2012 CFDA Fashion Awards nominees and honorees

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced the nominees, honorees and host for the 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards. The 2012 CFDA Fashion Awards will be hosted by Seth Meyers, head writer and anchor of Saturday Night Live, and will be part of a yearlong celebration of the CFDA’s 50th Anniversary. The Awards will … Read more

Fashion meets art: A tour of Tommy Hilfiger’s luxury Manhattan apartment

Tommy Hilfiger’s $50million home Tommy and Dee Hilfiger are one of America’s power couples. Since they married in 2008 the creative couple have lived in their two floor condo in the highest floors of the iconic New York Plaza hotel. Daily Mail and Coveteur took a tour of Tommy Hilfiger’s luxury Manhattan apartment. The luxurious … Read more

Yves Saint Laurent and PPR appoints Hedi Slimane as creative director

Yves Saint Laurent and PPR luxury group announced the appointment of Hedi Slimane as Creative Director of the maison Yves Saint Laurent. Slimane will assume total creative responsibility for the brand image and all its collections. In parallel with this new position, the designer will continue to pursue his career in photography. Hedi Slimane thus … Read more

Top 10 fashion colors for fall 2012

Top 10 colors for women’s and men’s fashion for fall 2012 For nearly 20 years, Pantone, the global authority on color, has surveyed the designers of New York Fashion Week and beyond to bring the season’s most important color trends. These are the most prominent hues for fall 2012. “By playing to consumers’ practical side … Read more

Organic and recycled materials brought to the high street by London fashion students

The luxury sector, particularly fashion, has a high environmental footprint and is responsible for a significant amount of waste. It is estimated for example that, in the UK alone, more than 1 million tonnes of textiles are thrown away every year, mainly from household sources – and over half of this waste is recyclable. There … Read more

La Piccola Danza High-Fashion for Kids

Nay Et Al is launching La Piccola Danza, a High-Fashion Collection for Kids. The collection is comprised of special occasion dresses with sleek beading and rosette ornamentation, blouses with smart pleats and pintuck adornment, sequin shrug boleros with puff-sleeves, sheer overlay skirts with crystal embossment, and a favorite item of the season is a ready-to-wear … Read more