A decade has passed since Karl Lagerfeld did a one-off collaboration for Swedish retailer H&M and the fashion industry has never been the same. "I never expected it to make such a splash," said Lagerfeld. "Inexpensive is not 'cheap' anymore, that's why the luxury industry has to make an even bigger effort. I think all that is very healthy." Lagerfeld shares his thoughts on fashion in "The First Ten Years," a commemorative book H&M is releasing on November 6. Read More »
Pretty soon you'll be able to buy some of Snoop Dogg's fancy footwear. Happy Socks recently unveiled their latest line, "The Art of Inspiration," a project in collaboration with Snoop Dogg to encourage artistic expression. Read More »
R&B superstar Beyoncé Knowles and London-based Topshop have formed a 50-50 joint venture company — Parkwood Topshop Athletic Ltd. — to produce an athletic streetwear brand. WWD reported it could launch in stores and online in fall 2015 at the earliest. The deal's expected to be unveiled by Topshop in London today. Read More »
On October 23, Moda Operandi, the flash-sale site that often allows you to pre-order items before they hit stores, unleashed possibly the most luxurious accessory ever. They offered 24K gold iPads with a price tag of $3,065. Another high-end retailer, Brikk, is selling their own luxury iPhones. The German company specializes in giving tech devices high-fashion (and high-priced) makeovers. In addition to a gold-plated model of the iPhone (starting at $4,995), they also have platinum (starting at $5,395) and rose gold (starting at $4,995). If your pockets are really deep, you can get those with a diamond apple logo, which run for $8,895 or more. Read More »
LaLa Anthony's success is the result of hard work and dedication. Hot 97's Miss Info sat down with the entrepreneur at Circle of Sisters to discuss her new book, marriage, fashion and making it in the business. Miss Info begins the interview by describing LaLa as the "queen of the slash." Read More »
British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw, 31, stuns on the cover of "Elle" magazine's November issue. The actress fronts one of the magazine's Women in Hollywood editions. Eight actresses, including five moms and a mother-to-be, grace different covers of "Elle's" November issue and were honored at the magazine's 21st annual Women in Hollywood Awards last week. Other 2014 Women in Hollywood honorees include Zoe Saldana, Jennifer Garner, Jessica Lange, Tina Fey, Elizabeth Banks, Annette Bening and Brie Larson. Read More »
Nicki Minaj shows off lots of cleavage in a super-sexy photo shoot for "GQ." The YMCMB rapper took to Instagram to share a photo from her steamy GQ spread. In the photo, Minaj wears a white, barely-there top with a red pencil skirt. In an interview with GQ, Minaj shares why she chose to do songs like "Monster" and "Bang Bang," her thoughts on "Anaconda" and why she decided to go natural. Read More »
Adidas Originals unveiled the "Spray and Roses" pack from their ongoing collaboration with British singer, songwriter and actress Rita Ora. The "Spray and Roses" packs come out just in time for the holidays and feature a collection of apparel, accessories and footwear. Read More »
Devin Star Tailes, better known as Dev, is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. You probably know Dev from the chorus on Far East Movement's 2010 club hit, "Like a G6." The musician recently released a new EP titled "Bittersweet July." After separating from her old team and having a daughter, now 2 1/2, recording the album was a "therapeutic process," she explained. Her beauty secrets include a cat-eye, clear skin and healthy hair. Read More »
Russian Fashion Week has been held biannually in Moscow for the past 15 years, yet many Russian designers have struggled to grow their businesses. The reason for this is lack of support. According to "Fashionista," Moscow has never had programs, funds, scholarships or mentorship for emerging designers like New York and London do. On Friday, Oct. 24, the president and co-founder of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Russia, Alexander Shumsky, announced the launch of the Russian Fashion Council. A press statement described it as "national fashion councils" in "key fashion markets." Read More »
Nike has worked with a number of fashion models in its 50-year history, but never on the scale it has worked with Karlie Kloss, who fronts Nike's fall campaign. Nike unveiled its spring/summer 2015 women's collection in New York City Wednesday, Oct. 22, which kicked off with a presentation from Nike CEO Mark Parker and a small runway presentation with more than two dozen of the female athletes Nike sponsors. Among the attendees were models Kloss, Joan Smalls, Damaris Lewis and Jeneil Williams. Read More »
Jessica Simpson is always surprising her fans! The beautiful blonde and mommy of two looked sexy and sleek sporting a new blunt, platinum blonde hairdo on her Instagram page Saturday, Oct. 25. Read More »