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Month: December 2021
Halston is embarking on a category expansion with a new collaboration.
The heritage fashion brand has teamed with Aurate on a fine jewelry collection that fuses both brands’ ethos for the holidays. The 12-piece collection includes earrings, necklaces and rings co-designed by both brands that are made to reflect Halston’s well-known glitz and glamour of the Studio 54 days.
“It’s about going out, showing the glitzy version of yourself and this party mode, which is very much Halston and something we’ve also always had,” said Aurate cofounder Sophie Kahn. “Then there’s the other part of the everyday fine jewelry that’s a huge part of Aurate. You sleep in it and you go to the gym in it. Halston always had bold dresses, but they were still comfortable, so we wanted to do the same.”
The brands codesigned the collection, taking a thorough look at Halston’s archives and looking back at the designer’s many muses, such as Tiffany & Co. jewelry designer Elsa Peretti — who was one of the most influential designers in the jewelry category — actress Liza Minelli and models Bianca Jagger and Pat Cleveland.
Styles from the Aurate x Halston fine jewelry collection.
Kahn and her cofounder Bouchra Ezzahraoui took inspiration from
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PARIS — Chanel has responded to online controversy about its advent calendar after being mocked by influencers over the contents of the limited-edition box, resulting in a flood of negative comments on social media in the run-up to its annual Métiers d’Art runway show, due to take place on Tuesday.
Bruno Pavlovsky, president of fashion and president of Chanel SAS, said the French luxury house produced the calendar as part of this year’s celebrations of the 100th anniversary of Chanel No.5 perfume, and it did not expect the negative feedback.
“This controversy is a bit of a shame because it was not what Chanel intended. Chanel thought it would please some of its customers by offering this type of product. Evidently, we see that you have to be careful and therefore, in future, we will certainly be much more cautious,” Pavlovsky told WWD on Monday.
Asked whether this was the first time that Chanel produced an advent calendar, the executive said: “No, I don’t think so, but it wasn’t necessarily for sale.” He added that the 2021 calendar was produced in a very limited run, which was totally sold out.
A spokesman confirmed it was the first time Chanel had offered a calendar for
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Fendi and Skims are collaborating for a second time.
After the launch of their first collection last month, the labels are teaming up once more for their second and reportedly final drop.
The second release will feature the most highly coveted styles from the initial launch, including shapewear, printed intimates and printed bodysuits. The line features formfitting silhouettes and bonded leather dresses in neutral tones, pink and black.
Within 24 hours of its first drop on Nov. 9, much of the collection sold out. It reportedly raked in $1 million in profits within the first minute of its launch. Fendi x Skims also opened multiple pop-up boutiques throughout the world to allow customers to show the collection in-person.
Drop 2 will release on Dec. 10 at 9 a.m. PST on the dedicated fendiskims.com e-commerce site.
Kim Kardashian West for Fendi x Skims Drop 2.
Kim Kardashian West for Fendi x Skims Drop 2.
The codesigned capsule was mostly inspired by a 1979 Fendi collection designed by the late Karl Lagerfeld, which highlighted twisted tube tops, pop colors and tight sashes.
“The idea for the collaboration came about when my team and I were sitting around a table at the studio in Rome,” Kim Jones, artistic director of Fendi
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Jennifer Lawrence turned heads in more ways than one at the world premiere of her latest movie “Don’t Look Up.”
The award-winning actress walked the red carpet on Sunday in a light gold embroidered silk dress with pleated cape sleeves by Dior from the label’s spring 2022 collection and wore jewelry by Tiffany & Co. She had her hair in an updo and kept her makeup look simple.
She was styled by Kate Young, who has worked with the likes of Dakota Johnson, Sienna Miller and Sophie Turner.
While Raf Simons was creative director for the French fashion house, Lawrence was tapped as an ambassador for the brand and has frequently appeared in its campaigns. The actress still wears designs from the label often, even wearing a custom Dior wedding gown on her wedding day.
Lawrence also debuted her baby bump at the premiere, held in New York City, since multiple outlets reported her pregnancy three months ago. The baby will be the actress’ first with husband Cooke Maroney, whom she married in 2019.
Jennifer Lawrence at the world premiere of Netflix’s “Don’t Look Up” held at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Joining Lawrence at the premiere were Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Tyler
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Zendaya continued her habit of giving a nod to her roles and films through her fashion at the London premiere of “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”
The actress attended the photo call for the film’s premiere Sunday night wearing a men’s wear-inspired look from Alexander McQueen’s spring 2022 ready-to-wear collection. The look consisted of an oversize gray blazer jacket embellished with a crystal design that resembled a spider web.
She completed the look with thigh-high black boots with the same crystal embellishments and Jacob & Co. earrings that featured a spider web design.
Zendaya at the “Spider-Man No Way Home” premiere in London.
