New York Fashion Week may be known for its peacocks, but Claire Distenfeld has good reason to be there. As founder of the luxury boutique Fivestory, which covers two floors of a beautiful townhouse on New York’s Upper East Side, Distenfeld sees the shows as inspiration for how to fill...
This New York Fashion Week, which kicked off on Thursday, has shown particularly strong support for recent design school graduates, with sponsors like Supima, the CFDA and Ralph Pucci providing them with show platforms and the resources necessary to present their first collections. These young designers, however, are still entering...
When Amazon announced the launch of its largest trend-driven fashion label, Find, on Monday, it came with a significant caveat: It will only be available in Europe. What’s more, the company is taking a very different promotional approach to Find than it has with its U.S.-based labels like Lark &...
Cano founded his namesake casting company in 2015, after three years casting and styling for JackThreads and Thrillist Media Group. He has since helped buzzy brands like KITH, Stampd and Lively -- and a few classics, including Timberland and New Balance -- find the perfect models for their runway shows...
Everlane will launch its first denim collection on Thursday at New York Fashion Week. According to the brand, as of Tuesday, the waitlist for the collection's styles was up to 41,226 -- Everlane's largest yet. We spoke to founder Michael Preysman about why the brand decided to take on denim,...
Launchmetrics -- a technology platform that operates as a “virtual press room” -- has long billed itself as a time-saver for the fashion industry, but the reality is that most users find it lacking. A re-launched GPS Radar app, debuting on Monday, hopes to assuage some of those concerns.
The series — the first two episodes of which will be hosted by Miley Cyrus and Maisie Williams (of "Game of Thrones") -- was inspired by the casual, off-the-cuff format of public access TV in the ‘80s and ‘90s. It is said to be a platform for today’s youth to express...
Lexus is expanding the scope of its New York Fashion Week sponsorship with a live photoshoot activation, done in partnership with Interview Magazine. The experience, “Lexus: Set in Motion,” will allow viewers to be styled and photographed by top fashion talent on a set created by the industry mainstay Stefan...
According to two sources close to the designer, Virgil Abloh is in the midst of signing a deal with Versace to be its next creative director. The match would make sense — however, neither Abloh nor Versace has confirmed the rumor or responded to requests for comment.