This article originally appeared on Vogue Business. To receive the Vogue Business newsletter, sign up here. The Paris men’s fashion week and couture schedules are out, and it seems Olympics-related logistical hassles have not put designers off showing in the city. The men’s week calendar might be smaller, but it still features a total of …
Travis Kelce made a name for himself first and foremost as the tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs, and secondarily—well, depending on who you ask—as the boyfriend of one Taylor Swift. What makes him a star in my books, however, is his personal style. Kelce is not unlike many of his cohorts—among them Formula …
The Made in California collection will sit in harmony with his ERL main line, which is produced with Dover Street Market in Comme des Garçons factories around the world, and will launch exclusively on a new ERL e-shop. The pieces are more luxurious (and obviously more expensive) versions of the items ERL is known for, …
Setchu’s Satoshi Kuwata brought a bit of his native Kyoto to Venice via London’s Savile Row, where in his formative years he worked at Huntsman & Sons. During the opening days of La Biennale, the Japanese designer unveiled a special project at Palazzo Venier, showing a few bespoke tailored suits made in collaboration with Davies …
A couple of weeks ago the Vogue offices welcomed a much celebrated American designer. Amongst other off-the-record things, they shared that their belt business is “booming.” The category, they said, is growing 400% month-over-month. It doesn’t take a business brain to know that this means serious, well, business. Belts just might be the unsung heroes …
For the two Miu Miu shows I’ve done, I was fortunate enough that I didn’t have to do a casting. Ashley Brokaw [a casting director] contacted my agency because they were interested in me. This was back in September. I wasn’t going to be able to do it, but we found a way, and I …
“I love the idea of being a shirtmaker,” says Charles Sebline. “I think that being a fashion designer today is the most impossible thing—it can feel like it goes against the grain of everything I love.” He started to laugh, then went on: “I’m very happy to do just one thing.” That one thing that …
This article originally appeared on Vogue Business. To receive the Vogue Business newsletter, sign up here. Valentino and creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli are parting ways, the Italian house said on Friday. A “new creative organization” is to be announced soon. Piccioli joined the house in 1999 as an accessory designer alongside Maria Grazia Chiuri. The …
Last Friday, Gucci released Who is Sabato De Sarno? A Gucci Story. The documentary is narrated by Gucci ambassador and future Ridley Scott gladiator Paul Mescal and directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost of Paranormal Activity 3 (and 4) fame. It has a 20-minute run-time and will be available to stream on Mubi. (While …
Photographed by Craig McDean, Vogue, March 2016 I remember the first piece of Dries Van Noten I ever purchased. It was for my honeymoon in the south of France, and I bought it at Barneys. It was this incredible slate gray skirt with this beautiful orange iridescent embroidery all over it, and 24 years later, …