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The Star
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Star
Fashion collections bring back iconic designs, proving nostalgia sells
Fendi's runway show in February featured re-editions of classic bags, including the Adele and the Peekaboo. Photo: Fendi Trends come and go, but the fashion industry never misses a chance to take a stroll down memory lane. Brands often revisit their archives, mining the past for inspiration that feels familiar. This says a lot about how great designs rarely go out of style. Take, for example, Loewe's Puzzle bag. When it was released in 2015 under the creative direction of Jonathan Anderson, it felt like a quiet revolution – architectural, yet understated and refreshingly modern. A recent 10th anniversary celebration has seen the bag return to the spotlight, not as a relic, but a reimagined classic. Reissued in limited edition, they celebrate the original design language while subtly evolving its silhouette for a new generation of wearers. Shoes plucked from television history are being reissued. Photo: Jimmy Choo Read more: Would you do maths to get dressed? The 7-point fashion rule says you should Jimmy Choo is also looking back in time. The footwear brand (which will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year) is honouring Carrie Bradshaw's favourite heels as part of a special archive collection. It is a smart move – drawing on the enduring cultural influence of television show Sex And The City , which defined trends in the early 2000s. One design is a pair of dreamy feather-embellished lilac suede slingbacks. The original appeared in a scene where the lead character trips while running after a departing ferry, exclaiming, 'Wait! I lost my Choo!' For Zara's 50th anniversary, 50 of the world's most iconic models including Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington, Twiggy and more stepped in front of the camera for a huge campaign. The brand also released a 128-piece collection that draws on its strengths, described in the press release as 'centred around the monochrome classicism of tuxedo dressing' with a 'seductive palette of black'. Fendi's Autumn/Winter 2025 show in February paid tribute to the fashion house's 100 years of design. Models took to the runway in looks that blended archival designs with contemporary artistry. A capsule collections marks the milestone of one fashion house. Photo: Jacquemus The showcase also featured re-editions of classic bags, including the Adele and the Peekaboo. Silvia Venturini Fendi, however, said that she did not want to spend too much time dwelling on the physical archives. 'For me, Fendi 100 is more about my personal memories – real or imagined – of what Fendi was and what Fendi means today,' her press statement read. Read more: Once mocked, now coveted – 'dad style' is the fashion trend redefining cool Jacquemus, having turned 15 years old this year, released an archive-inspired capsule collection in March. Reissued pieces include the Castagna minidress, famously worn by Kylie Jenner at the landmark Spring/Summer 2024 show. Others, like the 2013 white U dress, delve further into the archives, nodding to Jacquemus' early flirtations with sporty, space-age silhouettes. The new designs serve as a vibrant tribute to the brand's legacy, seamlessly carrying the past into the present and hinting at what's to come. Finally, you have The Fold launching a five-piece limited-edition collection using Liberty fabrics in celebration of the London retailer's 150th anniversary. Announced last week, the collection will include re-coloured prints from Liberty's scarf archive, with designs dating back to the 1970s.
USA Today
24-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Georgia offers elite DL recruit T-Ron Richardson
The Georgia Bulldogs are one of the latest schools to offer a scholarship to elite class of 2026 defensive line recruit T-Ron Richardson. Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and Penn State are among the recent schools to offer Richardson, who is a hot prospect on the recruiting trail, over the past couple of weeks. Richardson is ranked as a three-star recruit. He plays high school football for Hopewell High School in Hopewell, Virginia. Hopewell is located south of Richmond. The 6-foot-5, 280-pound defensive lineman also competes in track and field for Hopewell. 247Sports ranks Richardson as the No. 105 defensive lineman in the country and the No. 24 recruit in Virginia. Based on all of the recent interest in Richardson, his recruiting ranking is bound to rise. "I am extremely blessed to receive a scholarship from The University Of Georgia!!" said Richardson via social media after earning a scholarship offer from Georgia. Both Virginia and Virginia Tech also offered the in-state defensive end. Richardson plans to take official visits with both Virginia and Virginia Tech in June. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle Coach Kirby Smart and Georgia are always looking for top defensive line talent. Georgia has nine commitments in the class of 2026, but just one along the defensive front in three-star Seven Cloud, who is the top-ranked junior college prospect in the nation.
