Legendary fashion editor Isabella Blow is remembered by her hats. A jewel-encrusted lobster wriggling from her forehead like a crustacean mohican. A Chinese miniature garden, complete with small pagodas with eaves and Lilliputian cherry trees with vibrant blossoms. Her trademark was so distinctive that Princess Margaret once greeted her at a party with the words, … Read more
For those who continue to bleat about the iniquities of so-called ‘cancel culture’, the career of British fashion designer John Galliano provides a useful counterpoint. After being fired as creative director of Christian Dior in 2011 following a horrific incident of anti-Semitic abuse on his part, he spent two years in the wilderness before being … Read more
Kristen Scott Thomas, left, walking down the runway at Miu Miu; Penelope Cruz, right, at the Chanel Paris Fashion Week show on Tuesday – Getty Chanel’s show opened with a short but glossy black-and-white film starring Brad Pitt and Penelope Cruz as lovers on a rendezvous (it doesn’t sound so good when you say minibreak) … Read more
Maisie Williams, left, plays Catherine Dior in The New Look; right, The Bar suit, presented by Renée Breton in 1955 on the occasion of the Christian Dior conference at the Université dela Sorbonne. Haute Couture collection spring-summer 1947, Corolle line – Photo by Willy Maywald. © Association Willy Maywald/ADAGP, Paris, 2024 “I continue to search … Read more
PARIS — Cristóbal Balenciaga, the Spanish couturier who reigned at the height of his profession for three decades, was known as the most demanding designer of his generation. But that didn’t stop Bina Daigeler from replicating some of his most famous creations for ‘Cristóbal Balenciaga,’ the highly anticipated Disney+ series exploring the life of the … Read more
The Princess of Wales attends the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between England and Argentina at Stade Velodrome on September 9, 2023 in Marseille, France – Getty Images The Princess of Wales attends the Rugby World Cup France 2023 match between England and Argentina at Stade Velodrome on September 9, 2023 in Marseille, France … Read more
Kaia Gerber in Palm Royale on Apple TV+ (Apple TV+) Television and fashion have not always been the coziest bedfellows. Not so long ago, before the big TV boom of the 2000s, the main link between television and fashion was through a small cross-section of well-dressed divas on soap operas (thanks, Dame Joan Collins). You … Read more
Models wear creations during the Chanel Metiers d’Art show in Manchester Thursday, December 7, 2023 – Invision Two proudly different cultures collided on Thursday when Chanel’s top-spending international clients came face to face with The Mancunian. It started on Wednesday when guests arrived for a whirlwind tour of Manchester’s cultural and historical highlights, culminating in … Read more