During his masterclass delivered at the prestigious Parisian School Sciences Po, iconic designer Karl Lagerfeld shared with four hundred students his thoughts on what the founder of French fashion house Chanel would have thought of him if they had met. “I never bumped into Coco Chanel. It was better that way, she would have hated me,” he said. Lagerfeld recalled how he took the classic Chanel heritage and changed it over time, making pieces that were not in her collections “but that could hav

</body> “As a leader in our industry, we have a responsibility to discover young talents and to help them flourish,” said Delphine Arnault, daughter of Bernard Arnault and Deputy General Manager at Louis Vuitton in a press release send out today announcing the start of LVMH Young Fashion Designer Prize. LVMH has launched its own namesake fashion prize to help cultivate young fashion designers around the world and was dreamed up by Delphine Arnault herself. She told WWD that “The aim of this

Glamorous Holiday – The holiday season gets pretty for the new advertisements from Tory Burch.Models Zuzanna Bijoch, Tilda Lindstam and Laura Kampman take center stage in a garden party setting that goes from day to night in looks styled by Ethel Park. Their wardrobe pairs pretty pastel hues with deep navy and black tones. Embellished accessories and shoes also add a touch of glamour to the holiday images photographed by Norman Jean Roy. Source: Glamour.

Photography by Chris Jackson/Getty Images Clearly we’re not the only ones feeling super busy this time of year. Kate Middleton was out and about for the second time in as many days, attending a forum meeting at Place2Be, an organization that works to support the emotional wellbeing of children. It’s one of the Kate’s official patronages and based on her extended visit today (the Duchess reportedly stayed for an extra hour to learn about addiction and self-harm) it’s obvious that this charity

For the third quarter, JC Penney gross margin was 29.5 percent of sales, compared to 32.5 percent in the same quarter last year. Gross margin for the third quarter was negatively impacted by lower clearance margins due to the overhang of inventory from the first two quarters of the year, higher levels of clearance units sold, as well as the company’s transition back to a promotional pricing strategy as compared to last year’s strategy. Notwithstanding, gross margin did improve sequentially throu

Sophisticated Holiday – British model Lily Donaldson is enlisted for the new holiday advertisements from Hugo Boss. The German fashion brand highlights its sharp suiting and tailored dresses as well as standout accessories in the images. Lily poses against the backdrop of a city landscape at night. / Creative direction by David Hagglund Source: Fashion Gone Rogue.

Seductive Holiday – Shot in New York City at the Indochine, the holiday 2013 campaign from Armani Exchange depicts a scene of youthful energy in these images photographed by Robbie Fimmano. Katya Riabinkina, Agne Konciute and Julia Frauche are joined by male models Simon Nessmann, Simon Van Meervenne and Alex Cunha in the black and white photographs. The gang is styled by Karl Templer in selection of modern outerwear, plaid shirts and party attire. Source: Fashion Gone Rogue.

Ethical fashion brand People Tree is collaborating with designer Simeon Farrar and his quirky slogan T-shirt label Black Score on a capsule collection. The range of playful political t-shirts and sweatshirts features sketches of animals with cheeky captions such as ‘Putting the ‘Kind’ in Mankind’ and ‘Didn’t need the icecaps anyway, douchebag’ and has been created to make people look twice. Commenting on the collaboration, Farrar said: “I’d heard of People Tree for a long time and I really

Ted Baker had a pleasant trading session as its shares gained over 5 percent after the fashion brand posted group’s sales up by 24.4 percent to 77 million pounds during the third quarter. A strong international expansion and “flourishing” channels were key to the brand’s successful quarter. "It's a bit early to call, but I am expecting a good Christmas. I don't see it being a tough Christmas, and with a slightly positive economic backdrop that helps," Chief Financial Officer Lindsay Page expl

Puma Suede trainers | Source: Puma Kering, formerly called PPR, said it expects net income this year to drop “very significantly,” hurt by one-time charges related to its Puma brand and from costs related to its sale of mail-order business La Redoute. The Paris-based company said in an e-mailed statement that its board met today to examine the offers it has received for La Redoute. The sale and any possible job cuts from the disposal have raised the ire of the French government, which i