Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute reopened and renamed the Anna Wintour Costume Center

    After two years renovations, the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute reopened with a new exhibition and a brand new name – the Anna Wintour Costume Center. The complex named after the high-powered Vogue editor-in-chief and the most powerful woman in fashion has been completely redesigned and renovated and was reopened on May … Read more

Summer style: why it’s all about comfort and joy

Forget the no pain, no gain attitude this coming season. The living is definitely easy in loose shapes and flat shoes

Slimane proves messiah for Saint Laurent devotees by reworking rock icons

Hedi Slimane’s latest collection for Saint Laurent goes back to the sixties with a mod theme and go-go boots on display

Christopher Kane’s first leather goods collection

2014 season saw the debut of Christopher Kane’s first, fully realized, leather goods collection. The neon, Kane’s double “safety buckle” fastening and his trademark piece, is present in all eight styles made in Italy using calfskin, alligator, and python. “It is all about the starting point, our heritage,” explained the Scottish fashion designer based in … Read more

World’s Highest Urban Ice Bar in The Shard

Valentine’s Ice Bar and Igloo Party at The View from The Shard   800ft above London at The View from The Shard, Western Europe’s tallest building, British sculptor Percy Salazar installed the World’s Highest Urban Ice Bar. The internationally renowned ice artist created a two tonne igloo decked out for comfort with blankets. Ice artist … Read more

23 designers (and mothers) to create BORNFREE collection

BORNFREE – for a world where no child is born with HIV by 2015 More than 90% of HIV infections in children result from mother-to-child-transmission during pregnancy, childbirth, or breastfeeding, and 260,000 children were newly infected with HIV in 2012. An AIDS-free generation begins by making sure moms do not transmit the virus to their … Read more