Month: March 2019

BRITISH PIONEER: Vivienne Westwood might not be staging a show during this season’s London Fashion Week, but she is still making her presence felt in her hometown. On the first day of the shows here, Westwood released her spring 2019 collection via a video, which is packed with messages furthering her agenda of sustainability, gender-fluid dressing and smart buying. “The best thing I’ve ever said to save the planet and [ourselves] is: Buy less, dress…

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HEADING NORTH: After a successful run at Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the exhibition “Margiela: The Hermès Years” is heading to the Artipelag contemporary culture center in Stockholm in October. Focusing on the Belgian designer’s work as artistic director of women’s ready-to-wear at Hermès between 1997 and 2003, the show opened at MoMu Fashion Museum Antwerp in March 2017. It will be on display at Artipelag from Oct. 26, 2018, to March 10, 2019. “It shows…

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As the Fashion world on Friday continued to buzz about Marc Jacobs’ spring 2019 fashion show — both its glorious fashion and woeful late start — the designer landed in Greece for a few days’ respite. Earlier, he’d posted a lengthy commentary to Instagram under the header “I was late, I was late for a very important date,” depicting himself as Wonderland’s White Rabbit. In the post, “not a list of excuses but rather a…

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GOING UP: Balenciaga is reopening its dedicated space at Dover Street Market just after unveiling an installation at Selfridges’ Corner Shop. The shop has moved from the first to the second floor, and it’s based on the idea of elevation. Designed by Berlin-based architecture studio Substance & Inhalt, it mimics elevator cars and products will be housed in these containers. There are three separate cars, one to hold men’s wear, one for women’s wear and…

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A CLOUDY DAY IN LONDON TOWN: Anya Hindmarch loves putting on a wacky show. Past ones have featured spinning teacup rides or handbags singing show tunes while the latest is an immersive, Instagrammable presentation for the press and the public with big, fat bean bags shaped like clouds, a live choral concert and lots of meditative moments. The installation, Chubby Cloud by Anya Hindmarch, is a three-day event that’s taking place at Banqueting House, the neo-classical…

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Matchesfashion.com kicked off London Fashion Week with the launch of its exclusive collection with Marine Serre at the retailer’s new Mayfair town house. The capsule collection featured a series of print leggings and matching tops, as well as dresses made by up-cycling old shirts dyed in different colorways. “The idea behind that was to create a red carpet dress in which you feel quite comfortable,” the designer told WWD. “The dresses have pockets and a…

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HOUSE CALLS: Divna Susa, communications director at J.W. Anderson since 2015, is trading arty dresses and Converse sneakers for a white lab coat: She starts Sept. 17 at Maison Margiela as head of communication. The seasoned public relations executive started her career at Franca Soncini in Milan, and has also worked for PR Consulting in Paris and Karla Otto in London. She has done communication planning for the likes of Jacquemus, Vionnet, Swarovski and Bouchra Jarrar.…

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Last night at the St. Pancras under the renowned wrought-iron and glass ceiling of the Victorian train station, eco design duo Vim and Omi staged the brand’s largest collection with 70 looks and launched the Bin 2 Body project in collaboration with London College of Fashion. Passengers coming off of the Eurostar train looked on with curiosity as models, both street cast and professionals, strutted around the Grand Terrace of St. Pancras International wearing a…

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Watch the Delpozo Spring/Summer 2019 London Fashion Week Show live on WWD on Sunday, September 16 at 9:00 a.m. EDT.  

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RISING UP: Among the rising stars at the British Fashion Council’s Discovery Lab were Asian designers who either studied in the U.K. or crossed the globe to present their brand in the country for the first time. The most notable names at this London Fashion Week showcase were Maarknull and Underage, whose collections were steeped in nostalgic street and club references, but with an eye on the future. Marrknull meshed the athletic wear worn by…

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