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8 Jul

EXCLUSIVE: Savannah Miller Puts a Stylish Spin on Uniform

EXCLUSIVE: Savannah Miller Puts a Stylish Spin on Uniform
LONDON — After greater than a decade, Savannah Miller has returned to the world of ready-to-wear with a recent contemporary label called Vivere that launches next month online and at John Lewis stores within the U.K. Miller, a Central Saint Martins graduate and mother of three, is a bridal designer who began her profession with Twenty8Twelve by s. miller, a set she launched in 2007 and codesigned along with her actor sister Sienna Miller. It showed commonly during London Fashion Week, often with a celebrity-stacked front row. The sisters left the label in 2012, with Savannah Miller specializing in bridal with longstanding U.S. partners Justin Alexander. She also creates bespoke and made-to-measure gowns as a part of her bridal offer. In an interview...
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30 Jun

Consumers Dressing Up Again, but Often With a Twist,

Consumers Dressing Up Again, but Often With a Twist,
As summer gets underway, men and women are stepping out with dressier wardrobes. U.S. sales for adult tailored clothing and other dress clothing increased by 5 percent from January through April, led by men’s dress shirts, men’s suits and girls’s skirts. In truth, the dress clothing market is larger than it was pre-pandemic, with sales revenue 8 percent higher than 2019 levels, in keeping with Circana, formerly IRI and The NPD Group. “Hybrid work can be hybrid play,” said Maria Rugolo, apparel industry analyst at Circana. “Dressier trends, coinciding with the return to offices, events, travel and other activities, have consumers mixing and matching how they're wearing their wardrobes as a mirrored image of the hybrid lifestyle that has grow to...
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19 Jun

Kate Middleton Does ‘80s Dressing in Alessandra Wealthy for

Kate Middleton Does ‘80s Dressing in Alessandra Wealthy for
LONDON — It’s been a 12 months of many firsts for the British royal family. King Charles III led his first Garter Day service at St George’s Chapel in Windsor on Monday, June 19, surrounded by his family, including Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh. The senior members of the royal family walked in procession to the chapel. Kate Middleton wore a bespoke white Alessandra Wealthy dress with brown polka dots. She matched the dress with two-tone pumps from the identical London-based brand and added a black Philip Treacy hat with polka dot detailing. The princess also wore her late mother-in-law Princess Diana’s pearl earrings. The Princess of Wales in Alessandra Wealthy. Getty Images Your complete ensemble...
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23 May

Costume Designer Ruth Carter Talks Dressing in Black Film

Costume Designer Ruth Carter Talks Dressing in Black Film
COURTESY OF RUTH CARTER “It was out of this world, otherworldly. It was God saying ‘You’re fulfilling your purpose girl and the individuals who support and love you might be here to applaud your efforts, your exertions and your sacrifice,’” Ruth Carter told WWD regarding the Oscar she won in 2019, making history as the primary Black woman to win for Best Costume Design.  Costume Designer Ruth Carter along with her Academy Award for Best Costume Design. COURTESY OF RUTH CARTER The famed costume designer has been the brains behind the style for among the most legendary movies, including “Do the Right Thing” (1989), “Malcom X” (1992), Marvel’s “Black Panther” (2018) and its sequel (2023). After a three-decade-long profession, Carter is gearing as much as...
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