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Nicolas Ghesquière
Nicolas Ghesquière (; born 9 May 1971) is a French-Belgian fashion designer who has been the women's creative director of the house of Louis Vuitton (owned by LVMH) since 2013. Early life Ghesquière was born in Comines, Nord, the younger of two sons of a Francophone Belgian golf-course owner and manager in the 7,500-inhabitant '' Poitevine'' town of Loudun and a French mother, who enjoyed fashion.Daisy Garnett (6 February 2003)From Paris with Love ''New York''.Alice Gregory (18 October 2019Nicolas Ghesquière '' T: The New York Times Style Magazine''. He grew up in Loudun, Vienne. From a young age, Ghesquière enjoyed and practiced sports, such as horse riding, fencing, and swimming, and, in fact, many of his collections today use that inspiration, most notably his scuba mini dresses and his equestrian-inspired fall/winter 2006 ready-to-wear collection. At a young age Ghesquière announced at that he wanted to be a designer. He now admits this was partly from an adolescent d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comines, Nord
Comines (; ) is a commune of the Nord department in northern France. Geography The town of Comines sits on the Franco-Belgian border and is split into two parts: Comines (France) and Comines (Belgium), part of the municipality of Comines-Warneton. Population Heraldry Sights The belfry of Comines was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France in 2005, in recognition of its importance to the history of municipal power in Europe. See also *Communes of the Nord department The following is a list of the 647 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025): References Communes of Nord (French department)[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vogue (magazine)
''Vogue'' (stylized in all caps), also known as American ''Vogue'', is a monthly Fashion journalism, fashion and lifestyle magazine that covers style news, including haute couture fashion, beauty, culture, living, and Fashion show#Catwalk, runway. It is part of the global collection of Condé Nast's VOGUE media. Headquartered at One World Trade Center in the FiDi, Financial District of Lower Manhattan, ''Vogue'' began in 1892 as a weekly newspaper before becoming a monthly magazine years later. Since its founding, ''Vogue'' has featured numerous actors, musicians, models, athletes, and other prominent celebrities. British Vogue, British ''Vogue'', launched in 1916, was the first international edition, while the Italian version ''Vogue Italia'' has been called the top fashion magazine in the world. As of March 2025, there are 28 international editions. Eleven of these editions are published by Condé Nast (British Vogue, ''British Vogue'', ''Vogue Arabia'', ''Vogue China'', ''Vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte Lucy Gainsbourg (; born 21 July 1971) is a British and French actress and singer. She is the daughter of English actress and singer Jane Birkin and French singer Serge Gainsbourg. After making her musical debut with her father on the song " Lemon Incest" at the age of 12, she released an album with her father at the age of 15. More than 20 years passed before Gainsbourg released albums as an adult ('' 5:55'', '' IRM'', '' Stage Whisper'' and ''Rest'') to commercial and critical success. She has acted in many films, including collaborations with Lars von Trier, and received two César Awards and Cannes Film Festival's Best Actress Award, among many nominations. Background Gainsbourg was born on 21 July 1971 in the Marylebone area of Central London. Her mother was English actress and singer Jane Birkin. Her father was Jewish French musician Serge Gainsbourg. Gainsbourg was born at the height of her parents' fame; they had made headlines three years earlier with the sex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
032c
''032c'' magazine is a bi-annual, English-language contemporary culture magazine that covers art, fashion, and politics. It was founded in 2001 by Joerg Koch and Sandra von Mayer-Myrtenhain and is published in Berlin. History The magazine was founded in Berlin in 2001 by Joerg Koch, a freelance journalist who had previously run a gallery, and his wife Sandra von Mayer-Myrtenhain, a documentary producer who created it as a way to attract attention to their website 032c.com. The original cover featured a giant red square, a reference to the bold color in the Pantone Matching System for which the publication is named. The magazine has featured names such as Kanye West Ye ( ; born Kanye Omari West ; June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer and record producer. One of the most prominent figures in hip-hop, he is known for his varying musical style and polarizing cultural and political commentary. After ... and Ricardo Tisci on its cover. Reception ''032c'' has received a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster (born 30 June 1965) is a French visual artist and educator. She is known for her work in video projection, photography, and art installations. She has worked in landscaping, design, and writing. "I always look for experimental processes. I like the fact that at the beginning I don't know how to do things and then, slowly, I start learning. Often exhibitions don't give me this learning possibility anymore." She lives and works in Paris and Rio de Janeiro. Biography Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster was born in Strasbourg, France in 1965. At the age of 17, she worked as a museum guard in Grenoble while studying at the École du Magasin of the National Centre of Contemporary Art in Grenoble. She also studied at the Institute des Hautes Études en Arts Plastiques, in Paris. She began her career as an artist in the 1990s, working primarily in film. Work Inspired by film, literature, modernist architecture, and art history, her work is often characterized by a q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaisik Wong
Kaisik Wong (1950 – 1990) was a Chinese-American fashion designer. He was best known for his patchwork vest, which was plagiarized for Balenciaga's Spring/Summer 2002 collection. Wong emerged from San Francisco wearable art movement in the early 1970s and was active until his death from leukemia in 1990. He created avant-garde garments for celebrities such as Salvador Dalí, Anjelica Huston, Elton John, and Tina Turner. His clothing was sold at Henri Bendel, I. Magnin, and Obiko. Life and career Wong was born and raised in San Francisco's Chinatown neighborhood. His father was an accountant and his mother a homemaker from New Orleans. By the age of 14, Wong was silk-screening fabrics and making his own clothes, shoes, and accessories. At the urging of his art teacher, Wong dropped out of high school at 15 and studied at the Pacific Fashion Institute in San Francisco. At 17 years old, Wong moved to New York where he worked with designer Adele Simpson in 1967. He traveled t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Times
