Tessa Thompson for Armani Magnificence.
Photograph: Mikael Jansson/Courtesy of Armani Magnificence
These are the tales making headlines in vogue on Friday.
Tessa Thompson is the brand new face of Armani magnificence
In an unique for WWD, Jennifer Weil studies that Armani Magnificence has named Tessa Thompson as its latest face. Thompson will entrance campaigns for the model’s Luminous Silk Basis and Lip Energy. “Tessa Thompson struck me with the radiant vitality she exudes, the colourful calmness of her manner of being. I’m delighted to have the ability to work along with her and categorical a brand new aspect of the female kaleidoscope of Armani magnificence,” mentioned Giorgio Armani in a press release to WWD. {WWD}
Cathy Horyn remembers André Leon Talley
Trend critic Cathy Horyn pays tribute to the late André Leon Talley for New York Journal‘s The Reduce. She writes: “I doubt there was ever an individual who approached the world with a purer coronary heart. André was simply open. He was a combination of Southern front-porch grandee, straight out of Welty — he was from North Carolina — and persnickety Beaton-esque observer. He missed nothing, and all the things delighted him or horrified him in a pleasant manner. He was additionally camp personified.” {The Reduce}
Equinox companions with Monse
Equinox and Monse are set to collaborate on a capsule assortment of athleisure items. The primary drop of 9 “performance-oriented” kinds will likely be out there in choose Equinox membership places and its web site, with two subsequent drops to come back. Equinox will even carry choose items from Monse’s spring assortment. {WWD}
What is the level of digital garments?
Terry Nguyen explores the rationale for (and viability of) digital vogue for Vox, writing: “Trend has all the time been within the enterprise of promoting fantasies. Is that this specific one, although, simply one other distraction from the broader vogue trade’s very actual issues? Proponents of digital vogue declare that it has the potential to be worthwhile, sensible, creatively wealthy, and sustainable. A lot of that is still up for debate. We’re, in spite of everything, nonetheless confined to our flesh-suits.” {Vox}
An interview with Colette’s Sarah Andelman
Laure Guilbault interviews Colette’s Sarah Adelman, who’s opening a brand new pop-up retailer in Paris, for Vogue Enterprise. Their dialogue touches on Andelman’s ideas on collaborations, social media and recommendation for younger creatives. {Vogue Enterprise}
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