Perhaps you recall when Louis Vuitton released the Takashi Murakami Multicolore monogram collection in 2003, and fashion-minded women the world over freaked out? Yeah, well, Louis Vuitton is over that now, and will cease selling the colorway by the end of July. The oughties are officially deceased.
Last night in Paris, Nicolas Ghesquière showed his feverishly-anticipated first collection for Louis Vuitton. Ghesquière — the much-beloved, highly respected and often imitated designer who catapulted Balenciaga to renown before leavingthe label abruptly — is a legend; Louis Vuitton is a hugely influential empire. So…
As basically everyone predicted, Marc Jacobs will be succeeded at Louis Vuitton by Nicolas Ghesquière, who catapulted the fashion house Balenciaga into the realm of renown and acclaim during his 15-year tenure there — before departing suddenly and unexpectedly and sending the fashion world into paroxysms of grief…
Nicolas Ghesquière is leaving Balenciaga after 15 years as the house's creative director. The brief announcement in Women's Wear Daily says the designer and the company made a "joint decision to end their working relationship" effective the end of this month. No word on what prompted Ghesquière's departure, or whether…
One criticism leveled against Valentino designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pier Paolo Piccioli is that they're too deferential to the aesthetic of the house's ex-designer, and therefore are boring. Well. The good news is they no longer have that problem.
Homage, inspiration, and knock-off are adjoining territories, and not yet satisfactorily explored. Like obscenity or other great things in life, most people feel they know a rip-off when they see it. Well, take a look:
Cate Blanchett's tiered-dress by Nicolas Ghesquiere for Balenciaga makes the Rumpelstiltskin myth of spinning hay into gold a glorious, glowing reality. Chic, modern, fashion-forward: Blanchett would have made the event's posthumous honoree Paul Poiret proud. Beautiful.
