Josep Font is stepping down as creative director of Spanish luxury brand Delpozo. He was hired to relaunch the brand six years ago by Grupo Perfumes y Diseño, which has held the house’s perfume license since 1992 and acquired the label in full in 2011. A successor will be named at a later date. Prior to joining Delpozo, Font had his own label, which he showed during Madrid, Barcelona, Tokyo and Paris fashion weeks. He revived…
THE GOOD FIGHT: Stella McCartney has tapped Sofia Vergara for her annual Breast Cancer Awareness campaign. The campaign has two parts, with the first launching Monday and the second to be released in October. The first of the two-part campaign has images of Vergara wearing McCartney’s limited-edition bra and brief set named Rose Romancing, which will launch on the brand’s web site and social channels. The campaign is meant to highlight the global impact of breast cancer…
LONDON — Joseph has named Susana Clayton its new creative director, following Louise Trotter’s exit last July. Clayton, a Givenchy and Chloé alumnus, will work across men’s and women’s wear; her first collection being for spring 2020. The brand has simultaneously appointed a new chief executive officer, Barbara Campos, who joins Joseph from Marni, where she was global wholesale director. “I look forward to embracing the brand’s origins and to realign it with Joseph Ettedgui’s vision,…
CINEMA AND BAGS: Zanellato paid homage to Italian movies staging an exhibition during Milan Fashion Week called “Divine — Bags and Faces in the Italian Cinema.” A selection of charming paparazzi photos of actresses ranging from Anita Ekberg, Monica Vitti and Sophia Loren to Claudia Cardinale, Virna Lisi, Ursula Andress and Gina Lollobrigida carrying their favorite handbags were displayed alongside the 15 bags they inspired. “There is nothing dusty about these photos,” said creative director and…
COZY KNITS: Dover Street Market is gearing up for fall and has collaborated with designer Joost Jansen on an installation, which launched Friday, celebrating Jansen’s love of knitwear. Jansen, who has worked with the likes of Walter van Beirendonck and Henrik Vibskov, launched his own brand Survival of the Fashionest in 2017. The name pokes fun at the industry yet it also reflects the core values of his brand, “In a way it stands for…
Michael Kors Holdings Ltd. is adding some Italian flair. Sources confirmed Kors is close to buying Versace for about 2 billion euros, a deal that is expected to close this week. The Versace family will maintain a role in the company, the sources said, although it could not immediately be learned what will be the exact nature of their involvement. Kors buying Versace confirms a report in WWD today that the Italian fashion house was…
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ICON TO ICON: Acne Studios is no stranger to making creative leaps. Having featured Juliette Lewis in its spring campaign, the Swedish brand has tapped Cindy Crawford to star in its fall ads. The model teamed with a fellow American, photographer Sam Abell, to shoot the images in front of the Cadillac Ranch installation in Amarillo, Tex., created in 1974 by the art group Ant Farm. Abell is best known for his Marlboro Man images…
FASHION ROYALTY: It’s not just Stateside that the celebrations for Ralph Lauren’s 50th anniversary are in full swing this year. On Dec. 4, the French-American Foundation will host a gala dinner in his honor — at the Château de Versailles, no less. Lauren will be celebrated for his “unparalleled impact on the fashion world for 50 years,” states the invitation to the event, hosted under the patronage of French President Emmanuel Macron. Lauren held his anniversary…
PICK AND MIX: Alessandro Michele assembled an eclectic cast of divas and misfits for his one-off Gucci show in Paris at the legendary theater Le Palace, home to France’s equivalent of Studio 54 in the late Seventies. Leading the Hollywood contingent was Faye Dunaway, who stars in ads for the Italian brand’s Sylvie bag. The Oscar-winning actress hugged a very pregnant Soko, who plays her daughter in the campaign, before taking her seat in the…