The annual Council of Fashion Designers of America‘s Womenswear Designer of the Year honors went to Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen for The Row. CFDA Fashion Award is one of the most coveted awards of US fashion industry. The award for Menswear Designer of the Year was presented by Matt Bomer to Billy Reid. Reed … Read more
The well-established Marc Jacobs, the creative director of Louis Vuitton, knows from his own experience how important it is to encourage young designers. For this reason he will continue to sponsor the fashion talent award ‘Designer for Tomorrow by Peek & Cloppenburg Duesseldorf’ as patron for the second year in a row: “The aim of … Read more
Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ to open 2012 Cannes Film Festival The Official Selection of the 65th Festival de Cannes was announced during the press conference held by Gilles Jacob and Thierry Frémaux at the Grand Hôtel in Paris. The 65th Festival de Cannes will open on May 16 with the world premiere of Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise … Read more
The biggest names to hit style since 1923 Time magazine picked the 100 most influential fashion icons since 1923, the beginning of TIME magazine. The industry’s most influential personalities were grouped by categories: Designers & Brands, Models, Muses, Photographers, Editors & Stylists. The list itself is largely predictable, being topped by designers Azzedina Alaïa, … Read more
Marc Jacobs is expanding its fashion & beauty empire wiht a new makeup range produced in partnership with beauty giants Sephora. “Anything to me that is part of the joy, the ritual, of getting dressed — things that women enjoy like bags, shoes, fragrance, clothes, makeup — that’s what fashion’s about for me,” the designer … Read more
‘Cookbook of the year’ explores gourmet Chilean cuisine “Patagonian Cuisine: Rivers, Lakes and Chiloe District” by Francisco Fantini has been named the cookbook of the year at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards in Paris. The winning cookbook that takes readers on a gastronomic tour of Chile beat out 11 other titles around the world including … Read more