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Doja Cat showed up to the 2023 Met Gala in New York City Monday dressed as Choupette, the cat of the late designer Karl Lagerfeld. The theme of this year’s Met Gala is “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty,” the same name as the exhibition which opens at the Met on May 5. “The show spotlights Lagerfeld’s unique working methodology, focusing […]
Gallery Dept. founder Josué Thomas has launched the new “Thought I Wouldn’t Like That?” track, which serves as the first official single from his Art That Kills label. Released under the name Skeleton Beach, the track sees Thomas partnering with TRENTTRUCE for an inaugural listening experience they’re billing as being “dark but playful.” Revealed in […]
Demna haș spoken out at length, and with great candor, about what the future of Balenciaga may look like following last year’s controversies. As readers will recall, the controversies in questions were related to two separate campaigns from the brand, specifically its Gift Shop and Spring 2023 rollouts. The former, as argued by conservatives-led criticism, featured […]
Beyoncé’s mirrored disco ball cowboy hat, which she wore in the image for her Renaissance World Tour announcement, was made by a woman on Etsy. Now, according to TMZ, designer Abby Misbin had to briefly close her shop due to a barrage of orders. Last June, Bey’s stylist apparently messaged Misbin on her Etsy account, Trending by Abby, […]
For its newly unveiled Pre-Fall 2023 collection, Ferragamo is again taking inspiration from Hollywood, more specifically how its extended history is intertwined with the brand itself. Maximilian Davis, who in March of this year was appointed to serve as the brand’s creative director, said in a statement accompanying the new collection’s lookbook and related imagery […]
Thom Browne has been named the new Chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA). As announced Monday, the designer was unanimously elected to the position, which will take effect at the top of next year. Previously holding the title of CFDA chairman was Tom Ford. In a statement, Browne said he was “very excited” to […]
In a new interview with French outlet Clique TV, Kanye West spoke about how he felt after Virgil Abloh was appointed artistic director of Louis Vuitton men’s branch. “No one knows I’d been offered the deal by Bernard Arnault,” Ye said at the 12:35 mark of the interview, revealing that the co-founder of Louis Vuitton initially […]
Issey Miyake, the inventive and influential designer whose work was celebrated worldwide, has died. As the Associated Press reported, citing a Miyake Design Office statement on Tuesday, the designer died on Aug. 5 due to liver cancer. Noted in a separate report from Women’s Wear Daily is that Miyake was “surrounded by close friends and associates” […]
As part of an effort to inspire more people to donate blood, the American Red Cross is launching a program featuring donated designs from a trio of familiar names. The program, which is launching in New York and Los Angeles, is being billed as the Drop for Drop campaign. Enlisted for the effort are New […]
Brooklyn Museum has released official merchandise for Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech, a retrospective exhibit that highlights Abloh’s undeniable impact on contemporary culture. The collection consists of everything from Champion pullover hoodies and trucker hats to short-sleeve tees and canvas totes—most of which were conceptualized by Abloh in 2019, about two years before his death. There’s also a handful of home goods pieces […]
