PPR has officially announced that beloved New York designer Alexander Wang is the new creative director of legendary French label, Balenciaga. Wang will continue to run his namesake collection in addition to being responsible for Balenciaga’s ready-to-wear for both men and women as well as for accessories and brand image.
Nicholas Ghesquière shocked the fashion world when he announced his departure
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On Friday, October 5th, West Hollywood, CA was abuzz with all things design during the inagural DIEM - Design Intersects Everything Made. The event was created to be a “symposium to inspire, educate and encourage integral design.” Industry leaders such as Erin Feher (Executive Editor, California Home + Design Magazine), Beth Dunlop (Editor-in-Chief, Modern Magazine), and Stylesight's very own Trend Director, Nicole Guarascio,
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Kylie Minogue's global fame has been just as much about fashion as it has been about music, and her upcoming book is set to document the style side of her illustrious 25-year career. Kylie/Fashion (Thames & Hudson) is a coffee table-sized tome charting the songstress's many notable costumes from her various tours and music videos, from the white hooded catsuit
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This week, the Los Angeles International Textile Show (L.A. Textile) took over the California Market Center in downtown L.A. to give the West Coast a healthy dose of home and fashion textile and design resources for F/W 13. Hundreds of exhibitors around the globe catering to Contemporary collections showed their wares to attendees hungry for the latest styles in fabrics,
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The Campaign for Wool is on a mission to educate people about "the incredible benefits and versatility of wool in fashion, furnishings and everyday life" with a clever series of global promotions.
The Campaign for Wool is an initiative by Woolmark to increase consumers' knowledge and appreciation for all things wool. Launched by the Prince of Wales and Nicholas Coleridge, the
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The buzz surrounding the collaboration between H&M and avant-garde designer Maison Martin Margiela has been brewing for some time. Now the collection's lookbook has arrived, and it looks poised to be yet another successful partnership for the Swedish retailer.
The collaborative effort is a re-edition of iconic Maison Martin Margiela apparel and accessories for Women and Men. Each item is labelled
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Christmas came early in Paris this month as Galeries Lafayette swathed their entire store in lights to celebrate 100 years of their iconic Dome. French visual artist Yann Kersalé created the installation, called Chrysalide, which uses hundred of lights mounted on steel to set off shimmers of multi-colored illumination. This magical creation will change color schemes throughout the year, continuing the department
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The Frieze Art Fair in London celebrated its tenth edition this year, showcasing old and new art from 175 of the world's top galleries and hundreds of artists. This year's showcase included a sculpture garden open to the public and a new space for art from various historical periods, in addition to its myriad talks, keynotes, panels and parties.
The buzz
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To celebrate their Russian-inspired Fall/Winter 2012 collection, Salvatore Ferragamo released an exclusive video featuring Russian pop band Tesla Boy and a host of Muscovite style icons.
"From Russia With Love" shows Russian fashion favorites Miroslava Duma, Elena Perminova and Anya Ziourova pawing through the F/W 12 collection to prepare for a night on the town in New York City. Tesla Boy plays
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Tomorrow, October 5, from 10:00am-5:00pm, The Avenues: Art, Fashion and Design District in West Hollywood, CA will be home to a free day-long event called DIEM: Design Intersects Everything Made.
This inaugural event is a "symposium to inspire, educate and encourage integral design." It will host a bevy of design pros, allowing them to collaborate and learn more about the current state of
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Stylesight's editors have long been dedicated fans of The Vintage Showroom in London. This appointment only space is an incredible source for inspiration and historical reference when it comes to vintage wares, and now owners Douglas Gunn and Roy Luckett have teamed up with writer Josh Sims to release Vintage Menswear: A Collection From the Vintage Showroom (Laurence King).
This 300-page book was
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French fashion house Chloé marks its 60th anniversary this year with an exhibit at the Palais de Tokyo and a dedicated microsite that takes viewers through the history and legacy of the brand in a creative, approachable way.
Chloé was founded by Gaby Aghion, who moved to Paris in the 1940s and thought outside the constraints of haute couture to establish "prêt-à-porter," or
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This October, Target pushes the envelope further with their first ever shoppable short film, Falling for You.
The bite-sized romantic comedy stars actors Kristen Bell, Nia Long and Zachary Abel, and is directed by TV heavyweight Phil Abraham, of Mad Men fame. This innovate new film will allow viewers to literally watch Target's new Fall line in action, and shop over
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Phillip Lim's F/W 12 collection was inspired by superheroes and "a heroine with an inner strength," so it seems only fitting that his latest marketing campaign went right to the source: comic books. Lim's print and online book, called Kill the Night, debuted at Fashion's Night Out this month. It was inked by Jan Duursema, who also illustrated the Star Wars comics, and
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Gap and GQ teamed up for a collection of menswear designed by the magazine's six Best New Menswear Designers in America, which will hit select stores and online on September 27th. The six designers are: Johan Lindeberg's BLK DNM, Ian Velardi, Mark McNairy New Amsterdam, Ariel and Shimon Ovadia of Ovadia & Sons, Saturdays NYC, and Todd Snyder.
With previous selections
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