''The New York Times'' (''NYT'') is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' covers domestic, national, and international news, and publishes opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews. As one of the longest-running newspapers in the United States, the ''Times'' serves as one of the country's Newspaper of record, newspapers of record. , ''The New York Times'' had 9.13 million total and 8.83 million online subscribers, both by significant margins the List of newspapers in the United States, highest numbers for any newspaper in the United States; the total also included 296,330 print subscribers, making the ''Times'' the second-largest newspaper by print circulation in the United States, following ''The Wall Street Journal'', also based in New York City. ''The New York Times'' is published by the New York Times Company; since 1896, the company has been chaired by the Ochs-Sulzberger family, whose current chairman and the paper's publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cathy Horyn
Cathy Horyn (born September 11, 1956) is an American fashion critic and journalist who worked for ''The New York Times'' from 1998 until 2014 where she had the highly noted and provocative blo''On The Runway'' In 2015, she was appointed critic-at-large for New York Magazine's website The Cut, reviewing the Fall 2015 womenswear shows in New York and Paris. Horyn was only the second New York Times fashion critic, having succeeded Amy Spindler who retired in November 2003. She is a supporter of Belgian designer Raf Simons. Background Raised in Coshocton, Ohio, she started her career in 1986 working in journalism at ''The Detroit News''. Horyn then moved to Washington, D.C. in 1990 and worked on fashion at ''The Washington Post''. She moved to ''The New York Times'' in 1998. Magazines and newspapers to which she contributes include '' Vanity Fair'', ''Vogue'', ''Harper's Bazaar'', and ''International Herald Tribune''. She is known for her sharp, unflinchingly acerbic reviews, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trussardi
Trussardi () is an Italian fashion house based in Milan, Italy, and specialized in leather goods, ready-to-wear, perfumes, and accessories. Trussardi was founded in 1911 as a leather glove manufacturer, and expanded its line to additional leather goods in the 1970s, after Nicola Trussardi took over from his uncle. In the 1980s the company started production of ready-to-wear clothing, in addition to products including perfumes and jeans. By the 1990s, Trussardi was selling internationally, with its largest markets being Italy and Japan. From 2024, Trussardi is part of Miroglio Group, which has been operating throughout the fashion and retail supply chain since 1947. History Early days Trussardi was founded in 1911 by Dante Trussardi as a leather glove maker, selling to the public and to the Italian army during World War II until it surrendered to Allied Forces. After his death, Dante's son Giordano took over the business. In 1970, Nicola Trussardi took over from his father Gio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
W (magazine)
''W'' (or ''W Magazine'') is an American fashion magazine that was launched in 1972 as a sister publication to ''Women's Wear Daily''. The magazine features stories about style through the lens of art, celebrity, culture, fashion and film. Background ''W'' was launched in 1972 by James Brady, who at the time was the publisher of the newspaper (and sister publication of ''W'', ''Women's Wear Daily''). The magazine was originally a semi-monthly (twice per month) publication until 1993 when it was relaunched as an oversized monthly publication. In 2000 Condé Nast purchased the magazine from Fairchild Publications. In 2019, it was sold to ''Surface Media'' (later renamed ''Future Media Group'') and in 2020 it was sold to ''W Media'' which was created for the purchase of the publication. It now operates in partnership with Bustle Digital Group and Mic, along with a group of investors (led by Karlie Kloss). The magazine is now bi-monthly (six times per year) Editors Hist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Rawsthorn
Alice Rawsthorn OBE (born 1958 in Manchester) is a British design critic and author. Her books include ''Design as an Attitude'' (2018) and ''Hello World: Where Design Meets Life'' (2013). She is chair of the board of trustees at the Chisenhale Gallery in London and at The Hepworth Wakefield gallery in Yorkshire. Rawsthorn is a founding member of Writers at Liberty, a group of writers who are committed to supporting the work of the human rights charity Liberty. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to design and the arts. Education and career in journalism Rawsthorn graduated in art and architectural history from Cambridge University and joined the Thomson Organisation as a graduate trainee on their journalism scheme, moving on to become media editor of '' Campaign'' magazine. In 1985, Rawsthorn joined the ''Financial Times'', where she worked as a foreign correspondent in Paris before becoming the ''FT''s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wall Street Journal
''The Wall Street Journal'' (''WSJ''), also referred to simply as the ''Journal,'' is an American newspaper based in New York City. The newspaper provides extensive coverage of news, especially business and finance. It operates on a subscription model, requiring readers to pay for access to most of its articles and content. The ''Journal'' is published six days a week by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corp. As of 2023, ''The'' ''Wall Street Journal'' is the largest newspaper in the United States by print circulation, with 609,650 print subscribers. It has 3.17 million digital subscribers, the second-most in the nation after ''The New York Times''. The newspaper is one of the United States' newspapers of record. The first issue of the newspaper was published on July 8, 1889. The editorial page of the ''Journal'' is typically center-right in its positions. The newspaper has won 39 Pulitzer Prizes. History Founding and 19th century A predecessor to ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
