Dutch Haute Couture designer Iris van Herpen is the winner of the 24th edition of the French ANDAM Fashion Awards. Iris van Herpen won the prize of €250.000, a dedicated workshop in the Swarovski showroom, a collaboration with thecorner.com, and, most important, a year of mentoring from Kering CEO Francois-Henri Pinault. “I am thrilled to … Read more
Staging an haute couture fashion show takes unimaginable time and expense, and most fashion make their profits from lower-priced accessories. So what is the point of gobsmackingly expensive couture?
Alexander Wang’s show at Paris label signals moves into Nicolas Ghesquière’s territory with avant-garde collection
Atelier Swarovski by Maison Martin Margiela. For the 4th year in a row, haute couture collective from Maison Martin Margiela participated in Miami Art Basel and worked with French Artist Baptiste Debombourg on an exclusive on-site installation. Made out of cascading layers of shattered glass, the installation entitled ‘Stalker’ celebrated the launch of our … Read more
How labeling products as user designed backfires in the Context of luxury fashion brands. Haute couture devotees buck the trend for user-designed fashion, according to a new study published by the American Marketing Association. Crowdsourcing fashion only works for mainstream brands – try selling an haute couture devotee a user-designed Gucci purse and she … Read more
The Haute Couture phone: Savelli’s luxury android powered haute phones The humble smartphone is elevated to the haute couture status thanks to Alessandro Savelli‘s 11-piece collection of statement mobile phones. Savelli’s luxury android powered haute phones debuted at this year Paris Couture Week and are now available only at Printemps and Harrods luxury retailers. … Read more