Category: Accessories

As a juror for the 2021 ANDAM awards, which are to be presented tonight at a ceremony in Paris, Lalisa Manoban did not only spend hours poring over the portfolios the contenders submitted.
The Thai music sensation, known simply as Lisa to Blackpink’s legion of fans, also combed social media to better understand each fashion designer’s aesthetic and style universe.
Manoban headlines a star-studded list of guest jurors that also includes Chinese singer Chris Lee and fashion designers Kerby Jean-Raymond and Phoebe Philo.
Cédric Charbit, chief executive officer of Balenciaga and the president of this year’s ANDAM jury, decided to fling the door open wide and make this year’s jury more varied, “progressive,” and international, fanning interest in the 32nd edition of the annual design competition, which recently upped the grand prize amount to 300,000 euros from 250,000 euros.
The seven finalists for the main award are GmbH, Wales Bonner, Area, Rokh, Bianca Saunders, Ludovic de Saint-Sernin and Casablanca. There is also a prize for accessories and another for young French brands.
In an exclusive interview with WWD, Manoban expressed her zeal for the project, helping to choose the winners for a prestigious French fashion prize that has been a springboard for the likes of Martin

Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

The tricky aspect of exclusive, hard-to-get items is that they’re exclusive and hard to get, which is exactly how Gab Waller has carved out a corner of Instagram for herself to become the app’s luxury sourcing maestro to the stars.
The Australia native was spending time in Los Angeles and increasingly noticing items that she knew they wouldn’t receive back in Sydney. This sparked the thought that — though personal shopping and styling as concepts are nothing groundbreaking — perhaps she could iterate on the traditional conceit by sourcing pieces unavailable in someone’s home market — and for a new, digital-first audience.
Returning home, the fashion enthusiast — but by no means professional (“I definitely wasn’t known within the fashion industry down here in Australia,” she notes) — catalyzed her business by cold direct messaging potential clients on Instagram, pitching the idea of delivering them items that they were seeing across the internet but had no access to Down Under, and crossing her fingers. “I really just had to prove myself to them in those early days, because I was just this random girl.”
Officially launching her business via the @gabwallerdotcom Instagram account in June 2018 wasn’t without its challenges. “I was getting

Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

(TrendHunter.com) Agnes Bethel is a brand that stands out in the market with its luxurious statement heels and celebrities know it. Utilizing premium materials exclusively, the brand relies on the finest Italian…

(TrendHunter.com) The Tudor Black Bay Ceramic is a Swiss-made luxury watch with an official Master Chronometer designation. The watch has a high-quality design that measured up to the rigorous testing standards of…

The 2021 BET Awards brought together many musicians, actors and cultural figures who took to the red carpet dressed in several standout looks.
The likes of Zendaya, Cardi B, Lil Nas X, Megan Thee Stallion and many others looked to designers such as Versace, Jean Paul Gaultier, Balmain and Richard Quinn to make an impact during the live awards show on Sunday night.
Zendaya continued her red carpet winning streak with a cutout purple dress from Versace’s spring 2003 collection that her longtime stylist, Law Roach, had in his archives. The dress paid homage to Beyoncé, who performed her hit song “Crazy in Love” in a version of the dress at the BET Awards in 2003.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Law Roach (@luxurylaw)

Roach posted several images and videos of Zendaya in the archival dress on his Instagram, captioning a video of the actress walking in slow motion in the dress with: “paying homage to the Queen Beyoncé wearing @versace SS2003. Get you a stylist with [an] archive!”
Lil Nas X also brought his signature standout style to the 2021 BET Awards red carpet in two high-fashion looks. The rapper first wore a blue-and-white printed gown by Andrea

Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

MILAN — Versace’s fall 2021 advertising campaign is sure to have ripple effects globally as it’s fronted by one of the hottest musicians of the moment: Dua Lipa.
In the images that will be revealed beginning today, lensed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, the Grammy Award-winning artist sports long hair in a new, fiery red shade.
The fact that Lipa had no qualms about dyeing her hair for the shoot points to her self-confidence, said Donatella Versace. “But she also trusted me when I asked her, she did not hesitate,” said the designer with a laugh, in an interview with WWD.
Versace has been intrigued by the color, also seen on Gigi Hadid for the video presentation of the fall collection. “Blonde was banal — even though I am blonde,” she said, again laughing, “and fiery red is a symbol of passion and strength.”

Dua Lipa in Versace’s fall 2021 campaign. 
Mert & Marcus – courtesy image

Versace first met Lipa at the Versus show in London in February 2017 and the singer has worn the brand ever since on several pivotal occasions. Lipa joins other global celebrities who have forged a longstanding friendship with Versace, from Elton John to Madonna.
When asked about such loyalty, the

Follow WWD on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.

(TrendHunter.com) The Louis Vuitton ‘Felt Line’ is a new range of accessories from the fashion house that aim to deliver impressive style that doesn’t come at the expense of the environment. The…