For the past 57 years, Children’s Service Board, an affiliated organization of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago has hosted the Gold Coast Fashion Awards Show and competition to showcase both current and emerging designers. Past award winners include Romona Keveza, Oleg Cassini, Bibhu Mohapatra, Bill Blass, Anne Klein, Donna Karan, Angel …
John Galliano, who was decorated as a Chevalier of the Legion of Honor at the Élysée Palace in 2010, has been stripped of the merit award. The revocation was recently published by France’s official journal by decree of the President François Hollande as a consequence of Galliano’s conviction last year for his racist and anti-Semitic …
Vogue creative director Grace Coddington is getting in on the action by creating a capsule collection for Parisian luxury label Balenciaga. For this collection, Coddington has taken inspiration from her cat, Pumpkin. Drawings of her feline donning Balenciaga looks from the past decade are featured on the ‘Pumpkin Papier’ tote bag, which also comes in ecru, and two scarves, according …
Luxottica and the Council of Fashion Designers of America have commissioned Nanette Lepore as the latest designer for the 2012 Design Series for Vogue Eyewear. This is the CFDA’s third designer collaboration to date. Past CFDA collaborators include Rebecca Minkoff, Monica Botkier, Yeohlee Teng, Devi Kroell, Kara Ross and Matt Murphy. Lepore chose actress Emma …
It’s one month until New York Fashion Week and the stress levels of everyone involved are probably through the roof at this moment. And even though models haven’t even hit the runways, we’ve got a bit of breaking beauty news! MAC and Alexander Wang often went hand-in-hand when it came down to his runway shows. …