Mint
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Mint
Source: Your guide to pinstriped dandy fashion inspired by Met Gala 2025
DO THE JIVE Christian Louboutin wide-toe loafers made from patent leather come embellished with silver-tone chains on the heels. Available on ₹1.08 lakh. Also read: Met Gala 2025: Shahrukh Khan and Diljit Dosanjh make dandyism personal SHARP FIT The tailored pantsuit comes with a cinched blazer, square-neck bralette and wide-leg pants. Available on ₹50,975. PIN-UP CHIC Alessandra Rich black pinstriped sleeveless minidress with a notched lapel collar with floral lace detailing and a decorative bow. Available on ₹68,586. TAKE WING Collar-clip set depicting sparrows in flight bedecked with yellow and white sapphires on the wings, head, and tail and a magnificent jasper in the centre enclosed with black enamel. Available on ₹1.36 lakh. WETSUIT Waterproof sports coat in pinstripes features three patch pockets, front button closure and signature striped grosgrain loop tab. Available on ₹2.50 lakh. Also read: Source: Your guide to pistachio green-coded fashion SNUG & SULTRY A-line mini skirt reworked in butter-soft lambskin and detailed with pinstripe quilting. Available on ₹3.25 lakh. GET GRAPHIC The long-sleeved cotton shirt with front button fastening and buttoned cuffs features red and white pinstripes and a graphic crocodile print. Available on ₹67,500. HEAD SPACE Coffee-brown fedora hat made from felt wool features a signature matchstick, ribbon trim and bow and brooch detail. Available on ₹2.93 lakh. TRUE STRIPES The 'Puzzle" bag is crafted in woven raffia with tiger-like stripes and trimmed with black leather. Available on ₹3.34 lakh. Also read: Meet Ritu Beri, the 'selfish' designer
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dog competition comes to Mylan Park
MORGANTOWN, (WBOY) — The Mountaineer Kennel Club, along with Pittsburgh's South Hill Kennel Club, is hosting a dog show through this weekend at Mylan Park in Morgantown. The competition began on Thursday and runs until Sunday. Each day, 800 dogs from all over the country are judged to see which dog is the best representation of their breed, and the public is welcome to come to Mylan Park to watch. 12 News caught up with a dog breeder who competed on Thursday and took second place with her English Springer Spaniel named Puzzle. West Virginia eagle parents repairing second nest after losing three chicks in storm 'I wasn't happy, but I had my little red second-place ribbon, but that's okay. Every day is a different day because you have different competition,' Dog Breeder Bettyann Hale said Hale explained to 12 News that judges look at the American Kennel Club's written standards for how a certain breed should look. 'It talks about things from shape of their eyes, color of their eyes, the way they should move, the way they should stand, how they're built,' Hale said. 'So you look for all kinds of different things.' Chairman of the South Hills Kennel Club, Vince Grlovich, said that what he enjoys about a competition like this weekend is the dogs. 'It's fun to see the dogs here. They have fun. They know it's something special for them,' Grlovich said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The National
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The National
Inside fashion's obsession with art: The designers and artists blurring creative boundaries
For its autumn/winter 2025 presentation in Paris, Spanish house Loewe eschewed a traditional runway show for a static display – a tableau of ready-to-wear looks, accessories and bags, created in part with the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation in the US. Josef and Anni Albers, pioneers of 20th century art – he as a Bauhaus Movement figure, she as a textile artist – infused their bold colouring and geometric patterning into the collection. Josef's Homage to the Square series appeared as colour-blocked accents across Flamenco clutches, Puzzle bags, and Amazona totes, while Anni's textured weaves lent depth to overcoats and pom-pom-embroidered bags. The format was unexpected, but characteristic of creative director Jonathan Anderson, who departed Loewe shortly afterward. Anderson is known for threading high-art concepts through mainstream fashion and his avant-garde interpretations reliably generate social media buzz. Closer to home, a drive down Sheikh Zayed Road reveals billboards of Zendaya clutching Louis Vuitton's latest bags, co-created with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. This is the second time the brand