This is what royal weddings looked like in the 1800s
Queen Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on February 10, 1840, at the Chapel Royal of St. James’s Palace in London. The pair met at Kensington Palace and Queen Victoria proposed on their second meeting, as was customary back then. At the time of her 19th-century nuptials, wedding dresses were not strictly white,…
Dior’s couture show gave the smokey eye a modern update
Share 3rd Jul 2019 Post-show at Dior haute couture autumn/winter ’19/’20, Peter Philips is upbeat. On the phone to Vogue, he explains how he’d wanted to hit refresh on the traditional smokey eye, but at the same time leave room for the model’s personality to define the final mood. “On one girl it can look…
5 things to know about Virginie Viard’s first solo Chanel haute couture show
Welcome to the most exclusive book club in the world: on July 2, Paris’s Grand Palais was transformed into a circular library, stuffed full with books and complete with walkways. Taking Mademoiselle Chanel’s library at her 31 Rue Cambon apartment as a reference, the space was arranged as a peaceful living room with elegant sofas,…
Kate Middleton is summer fashion goals in white at Wimbledon 2019
As a long-time tennis fan and patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, the Duchess of Cambridge is a regular courtside presence at Wimbledon, along with a slew of A-list celebrities, including Anna Wintour, who are fans of the storied tournament. Each time she has attended Wimbledon the duchess looks to enjoy…
From American dynasty to Parisian couture: meet bright young designer, August Getty
“I’ve always said the best place for my clothes is the bedroom floor,” says August Getty in his Los Angeles studio—a sprawling, white space in Los Angeles’s Culver City, complete with neon branding above a glass-walled atelier. “I want the woman to have the same feeling in my clothes as she does out of them:…
Suzy Menkes at haute couture autumn/winter ‘19/’20
Share 3rd Jul 2019 Miu Miu: horse race with a hidden agenda With her country doing a political turn to the far right and her husband and sons mad for competing on the ocean waves, was it so surprising that Miuccia Prada should have turned conservative and sporty? But, inevitably, the ‘conventional’ Miu Miu collection came with…
Behind the scenes of Viktor & Rolf's haute couture autumn/winter '19/'20 collection
Click:Household Anti-aging Beauty Device “F*ck this, I’m going to Paris,” proclaims the first of three tulle couture dresses that greet us at Viktor & Rolf’s brand new atelier in the western harbour area of Amsterdam. These are, of course, the gowns from last season that became Insta-hits thanks to their meme-able remarks and bright fabrication.…
Shay Mitchell from Pretty Little Liars is pregnant with her first child
Share 1st Jul 2019 Shay Mitchell, star of Pretty Little Liars and You, has announced some exciting news: she’s currently pregnant! In an Instagram post on June 28, Shay shared a photo of her partially nude, clearly pregnant body, along with the caption, “Does this mean I’m allowed to drive in the car pool lane…
Kenzo names Felipe Oliveira Baptista as its new creative director
Share 1st Jul 2019 Just six days after Carol Lim and Humberto Leon presented their final collection as co-creative directors of Kenzo, the brand’s owner, LVMH, has named their successor. Felipe Oliveira Baptista will be Kenzo’s new creative director, taking over on July 1. Oliveira Baptista comes to Kenzo from Lacoste, where he was creative…
Katie Holmes, Phoebe Tonkin, Kitty Spencer and more celebrated the opening of Zimmermann’s new store in Capri
One of Australia’s most successful fashion brands, Zimmermann, celebrated the launch of its 47th boutique location in Italy with an ultra-chic two-day event in Capri over the weekend. Among the attendees were Katie Holmes (above), Phoebe Tonkin, Kitty Spencer, Laura Dern, and Vogue Australia’s fashion director Christine Centenera and editor-in-chief Edwina McCann. “It’s a dream…