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April 2023

24 Apr

EXCLUSIVE: Rochas Parts Ways With Charles De Vilmorin

EXCLUSIVE: Rochas Parts Ways With Charles De Vilmorin
PARIS – Rochas has parted ways with creative director Charles de Vilmorin after a two-year tenure. “The Maison Rochas broadcasts that its contract with Charles de Vilmorin has not been renewed,” the French fashion house said on Monday in a press release provided exclusively to WWD. The 26-year-old designer, known for his colourful paintings tinged with darkness, exited the business on March 31 following the tip of his contract with Rochas parent company Interparfums SA and HIM Co SpA – High Italian Manufacturing, the corporate previously referred to as Onward Luxury Group, which produces the brand’s women’s ready-to-wear, it added. De Vilmorin, who was named to the post lower than a yr after launching his fashion label within the midst of the coronavirus...
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24 Apr

Alexandra Daddario Inks Ambassadorship with Dior – WWD

Alexandra Daddario Inks Ambassadorship with Dior – WWD
Dior has named its newest ambassador. Actress Alexandra Daddario, of “Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches,” “White Lotus” and “True Detective” fame, has been named an envoy for Dior women’s fashion, in addition to the La Collection Privée fragrance collection. A press release from the brand said, “Alexandra will partner with the home, celebrating the designs and creations of girls’s creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri and supporting Dior Beauty within the fragrance category, specifically La Collection Privée Christian Dior.” That collection includes Gris Dior, which, as reported, just unveiled a campaign including Jenna Ortega, Thuso Mbedu, Maya Hawke, Joseph Quinn, Fai Khadra, Liu Yuxin and Orelsan. Gris Dior is taken into account to be the pillar of the gathering, as reported. Earlier this month, the brand...
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24 Apr

Within the Highlight: C’est Bon Redefines Streetwear

Within the Highlight: C’est Bon Redefines Streetwear
Streetwear label C’est Bon began as a passion project for designer Mamadou Bah, who learned about fashion through music and taught himself about sketching, patternmaking and screen-printing. “I saw an area that didn’t really have designers that looked like me,” said Bah, who was born in Guinea and raised in Detroit. “I used to be like, OK I’m into these fashion brands, but there aren’t really Black designers which have major labels inside the space, so I created that. More so, it was a passion project initially simply to have a good time with after which it scaled into an actual business.”  In 4 years, Bah has grown C’est Bon from a line of screen-printed T-shirts to a brand producing several full...
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24 Apr

EXCLUSIVE: Laura Ashley Celebrates seventieth Anniversary With Batsheva

EXCLUSIVE: Laura Ashley Celebrates seventieth Anniversary With Batsheva
In 2021, Batsheva Hay and Laura Ashley teamed as much as create their first collaborative ready-to-wear collection crammed with archival, colourful Laura Ashley prints. The partnership was a natural one — Hay’s entire namesake brand originated after wearing a vintage Laura Ashley dress “to threads,” the designer told WWD of her deeply personal connection to the label.  To have fun Laura Ashley’s seventieth anniversary, the duo is releasing their fourth limited-edition Laura Ashley x Batsheva collaborative collection, featuring a Coney Island Beach set and campaign featuring Hay within the playful, girly looks with photographs by her husband, Alexei. “The anniversary felt like a special moment for the prints, and one to actually dig into the very essence of Laura Ashley. All the...
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