Her latest bridal range was far from demure, instead featuring exuberant ruffles, midriff-baring cutouts, thigh-revealing hemlines and plunging necklines. Wang’s fall collection wedding dresses will need to embrace modernism. Regardless of party affiliation, women who deign to wrap themselves in one of Ms. The designer recently co-hosted, along with Vogue head honcho Anna Wintour, an A-list fundraiser for Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton in her Upper East Side apartment. Designer Vera Wang (Photo by Andrew Toth/Getty Images for Dom Perignon – The Wall)ĭon’t look for many Republicans-or Socialists, for that matter-to be clad in Vera Wang this fall.
Karan stepping down from her eponymous label in June to focus her time on Urban Zen, a lifestyle brand that offers lusciously draped clothing intended to make women feel good alongside objects culled from artisans from every corner of the globe. Now the brand he created may play by the rules of its new Qatari owners as part of an international fashion juggernaut Vogue UK and Bloomberg have reported that Mayhoola for Investments, which bought the label in 2012, may seek an IPO.Īny questions you might have had about the Long Island-born designer whose former namesake fashion line (and its little sister label DKNY) may be found in My Journey, her recently released memoir that “shares intimate details about her lonely childhood, her four-plus decades in the fashion industry, her two marriages, motherhood, and her ongoing quest for self-acceptance and spiritual peace.” The book arrives hot on the heels of Ms. Though it’s been eight years since the flamboyant Italian designer-known for his extravagant lifestyle-left the company he founded 55 years ago, his vision for upscale haute couture design lives on. Throughout, youll master advanced technologies, build presentation skills, and choose from a menu of design. You’ll create designs informed by market research and inspired by history, art, and culture. Valentino Garavani, Net Worth: $1.5 billion The BFA program offers concentrations in children’s wear, intimate apparel, knitwear, special occasion, and sportswear. Larsson’s hire, stocks shot up before leveling out a bit. Larsson, an executive known more for his retail acumen than his design sensibilities, will be a good match for a high-end purveyor like Lauren remains to be seen, and early returns are mixed. Lauren isn’t exactly retiring he will still remain as executive chairman and chief creative officer at the company he founded 48 years ago. Can Stefan Larsson, the erstwhile global president of OId Navy, breathe some new life into Ralph Lauren Corp? That’s certainly the company’s goal in hiring the unlikely candidate to replace its iconic 76-year-old founder, who recently stepped back from the company.