Quand une dame souhaite faire une déclaration audacieuse et très belle.

Une création de Donna Hartley
Mes remerciements vont à The Portrait Kitchen sur Pinterest pour cette photographie incroyablement belle.

Ukraine War: Chanel Restricts Sales of Goods to Russians Abroad

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BBC: French luxury giant Chanel has stopped selling its products to people who intend to take them to Russia, after shutting its stores in the country.

Moscow and some customers have accused the firm of being anti-Russian, and threatened to boycott the brand.

Chanel says it is just complying with European Union (EU) sanctions, which ban the sale to Russia of luxury goods priced at more than €300 ($327; £250).

Many Western firms halted operations in Russia after the Ukraine war started.

Chanel told the BBC that sanctions, imposed by the EU, as well as Switzerland, also prohibit the sale of luxury items to individuals who intend to use them in Russia.

The company said it "complies with all laws applicable to our operations and employees worldwide, including trade sanction laws".

"This is why we have rolled out a process to ask clients for whom we do not know the main residency to confirm that the items they are purchasing will not be used in Russia," Chanel said in a statement. » | BBC | Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Bei kaltem Wetter, gibt es nichts Eleganteres als einen Cape zu tragen! Elegant und salopp.

Par temps froid, rien de plus élégant que de porter une cape ! Élégant et décontracté. / In cold weather, there's nothing more elegant than wearing a cape! Elegant and casual.
Für dieses schöne Bild, bedanke ich mich bei Chashko Mhv auf Pinterest.

Indubitably Warm; Unashamedly Luxurious

Indubitablement chaud ; sans vergogne luxueux / Unzweifelhaft warm; unverschämt luxuriös
With many thanks to GavinReynolds99 on Pinterest for this splendid photo.

'It's Been Very Hard after 35 Years': Tom Ford Admits He's 'Struggled' to Adjust to Being a Single Father after His Husband Richard Buckley's Death

MAIL ONLINE: Tom Ford has admitted it's been 'a struggle' adjusting to life as a single father following the death of his husband Richard Buckley's death. The fashion designer, 60, shared rare insight into coping without his partner after he passed away in September at the age of 72.

In a candid interview Tom explained: 'It's been hard after 35 years, very hard,' while discussing the challenges he's faced since becoming the sole parent to their son Jack, nine.

Speaking to WSJ he shared: 'I keep thinking, ''Oh, God, I have to call Richard,'' or I need to send him a note about this. And he's not here.'

He said: 'Until recently, I had Richard to help me out in the mornings. It's been a little bit of a struggle the last month because he would normally get [Jack's] breakfast on school days while I was getting dressed.'

He went on to say it has been a challenge adjusting to the new routine however getting up earlier for the school run means he has a 'good start to the day.' » | Ellen Coughlan and Deirdre Simonds for MailOnline | Thursday, December 2, 2021

The History of Balenciaga

Nov 8, 2021 • Balenciaga is one of the most prolific brands in fashion, and in this video we look at its history dating back to the very beginning. We learn how Cristóbal Balenciaga defied the odds to start his own couture house, the Nicolas Ghesquière years, the Alexander Wang years, and of course the arrival of Demna Gvasalia. In talking about Demna, we’ll discuss how he founded Vetements and went on to revolutionize Balenciaga, which is now one of the most popular brands in world (even among major stars like Kanye West).

House of Gucci Is ‘Painful and Insulting’, Says Gucci Family

THE GUARDIAN: Heirs of Aldo Gucci issue statement taking issue with Ridley Scott’s film but have stopped short of legal action

Thugs, ignorant and insensitive to the world around them’": Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci.Photograph: Courtesy of Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures Inc./AP
Surviving family members of the Gucci fashion dynasty have expressed unhappiness with their representation in the new film House of Gucci.

In a statement issued on Monday, the heirs of Aldo Gucci – who ran the fashion house for 33 years until the mid-1980s – said they were aggrieved by the lack of consultation by film-makers, as well as their portrayal as “thugs, ignorant and insensitive to the world around them”.

