LVMH and Kering, the two largest luxury fashion companies in France, announced on September 6 that they will no longer work with models who are ultra-thin. The companies will not work with any model who is below a U.S. size 2. This announcement marks an important moment for the fashion industry, as LVMH and Kering own top luxury brands including Dior,…
According to a 2018 Women’s Wear Daily report, J.C. Penney Co., struggling to turn itself around, will be cutting inventory, doubling down on catering to its core middle-aged female customer, and seizing opportunities in categories new to the business, namely baby products, toys and workwear. The chain plans to reduce inventory by at least $250 million by the end of fiscal 2019,…
Aug. 9. at Kylie Jenner’s 21st birthday party she wore a Swarovski-crystal bedazzled pink LaBourjoisie jumpsuit made custom for the event. According to a 2018 Elle report, The outfit took over 10 days from inception to construction to make and has a retail value of $8,000. Jenner’s stylist Jill Jacobs reached out to commission the look. “We wanted to reimagine the…
Harper’s Bazaar Australia’s Editor in Chief will be leaving the magazine Aug. 31 after 6 years. Editor in Chief Kellie Hush will be leaving with the title to launch a new fashion retail business that is due to be unveiled in the coming weeks. “I’m not Anna Wintour,” said Hush to Women’s Wear Daily in a 2018 report, “but I…
American comedian, actor, writer and lecturer Shelley Berman died on September 1 at 92. According to Variety, Berman’s publicist confirmed the sad news as he died at home because of Alzheimer Disease’s complications on Friday morning. Cutting a figure and demonstrating excellent acting talents during the 1950s and 1960s, Berman was a legendary character in American comedian history. His live…
Although the comedian’s sexual assault case ended in a mistrial in Pennsylvania, Bill Cosby’s civil lawyers continue to fight lawsuits by ten different women from Massachusetts and California. In Massachusetts, ten women have defamation suits pending against Cosby while three more have defamation or sexual battery suits in California. The comedian continues to deny any misdoings. In 2015, prosecutors reopened…
After his return from a concert in Poland on Monday, YouTube singer Austin Jones was taken into custody at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport. Arrested for two counts of child pornography, the twenty-four-year-old could face a minimum of fifteen years in prison if convicted. Jones will remain in custody until his court hearing Wednesday because he is believed to be a “risk…
From helping her mother, a seamstress in Rome, making uniforms for flight attendants to transforming the business into a globally recognized ready-to-wear brand in less than a decade, Laura Biagiotti has become one of the world’s leading Italian fashion icons. Biagiotti died aged 73 in a hospital in Rome on May 26 after suffering a heart attack earlier in the…
This past year has been full of drama, especially in the midst of America’s political change. Many celebrities are taking a stand against the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, and he too has been firing back. It feels like a full-on blood battle between two people who individuals like myself want to look up to, or…
