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Last August, Ralph Lauren’s executive vice-president of advertising, marketing and communications was elected to the corporation’s board. Noteworthy? We thought so. Why? Well, let’s just say this acorn hasn’t fallen far from Ralph’s tree. I first met 42-year-old David Lauren just a few …
In autumn 1965, just five years after opening his house, Yves Saint Laurent sent shift mini-dresses inspired by Van Gogh, Mondrian and Poliakoff down the runway, causing a sensation in both fashion and art.
A sophisticated mix of the best of the industrial and the artisanal, Santoni’s hand-finished shoes strike a stylish revolt against mass produced uniformity. As I clatter along the pebble beach at Portonovo, I notice a path snaking its way through the forest of pine trees and Mediterrane…
From Ralph Lauren and American Psycho to gangsters, bankers and The Wolf of Wall Street, the pinstripe suit speaks volumes in a few lines. Govind Dhar argues it is, above all, a statement of confidence.
Few Middle Eastern couturiers have worked with fashion greats of Caroline Seikaly's calibre, yet she remains wholly down to earth. In her Hamra atelier, her young daughter bounces about as if it were her playroom.
In his modernist Beirut loft, fashion designer Mohammed Al Mazen presses cake upon his guest, then loses himself in talk of turning concept into material, surrounded by white orchids and a gleaming black skull.
We all know Diesel, the Italian label that reshaped denim in the 1990s with sophisticated cuts and bold campaigns. Its premium line extension, Diesel Black Gold, has stayed under the radar, until now.
Karl Lagerfeld closed Chanel's autumn-winter couture show with a visibly pregnant bride in crêpe de Chine and a gold brocade cape, the set inspired by the terrace of a 1930s Le Corbusier home.
Founded in 1972 as a local tie factory, Stefano Ricci is now an opulent menswear house. Under the direction of Ricci's sons, Filippo and Niccolo, the family firm opens the doors of its Florentine headquarters.
Faced with mass production, a rapidly changing automobile industry and the development of new materials like nylon and plastic, the venerable luxury trunk and bag maker, Moynat closed its doors in 1976. What it didn’t know then was that the company would one day become the sister brand …
Founders Carl Cunow and Nathan Romano explain how their New York swimwear brand built a global following on clean silhouettes, technical fabrics and trunks designed for the discerning modern traveller.
With high collars, plunging backless dresses, tailored cropped tops and smart tuxedo jackets, Karoline Lang’s designs are refreshingly un-Middle Eastern, and even her branding doesn’t give the game away. She does in fact hail from Beirut and is definitely a talent to watch out for. By t…