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Euronews
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Euronews
Why butter yellow is suddenly spreading across European fashion houses
The appeal of butter yellow — luminous, optimistic, sunny — is undeniable. Some fashion industry leading lights are dubbing it "the new neutral", applauding its versatility and compatibility with a whole host of staples like blue denim and black. And like butter, it slips into one's repertoire with ease. At legendary London department store Selfridges, which boasts its own iconic chrome yellow brand and packaging, the new variant is across the store. 'We've seen butter yellow spread across the runway for SS25, with brands Alaia, Toteme and 16Arlington all presenting soft, pale yellow hues across various silhouettes and accessories," says Laurie Field, Selfridges Buying Manager. "We of course have been long-term advocates of the colour yellow, but the sunny shade is sometimes overlooked. Try Lemaire's fortune croissant bag, Khaite's zesty, cashmere jumper, and Posse's airy linen set.' The shade is trending at all levels from couture to high street. At Uniqlo, where British born Clare Waight Keller is the new(ish) creative director, you can find it in soft ribbed jersey polo tops, bra tops and pocketable UV protection zip jackets. Having done her time at designer brands and houses Givenchy, Chloe and Gucci, Waight Keller is bringing her prowess to one of the most powerful movers in high street retail. 'It is a whole new territory for me and leads me deep into technological and material advances, as well as overseeing the colour, silhouettes and styles," she explains. Butter yellow has even seeped into the rarefied echelons of haute couture. Australian born couturier, Tamara Ralph, made it a focus of her January collection shown in Paris. Yellow is a natural fit for the sunny antipodean designer, who's known for her dreamy, flamboyant gowns favoured by stars including Bella Hadid and Priyanka Chopra. "In my opinion, the right colour can completely transform a look and its overall feeling," says Ralph, who fashioned a gorgeous, airy off-the-shoulder taffeta gown and a crystal siren gown embellished with ostrich feather pom poms in the hue. "Butter yellow — or as I refer to it, baby yellow — brings with it an element of joy and cheerfulness, but in such a way that is still elegant and innately feminine: it is more quietly luxurious than a bright hued yellow." Butter yellow is also being championed by fine jewellery designers like Cora Sheibani, who specialises in highly artful one-off pieces. 'I am currently using lots of citrines, which my stone cutter calls Palmeira citrine," she says. "It has a beautiful deep colour that pairs so well with other stones and looks great on most people. "I have also just designed a fabulous piece with a huge round Sphalerite, which looks like the sun and is a stone I have never worked with before but am very excited about.' But where does a fad for a colour really gain momentum? Recall a famous scene in The Devil Wears Prada in which Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) lectures Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway) about the rise of cerulean blue, and high fashion's authority to declare what colours unwitting consumers will soon be wearing. 'It's not just blue, it's not turquoise, it's not lapis, it is cerulean,' says Priestly, explaining how cerulean trickled down from the runway to wind up colouring Sachs' bulky cable knit sweater. "That blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs, and it's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry when, in fact, you're wearing a sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room. From a pile of 'stuff'." But butter yellow isn't so much trickling down as crashing over the industry in an exuberant wave. The exact tone would have been decided upon over three years ago as dye manufacturers, trend forecasters and fabric makers decide on the colour palette of the 2025 season. Those materials will have been shown at trade fairs, including Premiere Vision in Paris, where designers chose the palette and order the fabrics that help guide the look and feel of a collection. If butter yellow or BarbieCore pink (2024) or cerulean blue is trending, there's a commercial imperative to work with that direction. Fashion only changes with a consensus shift. Early adopters help. Take Timothée Chalamet in his custom-made butter yellow suit at the Oscars, which was designed by Givenchy's new creative director, Sarah Burton. He looked fresh and playful set against the traditionalists in black tie. His appearance heralded a new chapter at Givenchy and kickstarted a mass fashion trend; since then, Rihanna, Sabrina Carpenter and Hailey Bieber have all donned butter yellow super boosting the vibe. Tempted? An easy buy is Chanel Le Vernis nail polish in Ovni. "I think that, generally, more designers and brands are embracing the use of colour," says Ralph. "And colour in unexpected hues. With yellow specifically, you often see tones of mustard, lemon and even veering into more of a cream, but butter yellow offers a fresh, new take. "The colour in and of itself stands out and is best paired with a well-tailored suit or separates or — on the opposite end of the spectrum — well-draped, billowy gowns with little or otherwise subtle embellishment that allow it to truly shine." This colour turnover is one way for the fashion industry to signal "freshness", and it's arguably the versatility of the shade that gives it its true power. 'Butter yellow is a gentle way to introduce colour to your wardrobe, the new neutral," says Field at Selfridges. "It's easy to wear and flattering for all skin tones." Once you tune in, you'll be spotting the hue everywhere. Consider it a form of everyday gold.
