Jean Paul Gaultier (center) with Marc and Manuel Puig As of yesterday, it has been confirmed that the race to obtain shares of the Jean Paul Gaultier label owned by both Hermes and Gaultier himself had been won. Barcelona-based beauty and fashion firm Puig has beat out the other competitors, including Japanese beauty brand Shiseido, …
Rachel Bilson getting tips from director Karl Lagerfeld If you've been paying any attention to the goings on of The Kaiser the past few months, then you know Karl Lagerfeld had signed himself up for one of the more unorthodox jobs a legendary designer has taken—ice cream commercial director. Tapped by Magnum ice cream bars …
Styles from Overture by Judith Leiber The Oscars aren't the only ones trying to appeal to a younger audience these days; luxury handbag house Judith Leiber has announced its launch of Overture by Judith Leiber a line of bags geared toward a younger demographic. Designed with the "party girl" lifestyle in mind, the bags in …
Altuzarra RTW Fall 2011 It's been almost a week since Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York ended. Now London is slowly drawing to a close and up next is Milan and then Paris. And like every season, now is about the time one begins to wonder, how the heck am I ever gonna remember anything …
Simon Doonan Is the sign of the fashion apocalypse? Barneys New York without Simon Doonan? That seems to be the unfortunate case as The New York Post reported late yesterday that Doonan, the amicable creative director for Barneys—made famous by his whimsical window displays and velvety voice—has been "promoted" to the position of Creative Ambassador-at-Large. …
