Month: March 2019

After being teased at the Teen Choice Awards last month, the Khalid for Hollister collection will make its debut Thursday. Hollister, a division of Abercrombie & Fitch Co., collaborated with the musical artist on a 13-piece collection that will launch in its stores and online. The partnership was revealed at the awards show when Khalid’s dancers performed wearing items from the collection. The collection will have two separate drops, one for fall and another for holiday. The…

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FIDENZA, Italy – Italian contemporary brand Pinko — and its parent company Cris Conf SpA — are committed to elevate their social corporate responsibility policy. Pinko’s chief executive officer Pietro Negra unveiled on Monday at the firm’s headquarters here a new project called Pinko Take Care aimed at providing employees with free-of-charge medical services. The Take Care initiative includes annual blood screenings and medical examinations (for cardiovascular, urological and oncological diseases offered to employees on-site)…

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PRADA STRIKES BACK: A few days after animal rights supporters targeted the Prada Group in an international campaign, the company has responded by highlighting its “gradual and concrete reduction” of fur products and played up its use of man-made fibers such as nylon. Trying to turn up the pressure on Prada to adopt a fur-free policy, animal protection activists banded together last week. Spearheaded by the Fur Free Alliance, a group of 40 animal-protection organizations…

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BRANDOLINI’S BLAZERS: Georgina Brandolini d’Adda is relying on her fashion experience to design a capsule collection with Blazé Milano, which will be unveiled during Milan Fashion Week on Sept. 21. The Italian luxury brand Blazé is designed by former fashion editors Corrada Rodriguez D’Acri, Delfina Pinardi and Maria Sole Torlonia and hinges on their passion for blazers, but Brandolini d’Adda has added four pants to the capsule of 10 jackets she has conceived. A longtime…

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Out on her own for the first time, Emily Burnett has lined up some well-placed investors for the new Burnett New York ready-to-wear, cocktail dresses and eveningwear line. In June, Burnett exited Dennis Basso after a 10-year run. She inadvertently met her future cofounder and co-chief executive officer Sterling McDavid at the designer’s company. Pre-fall will be the first collection for the new label. McDavid said she visited 20 couture houses in search of a…

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Chappy has a new brand identity. The social connection app that targets gay men has spent the past six months creating a new management team and pushing a user experience that connects with its mission, which is to provide a safe and fulfilling platform to connect gay men across various facets of their lives. They are now backed by new strategic and brand advisory from Bumble, which invested in the app in 2017, including founder…

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FOR ART’S SAKE: Selfridges has defended a display of Balenciaga Track sneakers at its Corner Shop in London and has also issued an apology to those who accused the store of disrespecting the homeless. Selfridges’ Corner Shop features a window display with mannequins posed in slumped positions, standing, sitting or lying down. The mannequins are part of a display created by the American artist Mark Jenkins whom Balenciaga had tapped to showcase its latest footwear. Dressed in…

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Watch the Calvin Klein Spring/Summer 2019 Show live on WWD on Monday, September 11th at 8:00 p.m. EDT.  

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In advance of the midterm elections, Tory Burch LLC is doing its part to get out the vote. The designer has created a limited-run T-shirt emblazoned with “Vote” and all of the net proceeds will benefit actor and activist Yara Shahidi’s “Eighteen x 18” youth group and its upcoming summit. Many may recognize Shahidi from her role on ABC’s “Black-ish”and she now leads the spinoff “Grown-ish.” She also had a hand in Refinery29’s “29 Rooms”…

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NEW AND LARGER DIGS: Brazilian contemporary sportswear brand Uma will open its new doors at 13 Crosby Street, in Manhattan, on Oct. 18. The location will replace the original store on 381 Bleecker Street. The space, three times larger than the original store, will feature a sleek, contemporary look to complement the luxury lifestyle brand’s offerings. Founded in 1995 by Raquel and Roberto Davidowicz, the line is a fan favorite of artists and dancers for its…

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