Ridley Scott’s film stars Al Pacino as Aldo Gucci, Jeremy Irons as his brother Rodolfo, and Adam Driver as his nephew Maurizio, who took over the firm until he was murdered in 1995 by a hitman hired by his ex-wife, Patrizia Reggiani (played by Lady Gaga).

Based on the 2000 nonfiction book The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, the film, said the Guccis, attributes “a tone and an attitude to the protagonists of the well-known events that never belonged to them”.

The statement continued: “This is extremely painful from a human point of view and an insult to the legacy on which the brand is built today.” » | Catherine Shoard | Monday, November 29, 2021

Les héritiers Gucci veulent porter plainte contre le film House of Gucci »

Virgil Abloh: Designer and Off-White Founder Dies Aged 41

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BBC: Virgil Abloh, the Louis Vuitton artistic director and founder of the Off-White fashion label, has died from cancer aged 41, it has been announced.

Revealing the news, the French fashion house's parent company LVMH described Abloh as a "genius" and a "visionary".

The US designer came to prominence as Kanye West's creative director but later made history as the first African-American to lead Louis Vuitton.

Abloh is survived by his wife, Shannon, and their two children.

A statement on his Instagram page described him as a "fiercely devoted father, husband, son, brother, and friend".

Abloh was diagnosed with cardiac angiosarcoma - a rare, aggressive form of cancer - in 2019, but did not make the diagnosis public. » | BBC | Sunday, November 28, 2021

Sous le choc, le monde de la mode réagit au décès de Virgil Abloh, "une belle âme", "un visionnaire" : «Dévasté», «le coeur brisé», «ne pouvant y croire»... Suite à l'annonce, le 28 novembre, du décès du créateur américain Virgil Abloh, à l'âge de 41 ans, des suites d'un cancer, l'industrie de la mode a réagi sur la toile avec beaucoup d'émotion, lui rendant un hommage sincère et appuyé. »

Virgil Abloh, Barrier-Breaking Designer, Is Dead at 41: His expansive approach to design inspired comparisons to artists including Andy Warhol and Jeff Koons. For him, clothes were totems of identity. »

Must Take Doggie for a Walk First

With many thanks to Thoma Wehner on Pinterest for this stylish and wonderful image.

Leyna Bloom Is Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue’s First Trans Cover Star

Leyna Bloom in 2019. Photograph: Julien de Rosa/EPA
THE GUARDIAN: Model, who is black and Filipino, is also the first ever trans woman of color to be featured in the magazine

Sports Illustrated’s swimsuit issue has unveiled its first ever transgender cover star, Leyna Bloom.

The model follows in the footsteps of model Valentina Sampaio, who was the first trans model to appear in the pages of the magazine last July. Bloom, who is black and Filipino, is also the first ever trans woman of color to be featured in the magazine.

Writing on Instagram, Bloom said the appearance “heals a lot of pain”. She wrote: “We deserve this moment; we have waited millions of years to show up as survivors and be seen as full humans filled with wonder.”

Bloom, who was part of New York’s ballroom scene, wrote: “This historical moment is important to #girlslikeus because it allows us to live and be seen.” » | Priya Elan | Monday, July 18, 2021

Ball Gowns Galore! And Other Cannes Film Festival Fashion Statements

At the 2021 Cannes Film Festival, the larger the ball gown, the better. Here, Sharon Stone in Dolce & Gabbana.Credit...Brynn Anderson/Associated Press
THE NEW YORK TIMES: Forget comfort clothing. Seriously, forget it. The year of the nontraveling sweatpants has come to an end.

The Cannes Film Festival that just ended was notable for a number of things (besides simply being the first Cannes Film Festival since 2019): That a female director won the Palme d’Or for the first time since 1993; Jodie Foster’s special award; Adam Driver’s singing in “Annette.” And the fact that it was proof positive, if anyone was in doubt, that the year of the nontraveling sweatpants has well and truly come to a close.

Like, put a stiletto in that one and stick it to the wall-of-history close.