Vogue
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
Alexander Skarsgård and His Kinky Boots Are the Highlight of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival
The 2025 Cannes Film Festival has produced no shortage of Fashion Moments™, from Rihanna's bump-baring Alaïa dress to Amal Clooney's Galliano-era Dior number. But, thanks to a last-minute dress code update that mandated no nudity (as well as no volume and no trains), the carpet has been devoid of, well, sex. Enter Alexander Skarsgård. The Swedish actor has been anything but subtle in his Croisette looks. Skarsgård is paying homage to his film Pillion, in which he plays a biker who enters into a BDSM relationship with a shy young man (Harry Melling). For the photocall, Skarsgård more than nodded to the film's plot, wearing a white crewneck tee depicting a leather boot-clad foot hovering above a man's face, from South London store Jerks. Styled by Harry Lambert, he paired the archival BDSM shirt with a pair of leather Loewe pants and black biker boots—not dissimilar to the pair pictured on his tee. Dominique Charriau PascalBut that wasn't the end of Skarsgård's kinky boots. No, no, no—the actor outdid himself on the Croisette at the premiere of The Phoenecian Scheme, dressed in a double-breasted Saint Laurent suit, which he styled with a pair of thigh-high leather boots. Needless to say, his subversive footwear choice quickly garnered commentary online. One X user referenced a Joyce Carol Oates post: 'cannot a man or a boy 'mother'?' Even outside of his leather-heavy bondage looks, Skarsgård knows how to spark conversation on the carpet. At the premiere of Eagles of the Republic, he paired a gray pinstripe blazer and a pale pink bowtie with blue sequin Bianca Saunders trousers.
Telegraph
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Telegraph
Coincidence? Rihanna and A$AP Rocky accidentally mirror famous image of Meghan and Harry in the rain
The turquoise dress, the umbrella, the loved-up power couple captured amid the moody drama of the rain... I'm not talking about that famous image of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, taken by photographer Chris Jackson in March 2020 at one of the couple's last engagements as working royals before their move to the US. No, this is another world-famous couple: Rihanna and A$AP Rocky hitting the red carpet at the Highest 2 Lowest premiere at Cannes on Monday night. Rihanna, currently pregnant with their third child, wore a custom Alaïa bow gown in silk georgette, while her rapper partner, who stars in the Spike Lee-directed film, was clad in Saint Laurent. It's a coup for both brands – they are currently the duo every label wants to dress. That status was cemented recently by Anna Wintour, who appointed Rocky one of the co-hosts of the recent Met Gala, and declared them fashion's most influential couple – praise doesn't come much higher than that. So it's highly unlikely that Rihanna and Rocky would feel the need for a publicity stunt in which they mirror the appearance of another extremely famous news-bait couple. Part of their appeal is that they are trend setters, not followers. All the same, the similarities between the two photographs, taken more than five years apart, are remarkable. Surely as coincidental as the rain which lends both images such drama, although many commentators will probably suggest otherwise. Bethan Holt, The Telegraph 's fashion director and author of two books about royal style, believes both images convey powerful messages. 'That Meghan and Harry picture became iconic almost by accident,' she says. 'It was a case of all the conditions serendipitously coming together to create a picture which somehow perfectly summed up the context in which it was captured. 'Equally, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky would never have planned a Cannes appearance in May to be accompanied by rain and umbrellas, but as music royalty, the similarities with that Meghan and Harry picture are unmistakable and transform what could have been just another red carpet appearance into something which feels more historic.' That vibrant turquoise shade worn by Rihanna and Meghan is also noteworthy, in that we generally don't see a lot of it at celebrity events. It's not as obvious as black, or silver, or even red; we don't often see swathes of it at the Oscars or Golden Globes. If anyone has the power to get the wider world to embrace the shade, it's Rihanna – she's clearly fond of it, having worn a turquoise furry Christian Lacroix couture confection to the Fashion Awards at the Royal Albert Hall in December 2024. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that she voices Smurfette in the upcoming Smurfs reboot, and her newest song, Friend of Mine, features in the soundtrack. '[The two photos] cement the power of a cyan blue dress – more impactful than black, but more serene than red or yellow,' Holt says. 'Expect to see this shade on the high street in no time.'