Zendaya’s Alexander McQueen look is the second the actress has worn recently that gives a nod to the upcoming “Spider-Man: No Way Home” film, which hits theaters on Dec. 17. The first look was seen at the Ballon d’Or Ceremony in Paris on Nov. 29, where Zendaya wore a vintage Roberto Cavalli black crepe de chine dress with an open back that featured a striking golden spine detailing made with micro golden chains.
Fans were quick to point out that the Cavalli look is similar to “Spider-Man” villain Doctor Octopus (or Doc Ock) and his metal arms that come out of his back.
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The People’s Choice Awards are back.
The fan-chosen awards show hosted on Dec. 7 honors the year’s most popular movies, television shows, music, fashion and pop culture icons. The awards range from Movie of 2021, Comedy Show of 2021 and Song of 2021 to more contemporary ones such as Social Star of 2021, Beauty Influencer of 2021, and this year they’re introducing the Music Icon award.
Here, WWD breaks down the details for the 2021 E! People’s Choice Awards. Read on for more.
When are the E! People’s Choice Awards 2021?
The E! People’s Choice Awards 2021 will take place on Dec. 7 at 9 p.m. EST at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif. For the first time, the awards show will be broadcast both on the E! network as well as its sister network, NBC.
Who is hosting the awards show?
Kenan Thompson, best known for his work in “Saturday Night Live” and “Kenan,” is slated to host the E! People’s Choice Awards 2021.
Who is nominated for the E! People’s Choice Awards 2021?
This year’s awards show includes 44 different categories across movies, TV shows, music, fashion and pop culture.
Nominees for Movie of 2021 are “Black Widow,” “Coming 2 America,” “F9: The Fast,” “Saga,” “Dune,”
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Despite minimal prior design experience and just a few years of fashion school under his belt, George Trochopoulos has become a go-to designer for some of today’s biggest stars.
The 20-year-old London-based designer didn’t initially intend on a career as a fashion designer, having first thought about law or software engineering. It was when he was looking for a safe space and a community that he ended up pursuing fashion design.
“I was always very creative and very playful, whether that stems from my queerness or that’s something else, I’m not sure,” he explained. “[Fashion designer] was never seen by me or anyone in my life as a job position, but basically I started doing that and playing around. It was the only way in which I saw myself succeeding in a space that I could be myself. It was the only thing that felt right and a step toward the right place. It was never really about the clothes themselves or my fascination with dresses, but it was more about the fact that at the time I really needed a community and the support, which was only given by fashion.”
Trochopoulos attends the London College of Fashion where he is in the
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Here comes Lisa.
The rapper, born Lalisa Manobal, made her runway debut walking in Celine’s summer 2022 show held in Nice, France. The event was available via livestream on the brand’s official website, with additional coverage on Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
During the show, Lisa walked on an observatory overlooking the city and the ocean in a grey hoodie under a green varsity jacket emblazoned with the words “Celine Paris” on the back. She paired the look with a white crop top, dark-wash denim jeans and white sneakers, sunglasses and a neon yellow bag from the label. She wore her hair short in her signature bob with bangs.
Throughout the film, Lisa was also shown in short, up-close snippets of her face in black and white.
She literally looks like a high class model, there is nothing she can’t do!!
LISA RUNWAY DEBUT #LISAXCELINE
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— A (@LisaNita_) December 3, 2021
Her debut sent her fans into a social media frenzy on Twitter, with many expressing their excitement for the artist and pointing out that in one scene the models wore their hair short with bangs, cementing that Lisa really may be the creative director Hedi Slimane’s muse.
Featured alongside Lisa in the show were model Kaia Gerber
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LONDON — Are TV series stars the new influencers?
As the power of the picture-perfect Instagram influencer is being questioned, fictional characters from hit TV and Netflix series — ranging from “Bridgerton” to “Gossip Girl” and “Squid Game” — are reemerging as the ultimate trend setters.
According to recent data by Lyst, the ’80s styling choices of the “Sex Education” cast or creative personalities like poet Kai-Isaiah-Jamal are starting to drive trends and move product much quicker than the Instagram set.
“Fashion lovers don’t need to look at some Instagram influencers anymore, they prefer to layer different styles, and mix influences from digital-born trends, Netflix, musicians or video games,” said Brenda Otero, Lyst’s cultural insights manager.
So, fashion brands are looking to grasp the momentum — and capitalize on the opportunity.
Coco de Mer is the latest to strike a deal with a blockbuster TV show. The British lingerie brand is readying the launch of a capsule with BBC America’s “Killing Eve,” set to launch on Dec. 6 on the label’s website and on Net-a-porter.
It’s following on the footsteps of the likes of Malone Souliers, which recently announced a “Bridgerton” shoe collaboration; Balmain which released a capsule for Netflix’s “The Harder They Fall” movie, and Halston’s archival
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