AZ Factory will Close Out Paris Fashion Week
After Alber Elbaz’s passing in April, the fashion world mourned the loss of the master couturier and gentle soul on the brink of a new chapter with his fashion startup, AZ Factory. This week it was officially announced that AZ Factory will close out Paris Fashion Week on October 5th, 8:00 PM in commemoration of the late designer. Titled “Love Brings Love”, WWD reports chief executive officer of AZ Factory Laurent Malecaze describes the memorial show came together “to honor Alber with a celebration of his life and his visionary work, aiming to bring the same level of passion and love that he brought to us each day.” [VOGUE]
Lucas Ossendrijver Is Theory’s Newest Designer
Dutch fashion designer Lucas Ossendrijver has been selected to be Theory’s new design collaborator. Previous menswear designer for Lanvin for 14 years, Ossendrijver brought in sophisticated tailoring to the brand and is set to design men and women’s capsule collections for Theory “inspired by the urban lifestyle codes of tomorrow.” [WWD]
Fenty Is Dropping A Perfume
This past Wednesday, beauty mogul and singer Rihanna dropped a hint that Fenty Parfum is en route and dropping August 10th. Rihanna has yet again tapped into another market: the Fenty Eau de Parfum is described as “a memory encapsulated into a fragrance, and raw, sensual, spicy, and sweet all at once”. No word on when her album will release, so the RihNavy will just have to be satisfied with another addition to her empire. [Fashionista]
StockX Wants A Hot Girl Summer with Revlon and Megan Thee Stallion
With a new collaboartion with spokesperson Megan Thee Stallion, Revlon is partnering up with resale site StockX to sell limited-edition lip gloss, faux lashes, and eyeshadow and highlighter palettes named aptly, Hot Girl Sunset. With only 450 sets being sold, the limited edition beauty drop is a first for the resale marketplace who’s DropX platform allows for brands to sell new products directly to consumers. [BOF]
Adam Driver As A Centaur for Burberry Had the Internet Shook
What is it about Academy Award nominated men with washboard abs, racing and swimming with horses, that just turns the temperture up? The internet was in a frenzy over Riccardo Tisci’s first fragrance for Burberry, Burbery Hero, starring actor Adam Driver in all his glory. WWD reports the new fragrance, which features bergamot, juniper, black pepper, and cedarwood at its heart, is the brand’s second major fragrance to launch with Coty after Burberry Her. Shot by Mario Sorrenti, directed by Jonathan Glazer with FKA twigs’ ‘Two Weeks’ as soundtrack, the commercial features Driver racing into the open waves next to a champagne colored horse, before jumping into ocean, aquathlon style. As they swim and turn poetically in the sea, the final shot has them emerging from the water, combined as one like a centaur. Very Sagittarian energy.
