Fashion

  Relaxnews The new Puma X-Cat Disc running shoe takes next-generation automotive ideas from the iconic BMW Project GINA fabric skinned concept car and applies them to footwear. Sportswear brands and car companies working together is nothing new. For instance, Puma is a Ferrari Formula One team official sponsor and even makes its drivers’ shoes. However, the collaboration between Puma …

  Relaxnews Parisian lingerie designer Chantal Thomass has been unveiled as the new Artistic Director of Crazy Horse Paris. The French creative will take the reins at the famous cabaret house for three months, as its first ‘Guest Creator’ to celebrate the venue’s 65th anniversary this year. In addition to dressing the dancers, Thomass will present four exclusive, brand new …

  Relaxnews Karl Lagerfeld has turned his talented hand to costume design for the latest ballet to hit Opéra Bastille in Paris. The fashion designer has created the costumes for the upcoming production “Brahms-Schönberg Quartet” at the request of choreographer choreographer Benjamin Millepied, WWD reports. Lagerfeld has created the looks for all four acts of the George Balanchine piece, totaling …

  Relaxnews The Italian fashion house and the French carmaker have joined forces for a capsule collection of luxury ready-to-wear clothing and accessories, showcasing the elegance and expertise that characterise the two brands. The “Giorgio Armani for Bugatti” range is a high-end men’s clothing and accessories collection aimed at sophisticated gents. It features superior-quality materials, such as calfskin, crocodile, cashmere …

  AFP The Little England look has suddenly become fashionable. Cricket jumpers, brogues, boating blazers and even neo-Morris men popped up on the recent Paris catwalk. Nor is fashion’s new-found anglophilia confined to the upper classes. Sweatpants, parkas, tartan and charity shop suits were everywhere as next year’s spring-summer menswear shows hit the runways. In what could be interpreted as …

  AFP A Qatari investment fund, already owner of the Italian Valentino label, will take over French luxury fashion house Balmain, which has become a favourite of film stars, the advisor for the acquisition announced. “After completing this transaction, Mayhoola for Investments will hold 100 percent of Balmain’s capital,” Bucephale Finance, specialists in mergers and acquisitions, said in a statement …

  AFP Top trends from the Milan menswear Spring-Summer 2017 fashion shows, which concluded recently: LET’S PARTY The future of exclusively menswear catwalk shows is in doubt but the cult of the ‘see and be seen party’ is alive and well. Highlights this time included Dsquared2 duo Dean and Dan Caten’s bash in their own Ceresio restaurant, which boasts spectacular …

  AFP With star footballers now doubling as fashion icons — led by Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo who has his own underwear label — we pick out the top five trends at the Euro 2016 championships. MOHAWK HAIRCUTS Nothing gets you noticed more than a wacky haircut. The hairdresser responsible for French star Paul Pogba’s spiral cockerel hairdo has been hired …

  Relaxnews The ready-to-wear brand has branched out into the world of environmentally responsible fashion with a first capsule collection made from sustainable denim for the spring/summer 2016 season. Although Guess isn’t the first ready-to-wear label to launch an eco-friendly denim range, the brand still hits hard this spring with a first capsule collection combining responsible fashion with its signature …

  Relaxnews Grace Wales Bonner has been named the LVMH ‘Young Fashion Designer 2016′ for her label Wales Bonner. The 25-year-old British designer wins €300,000 to take her budding label to the next level, as well as benefiting from a year-long support program from the luxury brand’s team. “I feel quite emotional,” the former Saint Martin’s student told Relaxnews after …