Givenchy’s new icon…
Riccardo Tisci has tapped Donatella Versace to star in Givenchy’s Fall 2015 campaign. Tisci uploaded an image to Instagram this morning featuring himself and Versace alongside the caption, “So proud and honored to introduce my new ultimate icon.” Talk about cross-promotion… [Instagram]
The Naomi Show…
Naomi Campbell is set to launch her own video series titled I Am Naomi, in partnership with Yahoo. The episodes will give viewers access to Campbell’s world, in addition to showing her interviewing powerful people, from influential leaders to entertainers. [Yahoo]
Rei’s biggest fan…
Who would have guessed that Rei Kawakubo’s biggest fan is John Waters? In a recent article, the director described his love for the designer and the Comme des Garçons brand, exclaiming, “Ms. Kawakubo is my god,” adding, “I genuflect to Rei’s destruction of the fashion rules.” Waters went on to describe the time he modeled in one of Kawakubo’s shows: “I was really surprised to be asked but leaped at the chance for a new job.” [The Cut]
The invisible Kate Moss…
SHOWstudio director Nick Knight has released his second-ever fashion film starring the inimitable Kate Moss. The video, The More Visible They Make Me, The More Invisible I Become, uses visual and audio footage of the model from 1995 to explore the idea of privacy, anonymity, and obsession. [SHOWstudio]
Hybrid hilarity…
From wearable sleeping bags to wet-suit-material business suits, it seems hybrid fashion is reaching new levels of absurdity. Today, The Guardian has complied a list of the strangest and most impractical hybrid fashion garments and is questioning just how these items managed to make their way into the market. [The Guardian]
—Zoe Anastasiou, Style.com
