Zac Posen “gets” the red carpet. He gets that memorable moments require more than a glam fishtail or a swath of satin. Rather, the perfect moment in the perfect gown is the physical manifestation of a complex equation in which fashion plays but a part, along with psychology, business savvy, desired career trajectory — and visual projection of how the look will read small, but global, on Instagram.
Lyn Paolo is responsible for making Kerry Washington White House-chic and Emmy Rossum affordably trendy on hit shows “Scandal” and “Shameless.”
Elizabeth Stewart has been getting Hollywood leading ladies red carpet-ready for 15 years.
For Jen Atkin, who was raised Mormon in Utah and Hawaii, it’s humility and hard work that have catapulted her to the top.
A sensual lightness lingered through the spring collections, as designers rendered transparencies, lace and lingerie to reveal an introspective beauty.
Designers shared with WWD their original sketches created in response to the tragic events in Paris.
Throughout Europe’s fashion capitals, WWD street photographer Kuba Dabrowski turned his lens on the chic and the hip.
The ultra-affluent are feeling more skittish and shelling out less for luxuries.
Standouts from this season’s nighttime activities.
WWD polled top retailers, most of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity, and who almost unanimously put Alber Elbaz at the top of the list.
Go big, go intimate, go virtual or go crazy — designers are trying to figure out how today’s catwalk will play in the years ahead.
The famed architect has redone Louis Vuitton’s 57th Street store from top to bottom.
The 10-year survival rate is a tough threshold to cross in fashion, but just getting there isn’t enough.
Classic combos of red, white and blue have designers exercising their freedom in fresh ways next season.
On spring’s runways, concept trumped tradition.
London still serves up some of fashion’s most provocative young talent. Here, three of this season’s notable up-and-comers.
Stylemakers celebrates the fusion of entertainment and fashion as personified by some of today’s most influential talents as they hopscotch their way from runway to red carpet, backstage to backlot.
Before she starred in Danny Boyle’s 2008 best picture winner “Slumdog Millionaire,” Freida Pinto worked as a magazine and runway model in Mumbai.
To say that Los Angeles native Matthew Rolston broke into the photography business “rapidly” would hardly be sufficient.
Lisa Eldridge, celebrity makeup artist, global director of Lancôme, YouTube personality and now author, ruminates about her work all the time — in fact, it’s what energizes her.
With his appointment to Balenciaga, buzzy Vetements designer Demna Gvasalia was the talk of the season.