4 March, 2013
“On the heels of a new $20 million round of funding led by publishing powerhouse Condé Nast, Farfetch founder José Neves talks to BoF about his multi-channel vision for the curated fashion marketplace.”
“Mr Godé is now turning his formidable skills to Italy. Last month the company said he would head its Italian business, which includes Fendi and Pucci, Acqua di Parma cologne and Bulgari jewellery.”
“After selling her Jimmy Choo empire for more than $800 million, Tamara Mellon is ready to announce her much-anticipated new venture, her own namesake fashion label.”
“‘It’s about instinct and desire — desire is what matters at the moment,’” said Phoebe Philo, clutching her daughter’s hand at the end of a Céline show that seemed like the moment everyone has been waiting for during the winter 2013 season.”
“Anders Kristiansen, the new chief executive of New Look, looks as if he breathes fashion. The Danish retailer wears a trendy skinny-trousered suit, in black-and-grey plaid, and sports an asymmetric quiff and oversized watch.”
“A new version of Gucci’s Jackie bag will be unveiled at Paris Fashion Week. There have been many incarnations of this slouchy handbag since its launch in the 50s… and the style was most recently revived in 2009. But this latest version stands apart. Gucci had stopped using Brazilian leather in the wake of the 2009 Greenpeace report, but it now sources supplies for the Jackie bag from a deforestation-free zone.”
“We asked the denizens of Britain’s top fashion colleges to tell us who inspires them. From Raf Simons’s effortless street style to Mary Katrantzou’s dizzying prints, here are the names driving the next generation”
“Topshop creative director Kate Phelan is poised for a return to her old employers, British Vogue magazine. Specific details of her role and title are yet to be confirmed, but a spokesperson for Condé Nast has told The Telegraph that ‘her role, while significant will not be full time’ and that she will be shooting again ‘from May’.”
“Legler is 6ft 2in, 35 years old, and the first woman to sign exclusively as a male model. She is muscular and cheery, with the awkward swagger of a rock star. Her voice is soft and earnest, and when she talks, she holds unblinking eye contact. In front of the camera, edges appear. Spikes. She juts her chin; she becomes a boy.”
