Month: March 2019

DOWNTOWN BLUES: For the first time in 27 years, the Blue Man Group is adding a new item to their wardrobe. “Project Runway All-Star” Helen Castillo has created a jumpsuit for the three performance artists and, unlike their stage makeup, the design is not entirely blue. Raised in New York, the designer attended an arts magnet middle school and subsequently saw her share of traditional Broadway shows. “Kids at school would always boast about their…

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Kara Ross is temporarily switching mediums — making the jump from jewelry to film. The entrepreneur’s charitable organization, Unleashed, will release a documentary series called #ConnectingThread, set to premiere online on Oct. 11. The docuseries focuses on female artisans worldwide and is directed by a handful of Oscar-nominated or Oscar-winning female directors including Amy Berg, Chris Hegedus and Lucy Walker. Its premise is directly tied to Unleashed’s mission, which aims to support female artisans on…

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Selena Gomez will walk the cobblestone streets of The Grove in Los Angeles on Sept. 5 to celebrate the Coach x Selena Gomez collection pop-up there, a specially constructed shop outside Coach’s permanent store that opened Aug. 31 and runs through Sept. 10. Designed for the second creative collaboration between the pop superstar and the brand, which was unveiled earlier this month and included the first ready-to-wear pieces done in collaboration with Coach creative director…

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Mirabelle Marden, an artist by practice, trade and lineage, continues to toy with nostalgic elements of the retail experience. Today she will reveal a new shoppable installation, “Garage Sale,” inside her gallery Plain Pleasures, which is located on the second floor of an unnamed Chinatown mall in Manhattan. Over the last two years, the two-story building at 75 East Broadway has evolved into a nexus for experimental retail, spearheaded by artists, designers and thinkers. Marden…

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THEY DO: Chiara Ferragni: Italian, blonde, influencer, entrepreneur, mother and, now, wife. The personality behind The Blonde Salad digital platform and the Chiara Ferragni Collection footwear and accessories label married Italian singer Federico Lucia, better known as Fedez, in a civil ceremony in Noto, Sicily, on Saturday. As reported, Ferragni’s wedding dress was specially designed by Dior’s artistic director of women’s collections, Maria Grazia Chiuri, who also attended the ceremony. The white Dior haute couture style…

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Watch the TOMMYNOW ICONS Fall 2018 Runway Show in Shanghai live on WWD on Tuesday, September 4 at 7:30 a.m. EDT .  

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PARIS — Céline designer Hedi Slimane on Sunday offered followers clues about the world he is fashioning for the French label on Instagram, revealing a new logo, and some explanations as well. “The new logo has been directly inspired from the original, historical version that existed in the 1960s,” reads the first line of description, all in capital letters, as is the logo. The designer opted for a “modernist typography” that dates from the Thirties…

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IDENTITY CRISIS: Harvey Nichols, the British department store, is undergoing a full facelift to support its September campaign, which is all about celebrating women. In a bid to become part of the buzzy conversation around female empowerment, the retailer will change its name to Holly Nichols for the month of September and plans to go all out with the re-branding: There is a giant “Holly Nichols” sign at the front of the store and a…

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COP THE DROP: Balenciaga has launched its Balenciaga Track sneakers at the corner shop in Selfridges. Until Sept. 23, customers can cop the latest Balenciaga shoe, which is available in four colorways: white and orange, black, yellow and gray, and blue and orange. Muscling in on the streetwear drop model, Selfridges created a dedicated web site for the product a week prior to the launch. During the one-week window, a limited quantity of the Balenciaga…

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The 2018 U.S. Open, now rolling toward its quarterfinal round, has seen fashion at the forefront of discussion. Earlier in the tournament, French singles player Alizé Cornet was lambasted by a chair empire for taking off her shirt to reposition it while behind the baseline. Following widespread outrage, the USTA formally rescinded its official’s scolding. This came as Serena Williams, on her postpartum return tour, has stirred tennis with a series of divisive outfits. Last…

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