Business of Fashion
14-05-2025
- Business
- Business of Fashion
Mytheresa Reports Slower Sales Growth
Even online luxury's most stable force isn't immune to industry headwinds. Mytheresa's sales grew a paltry 4 percent to €243 million ($273 million) in the quarter that ended in March, down from the 13 percent growth it reported in the previous quarter and the 18 percent increase it saw during the same period last year. The slowdown was driven, in part, by a lower sales uptick in the US — previously one of the German e-tailer's strongest markets — which increased 4 percent during the quarter; revenue in the region rose 18 percent in the prior quarter. The results marked the end of a hot streak for the e-tailer, which generated more than 10 percent growth in three of its last four quarters despite a broader luxury slump. Still, the company's focus on wooing top spending clients with 'money-can't-buy' experiences like visits to Alaia's knitwear factory or intimate cocktails with Pucci's creative director, Camille Miceli, continues to pay off elsewhere in the business: its average spend per top customer grew 18 percent; and its average order value jumped 9 percent to €753 during the quarter. With top customers spending more per transaction, and returning less frequently, Mytheresa maintained a healthy 4 percent profit margin on its adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation. While Mytheresa's slower US growth predates the higher tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump in April, it's a symptom of shifting consumer behaviour that was already underway. Consumer sentiment in the US dropped 18 percent year over year in the first three months of 2025 amid prolonged recession fears, according to the University of Michigan, which has only been exacerbated by tariff turmoil. Mytheresa now expects sales growth for its fiscal year, which ends in June, to land closer to 7 percent than the previous stretch goal of 13 percent, said Michael Kliger, the company's chief executive. 'I don't have any specific understanding of what will happen in the next two months other than uncertainty, and that is a problem,' Kliger said. 'What is really needed for companies to operate and for consumers to adapt to is stability.' Mytheresa's ability to retain profitable growth is more important than ever as it enters the most critical period in its history. In April, the company completed its acquisition of former rival Yoox Net-a-Porter. The combined quantity, now called LuxExperience, is expected to generate €4 billion in gross merchandise value by 2029, making it the biggest player in online luxury. To get there, LuxExperience has to recharge sales growth at YNAP — the company's sales dropped 15 percent in the quarter that ended last June. LuxExperience is enlisting the help of former employees for that turnaround: Toby Bateman and Jeremy Langmead — founding members at Mr Porter — are returning to the site as chief executive and brand director, respectively; Net-a-Porter's former vice president of global marketing and Mytheresa's North American president, Heather Kaminetsky, will succeed Alison Loehnis as CEO. LuxExperience will announce its post-acquisition plans to investors on Thursday. 'What [investors] want to know in regard to LuxExperience is not what will you do in the next three months,' Kliger said, 'they want to know what is the plan for the next three years.'