If the Oscars kicked off the Return of the Red Carpet, Cannes took it to a whole other level. For 10 days the plumage was out: tulle and tuxedos, glitter and glamour, as if to make up for dressing down of the last, lost year. This film festival, of all film festivals, has become the greatest real life — or real life-ish — runway of the year, other than the Met Gala. Perhaps even more than the Met Gala, which can be handicapped by sometimes silly theme. » | Vanessa Friedman | Monday, July 19, 2021

Inside Giorgio Armani's Fashion Legacy | The Business of Fashion

May 4, 2015 • Just days before the opening of Armani/Silos a new museum housing the vast Armani archive, BoF's Imran Amed interviews Giorgio Armani on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his business.

Timeless Thoughts - The Video - Documentary

Sep 26, 2020 • These are timeless thoughts, as narrated by the voice of renowned and multi-awarded Italian actor Pierfrancesco Favino. Giorgio Armani's language evolves relentlessly, whilst staying firm in its roots.It is the result of a process of subtraction, which captures time and sublimates it, creating fashion that goes beyond fashion.

Reputations - Coco Chanel

…There are some ”...missing sound clips - YouTube automatically strips out music/soundtracks that has copyright issues also stripping out the narration.” …

Fashion Designer Kenzo Takada Dies after Catching Covid-19 Aged 81

THE GUARDIAN: Takada was the first Japanese designer to make a mark on the Paris fashion scene

The Japanese fashion designer Kenzo Takada has died in Paris after contracting Covid-19, a spokesperson has announced. He was 81.

Takada, known best by his first name, was the first designer from Japan to break into the city’s exclusive fashion milieu in the 1970s.

His prêt-à-porter designs with their trademark profusion of bright colours, flowers and jungle prints were a far cry from the traditional Parisian mode of the time, when chic salon presentations were largely prim and proper affairs.

Kenzo, who died at the American hospital on Sunday, was famous not only for his clothes, but went on to create a global brand of perfume and skin products. At the time of his death he was acting honorary president of the Asian Couture Federation. » | Kim Willsher in Paris | Sunday, October 4, 2020

Karl Lagerfeld - German Fashion Designer and Icon | DW Documentary

The German-born designer Karl Lagerfeld has died at the age of 85. He was a designer, an artist and a fashion icon. For this sad occasion we recommend a portrait DW made in 2014.

No living fashion designer, let alone a German one, was as celebrated as Karl Lagerfeld. On September 10, 2018 the man with the trademark ponytail and sunglasses celebrated his 85th birthday. From dawn to late morning, Karl Lagerfeld designs for Chanel, Fendi and his own signature brand - a combined workload of up to 15 collections a year. A workhorse who never takes breaks or even a vacation, he is also a photographer and filmmaker. His passion for fashion was awakened by a Dior show in Hamburg in 1950. Four years later, at the age of 17, Karl Lagerfeld was hired as an assistant to Pierre Balmain. Karl Lagerfeld recounts his beginnings in the industry, as well as his upper class background and childhood in Schleswig-Holstein. Karl Lagerfeld was greatly influenced by his mother, whom he describes as his personal style icon. Karl Lagerfeld's caustic comments were notorious and dreaded by those at the receiving end. As an artist, Karl Lagerfeld worked in several media, from pictures and photographs to book illustrations and videos. The documentary of 2015 follows Karl Lagerfeld to exhibition openings, during the hectic preparations for his fashion shows, and at photo shoots in Paris as it seeks to uncover the man behind the mask.

Beards Are Back | Euromaxx

You can see men with beards on the catwalk, in fashion magazines or on the streets. Three day beards are all the rage and we find out why men about town are not shaving regularly any more.

Yves Saint Laurent's Pierre Bergé on Fashion, Art and Politics – BBC Newsnight

The former lover of the late Yves Saint Laurent has decided to sell the most priceless library in private hands - estimated to be worth up to £30 million. Newsnight's culture correspondent Stephen Smith reports.

The late Pierre Bergé »

'America first'? Trump Hits Nordstrom for Dropping Ivanka's Brand

Did Conway Cross Line by Touting Ivanka Trump Fashion Line?

Feb. 09, 2017 - 2:51 - Reaction from 'Fox News Sunday' anchor Chris Wallace