Simon Porte Jacquemus, the 34-year-old founder and designer of French fashion house Jacquemus, was honored with the 2024 Couture Council Fashion Artistry Award on Wednesday. The annual luncheon, held at the David H. Koch Theatre in New York City, heralds the arrival of New York Fashion Week, with proceeds going to The Museum at FIT,… Read More »
Vêtir, the shopping app, digital wardrobe and style platform founded by industry veteran Kate Davidson Hudson, is teaming up with Hudson Yards and WME Fashion for a real-life shopping and fashion experience. On Thursday, Vêtir will open a physical store on the first floor of The Shops at Hudson Yards. The 3,000-square-foot store will run… Read More »
“What are you wearing?” is the most frequently asked question on any red carpet. It’s also the same question I was asked after I was raped. One example is to celebrate fashion and agency. The other is to shame and blame you and guilt trip you for the violence that happened to you. I remember… Read More »
How Fashion Insiders Celebrated the Lunar New YearGetty Images With all due respect to the other animals that make up the Chinese zodiac, the dragon is superior. This is not an exaggeration; The legendary creature is revered by cultures that celebrate the Lunar New Year as being particularly auspicious and powerful. Anecdotally, do parents try… Read More »
Kelly Rutherford attends Son Jung Wan show during New York Fashion Week – Michael Loccisano/Getty When American actress Kelly Rutherford agreed to talk to me on Zoom, I excitedly texted a few friends to share the news. One word comes out of all three: “Obsessed!” It’s not just them. Rutherford, who starred in the cult… Read More »
An exciting part of New York shows is the discovery factor. Experienced names of the industry come together every week, but new talents, some of whom are taking the stage for the first time, are just as important. Here, WWD highlights the design stars to watch out for. Agbobly’s fall 2024 ready-to-wear collection. Agbobly More… Read More »
Why Designer Henry Zankov Is One to WatchCourtesy of Zankov The Fall 2024 New York Fashion Week presentation is a few weeks away, and designer Henry Zankov is speaking to me from a hotel room in Paris, where he’s showing off his current collection to buyers. “There might be some noise because the appointments are… Read More »
Tommy Hilfiger autumn winter 2024 (Tommy Hilfiger) Fashion is a fickle beast, and no one knows that better than Tommy Hilfiger. So, sitting on a navy blue couch on the ninth floor of his swanky office at 285 Madison Avenue in New York, the man who built a billion-dollar company by bringing streetwear to the… Read More »
“There is something salacious about the current landscape of the industry,” said Joseph Altuzarra, referring to the celebrity circus surrounding today’s luxury superbrand fashion shows. “I kind of feel like I’m giving up.” For the designer’s 15th anniversary New York Fashion Week show at his studio on Sunday, he’s returning to something simple and exclusive,… Read More »