Time of India
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
#MomsDayEveryday: Quality catch-up sesh is better than one-day celebration
Shuchi Gupta attended a paint party with her daughter Alaia Why wait for just one day to celebrate your bond with mom, when you can spend quality time over the weekend, doing something you both love? Across NCR, mothers and children are finding meaningful ways to connect – not just on Mother's Day – but all year round. From sharing fitness goals to attending heritage walks and paint parties, these moms and their children believe in making memories every day. 'Motherhood isn't just one day, it's in the everyday stuff' 'Motherhood isn't just one day, it's in the everyday stuff. I take my daughter Alaia to her hoopla class twice a week and try to learn it with her, cook with both my kids on weekends, and never miss our lunch catch-up after school. Operation Sindoor 'Did not want to...': Pak def min gives absurd excuse for army's failure to withstand Op Sindoor Blackouts, sirens & Pak's failed attacks: 10 things that happened in the last 36 hrs '1971 war was not remotely as terrifying': Residents of border areas shell-shocked It's these small things that make our bond so special,' says Delhi-based Shuchi Gupta. Jasmine Kalra playing boardgames with her kids 'I'm a hands-on mother and try to be as involved with my children Syaanbir and Arzoie as I can. We play board games at home, play table tennis, watch movies, and sometimes I just take the kids out for coffee at a nice cafe nearby,' says Jasmine Kalra, a Delhi-based mom. 'Engaging in activities in mainstream for us' 'Engaging in activities is a mainstream way of how I spend my time with my daughter. I take my eight-year-old Alekya for weekend art & craft workshops, museums and cultural site visits, and heritage walks. We are a zero-screen home, and we minimise our screen time when we are around her. Doing things together is more of a year-round ritual for us. We recently went to a qawwali concert. These are the ways to expose ourselves to different cultures,' says Delhi-based Himangi Bhardwaj. 'These shared moments give us both a sense of joy' 'Going to the Silent Book Club has become a cherished ritual for my daughter Mira and me — a gentle way to slow down and bond over books, letting our imaginations wander side by side. It's quiet, grounding, and has given us a shared rhythm in an otherwise busy week. On weekends when there's no book club, we love solving puzzles together and sometimes we dive into activities like pottery-making or painting. These shared moments, whether cerebral or delightfully messy, give us both a sense of joy and connection that's hard to describe but easy to treasure,' says Pallavi Gogia, a Noida-based mom. Pallavi and daughter Mira spend weekends at Silent Book Club 'Motherhood, for me, has always been about balance not micromanagement. Weekends with my 15-year-old daughter Aashika include binge watching Modern Family, reading side by side in companionable silence, indulging in meals outings, shopping sprees and endless laughter. She teaches me makeup because in her words, I am 'from another era.' She updates me on social media trends and I marvel at how much I learn from her. We don't need grand plans to stay close. Just a good show, a good book, shared fries and a strong Wi-Fi signal. And in those everyday moments,' says Gurgaon-based Shibani Sethi. My mom doesn't just play with me, she ropes in the whole family, even my friends. This little ritual doesn't need an occasion. Regular game time lifts our mood, helps us disconnect from work, news, everything. For that one hour, it's just us, the game, and pure joy –Akshay Dsouza, on why weekend game time with mom Sujatha matters more than one dedicated day "For me, bonding with mom isn't reserved for just one day –we find time for each other every weekend. From playing Ludo to Azul and Scrabble, our board game marathons are sacred. We keep score, and is something to look forward to. Honestly, just the thought of Saturdays with her helps me get through the toughest weeks," says Varun Sachdeva, on cherishing time with his mom Veena beyond Mother's Day. 'We keep an eye on each other's progress' Gurgaon-based mom Vrinda Dubey says, 'Over the past two years, my work responsibilities have grown tremendously. My daughter Tanvie's studies have also intensified. Both of us are growing in our own ways, and while life has become much busier, we still make it a point to carve out 30 minutes every morning to workout or do yoga together. It helps us stay fit, mentally and physically. We try to maintain healthy eating habits and keep an eye on one another's progress. ' Vrinda Dubey and Tanvie workout together daily "Running with my kids Navya and Aaryan on weekends is more than just exercise — it's our conscious pause from the fast pace of work and life. It's when I'm not the decision-maker, but just their biggest supporter. Through these runs, we talk, we laugh, we push through tough moments together. They learn resilience, consistency, and that even in the busiest weeks, they'll always have my time and presence," says Manisha Malhotra. Moms Nazuk and Manisha setting #MotherhoodGoals Nazuk, mom of Veronika Gera, says, "Motherhood isn't just a weekend thing—it's in everyday moments, like taking my daughter to her hoopla class, reading stories at bedtime, and cooking together on weekends. Our lunch ritual after school is sacred, and so are the hugs and sleepless nights. All these little things add up to a journey that's the most precious to me." 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