Three generations of royal women — Queen Elizabeth, the Duchess of Cornwall and the Duchess of Cambridge — paid a visit to Fortnum & Mason this morning.
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Worn This Way
Lady Gaga gave Sally LaPointe a crowning collegiate moment by wearing one of her designs to Harvard.
Return Engagement
Christina Johnson, president and chief executive officer of Saks Fifth Avenue from 2000 to 2003, is back in business.
Empower Shoppers
DKNY will team with accessories firm Same Sky and its founder, Francine LeFrak, to mark International Women’s Day on March 7 with a charity shopping event.
Alber Elbaz Reflects On a Decade at Lanvin
The designer sits down with WWD to talk fashion, celebrities, his career and that funny YouTube video.
Paris Collections Fall 2012: Bonjour, Paris
The French collections geared up with some familiar themes — men’s wear, rich textures and fur trimmings.
The Monette brand will hire some former Lejaby workers.
Lingerie veteran Assya Hiridjee will announce today the purchase of a former Lejaby factory in Bourg-en-Bresse, France.
Caviar Wishes and Teenage Dreams
Karl Lagerfeld’s arrival at Le Maison du Caviar caused a stir, as it always does. But he had nothing on Katy Perry, who turned up at the dinner Hogan was hosting last night to celebrate Lagerfeld’s fourth collection for the label in a skin-tight dress and blue hair. “It’s either Las Vegas showgirl hooker or it’s Balmain,” the pop star said. “It’s actually my first time wearing [the French label]; I’m moving up.”
Perry sat across from Hogan’s Diego Della Valle at the head table and spent most of the evening showing off her ring to jewelry freaks like Daphne Guinness and Lady Amanda Harlech. Shaped like a diamond pavé syringe and filled with tiny rubies, it was made by her date for the night, Markus Molinari, who designs under the name J. Molinari. Lagerfeld favorite Saskia de Brauw and the new Bond girl Bérénice Marlohe were the dinner’s other big attractions.
—Nicole Phelps