news that has the fashion world talking this week. Below are the style scoops you need to know. British designer Kim Jones took his final bow at Louis Vuitton in Paris on Thursday, closing out his … Continue reading Fashion 411: Kim Jones, Alexander Wang, Helmut Lang, Karl x Kaia

Amidst Scandal, Isabella Rossellini and Hair Guru Christiaan Defend Weber and Testino

After the weekend's bombshell New York Times article in which almost 30 models and former assistants accused Mario Testino and Bruce Weber of sexual exploitation and harassment, the fashion industry zapped into spin control. Condé Nast, via Anna Wintour, said they would no longer work with either photographer for the "foreseeable future" and the brands … Continue reading Amidst Scandal, Isabella Rossellini and Hair Guru Christiaan Defend Weber and Testino

Miu Miu Spring 2018 Campaign: Movie Stars, Supermodels Social Activism

Social activism has never been more fashionable. Miu Miu's new campaign, shot by Alasdair McLellan in Arcosanti, Arizona (the 1970s urban experiment by architect Paolo Soleri) stars models and movie stars who are also social activists. Styled by Katie Grand with art direction by Giovanni Bianco, the shoot stars Elle Fanning (who promotes gender equality … Continue reading Miu Miu Spring 2018 Campaign: Movie Stars, Supermodels Social Activism