Latest fashion films: Dior, Cartier, Chanel, McQ, Valentino

  Coco Chanel’s 1954 comeback in Lagerfeld’s latest movie “The Return.” Chanel’s Métiers d’Art show in Dallas was the perfect occasion to announce the debut of the much-awaited Chanel film “The Return” directed by the luxury house’s creative director Karl Lagerfeld. Cast members of ‘The Return’ included Geraldine Chaplin as Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, Rupert Everett, … Read more

Creatif and Zaha Hadid to look into the potential of interactive smart fabrics

Creatif research team to revolutionise ‘smart’ fabric production. An EU-backed ‘smart fabrics’ research team under the Creatif project umbrella will look into the potential of interactive ‘smart fabrics’. Creatif aims to design and develop software and a smart fabric printer that can print electronic materials containing inks with interactive capabilities. Imagine that you could print … Read more

LVMH launching training program for Chinese-Americans

LVMH to Launch LVMH Fundamentals in Luxury Retail: A CPC/Parsons Collaboration LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton luxury giant launched an innovative retail education and training program for Chinese-Americans in partnership with the Chinese-American Planning Council and Parsons The New School for Design. LVMH Fundamentals in Luxury Retail: A CPC/Parsons Collaboration is an education program designed … Read more

Always restless Georgia May Jagger for GLA

Georgia May Jagger for Mercedes-Benz Always restless like New York City itself, model Georgia May Jagger, the rock and roll daughter of Rolling Stones singer Sir Mick Jagger, is the new face of the Mercedes-Benz GLA. The new two-minute clip for the campaign of the German automobile maker was shot by renowned fashion photographer Serge … Read more

Giambattista Valli now turning his eyes to Milan

Giambattista Valli announced debut Milan flagship store. Italian designer Giambattista Valli is turning his eyes to the Italian fashion capital of Milan. With with two stores in Paris, Giambattista Valli’s first Italian store is located on 12 via Sant’ Andrea, at the ‘Quadrilatero della moda.’ The 130 sq m flagship on the luxury fashion district … Read more

The most influential wedding dresses on display at V&A museum

Vintage wedding dresses on display at the V&A’s Wedding Dresses 1775-2014.   Designers Charles James, John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, Charles Frederick Worth, Norman Hartnell, Vivienne Westwood and Vera Wang are offering a panorama of wedding fashion over the last two centuries in the a exhibition opened at Victoria & Albert Museum London, one of world’s … Read more