has partnered with the artist – the first was in 2002, when Murakami reimagined Vuitton's monogram in 32 vibrant hues – an instant hit that remains a cultural touchstone to this day. Fashion and art have long been intertwined. From the sculpted drapery of Ancient Greek statues, such as The Winged Victory of Samothrace (circa 190 BCE, now at the Louvre), to the regal portraits of European monarchs, attire has served as both artistic medium and political statement. A 1588 portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, for instance, showcases her opulent pearl-and gold-strewn gown while a window behind her depicts England's defeat of the Spanish Armada, an unmistakable symbol of dominance. In December 2018, Dolce & Gabbana channelled the Milanese Renaissance for its Alta Moda collection, incorporating Titian's Bacchus and Ariadne (circa 1520) and Giorgione's Judith (1504) into lavishly hand-stitched gowns. The intersection of fashion and art has often been strategic. In 2017, American artist Jeff Koons collaborated with Louis Vuitton, not incorporating his own works, but repurposing masterpieces, such as Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, plus works by Fragonard, Rubens and Gauguin onto Neverfull, Speedy and Keepall bags, transforming priceless art into luxury accessories. Similarly, in spring/summer 1991, Gianni Versace revived Andy Warhol's portraits of Marilyn Monroe and James Dean in a pop-art-meets-fashion moment. Decades later, London's Saatchi Gallery houses Versace Paintings, which reference Versace's famous Medusa head motif, illustrating how fashion can inspire fine art in return. Christian Dior's link to the art world dates back to its 1947 founding – Monsieur Dior was a gallerist before becoming a designer, championing the likes of Picasso, Dali, Miro, Man Ray and Max Ernst. This legacy has been a launchpad for Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior's current creative director, who consistently shines a light on female artists, from Tomaso Binga (autumn/winter 2019) to Judy Chicago (What If Women Ruled the World, haute couture spring/summer 2020) and Surrealist painter Leonor Fini (spring 2018 haute couture). Chiuri also engages with feminist discourse, citing historian Linda Nochlin's Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists? (1971) and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's We Should All Be Feminists, the latter emblazoned on a T-shirt that opened her Dior show. Dior's ongoing Lady Dior Art project invites artists – Gilbert & George, Judy Chicago, Qatari artist Bouthayna Al Muftah, and Marc Quinn – to reinterpret the maison's iconic handbag. Meanwhile, Gucci has taken an artistic route by replacing traditional campaigns with digitally painted visuals by Spanish artist Ignasi Monreal and large-scale murals by Alex Merry in Tokyo and New York, where dreamlike compositions feature Gucci furniture and tea sets alongside monkeys and mythical creatures. Such collaborations have historical precedence. In the 1930s, Elsa Schiaparelli enlisted her friend Salvador Dali to paint a giant lobster on to a gown, which was donated to the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1969. Prada has maintained a firm grip on the art world since opening Fondazione Prada in 1993, followed by its touring Prada Mode programme, which brought exhibitions by Damien Hirst to Dubai in 2022 and Theaster Gates to Abu Dhabi in 2025. Miu Miu, Prada's sister label, fosters artistic dialogue through short films by female directors worldwide. In the UAE, Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi merges art and fashion through Qasimi, the brand founded by her late twin brother, Sheikh Khalid Al Qasimi. As president of Sharjah Art Foundation, she enlists artists to shape collections. For autumn/winter 2025, Maori artist Emily Karaka contributed bold, indigenous motifs, while previous seasons featured the painted-slash-sketched work of American artist Kambui Olujimi. At Louis Vuitton, the late Virgil Abloh blurred the lines between fashion, art and architecture, producing kite-shaped jackets and airplane-shaped bags that fuelled viral moments. While reducing such craftsmanship to social media currency may seem reductive, platforms such as Instagram and TikTok have changed how we engage with fashion and art – shifting from private appreciation to mass consumption. The craving for experiential, shareable culture may seem superficial, but if it broadens access to high art and design, it might just be the perfect antidote to our digital age.
