Posts by Kevin Harson
EXCLUSIVE: French Fashion Brand Iro Names First Artistic Director
PARIS — French fashion brand Iro has named its first artistic director as the company seeks to reinforce its style credentials amid ongoing turbulence in the accessible luxury segment. Nicolas Rohaut, a veteran of luxury brands including Paco Rabanne and Dior, has been charged with revamping the contemporary label’s collections and image, WWD has learned.…
Read MoreFair Harbor Creates Swimwear, Sportswear for ‘White Lotus’ Third Season
Count Fair Harbor as among the companies partnering with the Emmy Award-winning “The White Lotus” series. To commemorate the kickoff of the third season on Sunday, the sustainable swimwear brand has created a limited-edition men’s and women’s capsule inspired by the HBO original series. The collection, for men and women, features 16 pieces of swimwear…
Read MoreSaint Laurent, Donald Judd Foundation Collaborate on Paris Store
PARIS — It’s easy to see how the pristine, geometric furniture of the late Donald Judd squares with Anthony Vaccarello‘s meticulous and trenchant approach to the fashions he designs for Saint Laurent. Now the two have come together in the Saint Laurent Rive Droite flagship in Paris, which reopened Thursday with a completely new interior…
Read MoreLondon’s Sloane Street Has a Sparkling New Look Following a 46 Million Pound Investment
LONDON — Following a grand-scale refurbishment that took two years and cost 46 million pounds, Sloane Street is ready for its close-up. The street, which stretches for one kilometer, or a more than half a mile, and links Sloane Square with Knightsbridge, was always lovely. But it wasn’t particularly walkable, with zooming traffic, no place…
Read MoreJason Wu Collection Fall 2025: A Luxury of Time
“I love doing shows, but I think at some point to have the magic again, you need to take a little time. I need time for myself,” Jason Wu said during an appointment in his Midtown showroom, explaining his decision to not hold a runway show this season. After 15-plus years of business, Wu has…
Read MoreSean Combs Files $100 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against NBCUniversal for ‘Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy’ Documentary
Sean Combs has filed a $100 million lawsuit against NBCUniversal for its Peacock documentary “Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy.” The fallen music mogul, fashion designer and entrepreneur was arrested for sex trafficking and racketeering charges last fall and is being held in the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. The case against Combs, who…
Read MoreTrybe Plans for First Live Event in Las Vegas
Trybe is gearing up for its first event in May in Las Vegas. Some of the 100-plus speakers include PacSun’s chief executive officer Brieane Olson; Milani Cosmetics’ CEO Mary van Praag; DELFI Diagnostics’ CEO Susan Tousi; Chime’s chief data officer Barkha Saxena; MGM Resorts’ chief sales officer Stephanie Glanzer; Beyond Yoga’s chief marketing officer Katie…
Read MoreCalvin Klein, Thom Browne, Khaite, Carolina Herrera Called Standouts by Stores in Otherwise Subdued New York Fashion Week
“We’ve got options.” That alone could have been the mantra for retailers after checking out the fall collections during the latest installment of New York Fashion Week. With oversized statement coats, knitwear galore, dressed-up daywear, slouchy wide-leg pants, and inventive separates, designers served up plenty of reasons for shoppers to ditch their dressed-down joggers, hoodies…
Read MoreKendrick Lamar’s Viral Celine Jeans at the Super Bowl Earn Brand More Than $2 Million in Media Exposure
Kendrick Lamar’s Celine jeans were the buzziest fashion moment at the 2025 Super Bowl, a placement that earned the French brand $2.3 million in media impact value, according to Launchmetrics. MIV is a proprietary metric that assigns a true monetary value to marketing strategies across print, online and social media in order to calculate return on investment.…
Read MoreMonica Barbaro Elevates Utilitarian Style in Loewe Balloon Jacket and Cropped Trousers for SiriusXM Studios Visit
Monica Barbaro stopped by the SiriusXM studios on Tuesday in New York City as part of her awards season promotional tour for “A Complete Unknown.” The actress and Bulgari ambassador earned her first Oscar nomination for her work in the film, in which she plays singer Joan Baez opposite Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan. For the…
Read MoreChildren’s Diabetes Foundation to Host 47th Annual Brass Ring Luncheon and Fashion Show
The Children’s Diabetes Foundation is returning with its 47th annual Brass Ring luncheon and fashion show on March 6. The annual event will be hosted at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel and benefits the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes. The event will be hosted by CBS Colorado news anchor Michael Spencer, and will honor longtime…
Read MoreNorma Kamali Fall 2025: Channeling New Energies
“Masculine energy is everywhere,” Norma Kamali declared during a showroom appointment on Wednesday. The designer explained her latest mindset after being overwhelmed by “men, men, men,” everywhere — from social media to podcast hosts to the government’s latest appointments. “But truth be told, I think women in your age group have so much masculine energy,…
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