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Facebook Tweet Email Link Giorgio Armani, the visionary Italian designer who redefined modern elegance and tailoring on the world’s stage, became a mainstay at red carpets and award shows after launching his eponymous brand in 1975. But despite his global dominance, Armani — who died at age 91 on September 4 — will be honored for the last time in a private funeral ceremony away from the spotlight and near his birthplace. Armani was born in 1934, in the town of Piacenza, northern Italy. His intimate funeral will take place in Rivalta, a small village nearby. In preparation for the…

Anna Wintour appointed Chloe Malle as Vogue US’ head of editorial content, after months of speculation following Wintour’s announcement in June that she would be stepping down as editor-in-chief. Malle has been at Conde Nast since 2011, becoming editor of vogue.com in 2023.

Facebook Tweet Email Link Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91, the Armani Group announced on Thursday. The designer is credited over his decades of practice with curating a quintessentially Italian aesthetic in his clothes, as well as taking Hollywood’s red carpets to new heights. “Il Signor Armani, as he was always respectfully and admiringly called by employees and collaborators, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones,” the Armani Group said in a statement, describing the founder as “a tireless driving force.” “In this company, we have always felt like part of a family,”…

Facebook Tweet Email Link High-profile figures from the fashion world and beyond are paying tribute to the late Giorgio Armani, whose death at the age of 91 was announced Thursday. Messages celebrating the designer’s life and legacy also poured in from across politics, entertainment and pop culture — including from celebrity friends, like Julia Roberts and Leonardo DiCaprio, who have worn his creations on catwalks or red carpets. Tributes were led by some of the biggest names in Italian fashion, including Donatella Versace, whose late brother Gianni founded Versace in Milan just three years after Armani launched his namesake brand…

Facebook Tweet Email Link London  —  Throughout the 20th century, fashion shoots took place almost exclusively in an indoor photography studio, or in a public space like a bustling city street. But nowadays, you are just as likely to see a campaign or magazine shoot staged in someone’s bedroom, lounge or kitchen, alongside their personal possessions. The shift is the focus of a new book, “The Domestic Stage: When Fashion Image Comes Home,” which explores photographers’ fascination with the home and why brands prefer the intimate setting. When the pandemic struck in 2020, the book’s author Adam Murray — a…

Facebook Tweet Email Link EDITOR’S NOTE:  Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. At this year’s Venice Film Festival, Julia Roberts and Amanda Seyfried came to promote their films, “After The Hunt” and “The Testament Of Ann Lee,” respectively. But after learning the story of their outfits, another movie comes to mind: “The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants.” Yes, Seyfried and Roberts lived out the sartorial fantasy of many millennials — sharing the perfect pair of denim (as…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Italy’s most famous film festival has officially begun, and the waterways of Venice are filled with celebrities being ferried to the red carpet. Now in its 82nd year, the Venice Film Festival will showcase a number of hotly anticipated films such as “Bugonia” by the director Yorgos Lanthimos, “Frankenstein” by Guillermo Del Toro, and “Jay Kelly” by Noah Baumbach. Sofia Coppola’s first-ever documentary, “Marc by Sofia,” which chronicles the life and career of the fashion designer Marc Jacobs, is also set to debut at the biennale, although it is not competing for a prize. The glitz…

Facebook Tweet Email Link EDITOR’S NOTE:  Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. As soon as seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams stepped foot onto the court for the 2025 US Open, in the eyes of many fashionistas she had already won. On the day of her mixed doubles match alongside Reilly Opelka, Williams arrived dressed in a custom navy and white-trimmed tennis dress by the New York-based label Khaite. Later, for the Stars of the Open exhibition…

Facebook Tweet Email Link EDITOR’S NOTE:  Examining clothes through the ages, Dress Codes investigates how the rules of fashion have influenced different cultural arenas — and your closet. When Princess Diana arrived at the Royal Ascot in 1988, she turned heads in a polka-dot dress that was perfectly coordinated to her saucer hat. More than three decades later, at the popular horse racing event, Catherine, Princess of Wales, drew comparisons to her late mother-in-law in a similar dress. This one, by designer Alessandra Rich, was high-necked and ruffled but also bore the timeless spotted motif. Polka dots have maintained their…