Andy Warhol Modeling, Photo Exhibit at Ralph Pucci International

19 May

Photo by Christopher Makos Andy Warhol loved to be photographed but was an uneasy model. “He was 100% awkward,” said photographer Christopher Makos, an in depth friend and confidant of Warhol’s, and from 1976 to 1986, a part of The Factory, Warhol’s studio in Latest York City. “Andy was all about his hands,” Makos told WWD. “He didn’t know what to do with them. What makes it so fascinating is that here you will have one in all the most important artists of the times not knowing what to do in front of the camera.” On Monday, Ralph Pucci International, positioned at 44 West 18th Street in Manhattan, launches an exhibition of photographs of Warhol taken by Makos, drawn from Makos’ book published...

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15 May

Lagos Space Programme Wins International Woolmark Prize

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Lagos Space Programme Wins International Woolmark Prize

PARIS — Adeju Thompson’s label Lagos Space Programme was named the winner of the 2023 International Woolmark Prize at a ceremony hosted on the Petit Palais in Paris on Monday. The Nigerian designer will receive a money prize of 200,000 Australian dollars, or $134,000, the chance to be stocked at top fashion retailers, and business mentorship. Lagos Space Programme was chosen amongst eight finalists who were tasked with designing six merino wool looks as a part of their fall 2023 collections, or a standalone capsule line highlighting “the innate versatility, progressive nature and eco-credentials of merino wool.” They were judged by a panel of industry experts including Alaïa creative director Pieter Mulier; Alessandro Sartori, artistic director of Zegna; Marni creative director Francesco Risso;...

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5 May

Jury Revealed for 2023 International Woolmark Prize

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Jury Revealed for 2023 International Woolmark Prize

The Woolmark Company has put together its panel of judges to come to a decision its upcoming 2023 International Woolmark Prize winner. The worldwide wool authority on Thursday revealed the 12 industry executives, designers and creatives who will determine the winner of the annual prize. The jury is made up of Zegna artistic director Alessandro Sartori, CR Fashion Book founder Carine Roitfeld, model Caroline de Maigret, Farfetch chief fashion and merchandising officer Elizabeth von der Goltz, Marni creative director Francesco Risso, The Woolmark Company managing director John Roberts, Alaïa creative director Pieter Mulier, clothier Salehe Bembury, Yehyehyeh founder Shaway Yeh, Tilting the Lens founder Sinéad Burke, fashion author Tim Blanks and photographer Tyler Mitchell. “The International Woolmark Prize has all the time been...

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29 Mar

International Library of Fashion Research Wants People to Take

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International Library of Fashion Research Wants People to Take

Don’t sound the death knell on paper just yet. With this week’s debut of the “Paper Afore Press” exhibition, the International Library of Fashion Research explores the chances and conundrums that paper presents to the style industry and a fashion library at this time limit. Beyond considering the environmental ramifications of using paper, the show poses all types of questions but not only in a scholarly or by-the-letter way. “We actually see this resurfacing interest in paper objects especially amongst young people. It has to do with this being a latest lifeline, a special attention span and pace. Individuals are increasingly enthusiastic about consuming their information in that way whether or not it's [in relation to] fashion and other disciplines in wider...

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