Congratulations to Paul Smith for his storied 50-year fashion career.
Once a racing cyclist, the British designer has used his boundless imagination, perseverance, business-savvy — and sheer sense of fun — to create a global fashion brand with sales of 250 million pounds a year. And it all began five decades ago with a tiny shop in Nottingham, England.
Having dedicated 50 years to building his business, he’s ready for more. Retiring is not part of the plan, and neither is selling his majority stake in the company. Itochu, his longtime Japanese licensee, owns a minority, and that’s just how Smith likes it.
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Report: Samantha Conti
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Wakanda Forever: Danai Gurira, Michael B. Jordan and Lupita Nyong’o at the Golden Globes.
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@bellahadid front row at @louisvuitton.
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@VirgilAbloh, who predicted recently that streetwear would die, made his fourth collection for @LouisVuitton all about the suit.
He deconstructed the suit, quite literally, by carving it up into 30 separate pieces that were stitched together so subtly they appeared to float. Cutouts in the shape of the Vuitton monogram livened up a classic white cotton poplin shirt.
It wasn’t hard to picture J Balvin in one of the metallized mink coats, or Tyga in one of the cloud-printed outfits that closed the show (minus the metallic face plate, perhaps).
“This is inspired by the business districts of the world, and the evolution of the male dress code for business,” Abloh explained in his studio.
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Kat Von D has left her namesake beauty brand.
Katherine von Drachenberg — the tattoo shop owner turned reality star turned beauty founder, also known as Kat Von D — is selling her ownership shares in the makeup line she started in order to focus on her vegan shoe line and upcoming album.
Von Drachenberg will no longer be involved with the brand, which has been renamed KVD Vegan Beauty, in any capacity.
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