Statement eyewear is speaking a futuristic language via sci-fi shapes, touches of neon and gleaming, mirrored surfaces. Smith Optics' sunglasses, for example, are part raver, part safety goggles.
Emmy-Award winning style pundit, fashion designer, and New York Times best-selling author, Carson Kressley has won the Jefferson Spirit of Design Award.
Thom Filicia, Kressley's co-star on both “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy" and their current show on Bravo “Get a Room With Carson and Thom” had the audience laughing while he presented his friend the award. “The reason that he’s here tonight is because he’s so committed to this University and to you, the students. Carson is who he is, and he encourages everyone to be who they are, and to be comfortable in their skin. And that’s why there’s no one more deserving than Carson to receive the Kettle One Spirit Award, I mean, The Spirit of Design Award.”
Kressley closed the above speech telling the students, “And remember to always be ambitious, creative and scrappy.”
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Report: Marni Manko
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“I’m so reckless when I rock my Givenchy dress.”🎶 Beyoncé writing the lyrics to “Formation” as she walked the 2015 Met Gala steps, probably.
Excuse us, between Beychella fever @netflix and the adorable vow renewal photo @galialahav, we just can’t get enough Beyoncé this week.
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Gemma Chan and Olivia Munn received awards for their work in the Asian-American community at the Apex Awards Gala.
Apex is an organization which aids underserved Asian and immigrant communities in New York City. The importance of family and real representation were both major topics discussed at the Gala.
“It’s very important that we realize it’s not just checking a box,” Chan said. “And there’s a difference between diversity and representation. True representation, for me, is when you have stories which are being told by and from the viewpoint of the community in question. And it’s more than just skin deep. It’s about authenticity in that sense.”
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Report: Maxine Wally
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Designer Ralph Lauren shared his thoughts with WWD after the fire that stunned the world and nearly destroyed one of the city's most enduring monuments, the cathedral of Notre-Dame.
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Adidas has launched a completely recycled running shoe with Willow Smith as the face of the marketing effort.
“If we can return, we reciprocate, we regenerate….The future is about giving back,” Smith said.
The shoe that is the latest move in Adidas' mission to reduce plastic waste. It is made from 100 percent reuseable thermoplastic polyurethane, that is spun to yarn, knit, molded and clean-fused using the company’s Speedfactory technology.
Once the shoes are ready to be replaced, they are intended to be returned to Adidas, where they will be washed, ground to pellets and melted into material that will be used to create a new pair.
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Report: Jean E. Palmieri
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Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy has been named to the Time 100 List for Meghan Markle’s wedding dress.
It may be the first case of a single dress being put under the umbrella of “world changing,” but in her essay, Julianne Moore writes: “The world gasped when they saw that bride and everyone wanted to know who had made that dress.” She added that the gown, luxurious but relatively simple and conservative in design, “reflected the innately human and beautiful” ethos of Keller’s designs, which matched perfectly with the American woman who became a duchess.
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Report: Kali Hays
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Jennifer Lopez will receive the Fashion Icon award at the upcoming CFDA Awards.
The Council of Fashion Designers of America board of directors chose Lopez for the award because of her continued impact on fashion globally. “Jennifer Lopez uses clothes as a way to express confidence and power,” said CFDA chairwoman, Diane von Furstenberg, in a statement. “Both designers and fans look forward to her fashion statements.”
Jennifer Lopez wearing this green Versace dress to the 2000 Grammys was searched so much it drove Google to develop Google Images.
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With less than a month to go to the 71st annual Met Gala — the countdown is on.
This year’s theme, “Camp: Notes on Fashion,” gives fashion designers and celebrities room to experiment with extravagant, avant garde costumes. With Lady Gaga, Blake Lively and Katy Perry confirmed in attendance, we can expect some out-of-this world looks.
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Report: @laylailchi
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The fashion industry took to social media to respond to the catastrophic fire took hold of the Notre Dame Cathedral, one of Paris’ most iconic landmarks 💔
Thousands of onlookers in the City of Light watched from the bridges and sidewalks as the building’s famed spire, which painted the Paris cityscape for more than 800 years, collapsed into the flames.
"Feeling deep sadness for what is happening right now at Notre Dame, a place which holds a big space in my heart," Riccardo Tisci wrote on Instagram.
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Report: @sophiachabbott
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