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SPECIAL YEAR: Third time’s the charm for Phillip Lim, who again teamed up with legacy Cognac-producer Hennessy on Thursday to ring in the Lunar New Year and New York Fashion Week on the same night. “It’s been such an incredible partnership because growing up in an Asian American household, Hennessy is something we pray to

“There’s something kind of obscene about what the industry looks like now,” said Joseph Altuzarra, referring to the celebrity circus around today’s luxury superbrand fashion shows. “I do sort of feel like I’m opting out.” For the designer’s 15th anniversary New York Fashion Week show happening Sunday at his studio, he is going back to

MILAN — Gucci is launching a series of initiatives, events, takeovers and activations around the world to mark the arrival of creative director Sabato De Sarno’s Gucci Ancora debut collection in stores. The celebrations will kick off from the newly renovated Gucci store on 63 Wooster Street in SoHo, where a party will be held

Lele Sadoughi is entering the bridal market after increased customer demand. The accessories designer is introducing an 11-piece bridal collection on Saturday into her namesake brand, leveraging her popular headbands, hair accessories and jewelry for a range of pieces meant for every type of bride. Sadoughi explained the collection has been roughly two years in

At his fall 1998 runway show, when Isaac Mizrahi sent out a model in a red satin ballgown and matching BabyBjörn carrier (with baby inside), it felt like a political statement about motherhood, and how it should be part of a fashionable life. That feeling came to mind again Friday watching the tantalizing and timely

Prabal Gurung’s fall 2024 collection was designed out of his grief, with the designer creating silhouettes that offered a balance of warmth and melancholy through tactile fabrics, sculptural silhouettes and ethereal gowns. Gurung explained the collection was informed by a loss in his home country of Nepal, which gave him the opportunity to look over

Tommy Hilfiger‘s look for fall 2024 is money. He said “see ya” to see now, buy now for fall 2024, repositioning his womenswear in a more luxury context: Grand Central Oyster Bar, with his newest ambassador Sofia Richie Grainge front and center. “The idea is we are elevating,” Hilfiger said during a preview of Friday’s

CaSandra Diggs, president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, has resigned her post. Diggs had been in the role since August 2020, reporting to Steven Kolb, chief executive officer of the CFDA and the board of directors. Diggs joined the CFDA in 2001. Prior to being named president, she was chief administrative and

While dozens of designers are showing their latest collections during New York Fashion Week, Marimekko is celebrating its past with a vintage pop-up shop in its SoHo store. The Finnish brand’s creative director Rebekka Bay recruited vintage lover, illustrator and stylist Jenny Walton to help choose the selection in the Wooster Street boutique. Following a