With fashion powerhouses like New York City, Paris, London and Milan always in the headlines, it’s sometimes easy to forget that South Korea is at the forefront of the style game. Seoul Fashion week recently kicked off and, to get you up-to-date on some of the city’s noteworthy labels, HighSnobiety put together a list of brands covering both apparel and accessories, including PLAC, Eastlogue, Heritage …
Paris-based, self-taught fashion designer Olympia Le-Tan has been creating covetable book-shaped clutches in small editions since 2009. Recreating everything from classics like Shakepeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” and William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” to cookbooks and the more obscure and vintage, each intricately embroidered evening bag celebrates craftsmanship and literature—and brings to mind a time not-too-far-ago when people actually carried books. Most recently, Olympia …
Along with Rihanna and Quentin Tarantino, T Magazine has chosen Karl Lagerfeld to grace one of six covers for its inaugural “The Greats” issue. Speaking with T, the fashion industry veteran and Chanel creative director elaborates on his incredible work ethic (designing eight collections for Chanel per year), the influences that helped shape his remarkable vision of modern couture, and what—after all these years—truly brings …
