Shayne Oliver Launches Mentoring Platform and Brand, Anonymous Club
Hood by Air founder Shayne Oliver has something new up his sleeve. Oliver has taken on a mentoring role with his new studio Anonymous Club, a creative space that intersects art, performance, music, and fashion. To launch Anonymous Club’s first collection, Oliver held his first “Club Couture” event at Avant Gardner in Brooklyn. The “Club Couture” is a series of parties that will open up to the public. Oliver explains, “I was just trying to come in as a teacher. Anonymous Club is about kids being able to look at my archive and build based on what I’ve done.” Anonymous Club’s collections will eventually be sold on Shayne Oliver’s e-commerce site, which is not live yet. [Vogue]
Justin Moran Is The New Editor-In-Chief of Paper Magazine
Since Drew Elliott left Paper Magazine to join MAC Cosmetics in 2019, the publication has not had an editorial head; that is until new appointment, Justin Moran came into the picture this week. Effective immediately, Moran is the new editor-in-chief of Paper Magazine after first joining the publication in 2017 as a digital director. Like many publications, Paper ceased its printing operations at the peak of the pandemic in 2020. Moran said, “Paper has always been a champion of rising talent and, more recently in its evolution, also became a space for established stars to reinvent themselves and play around. I’m excited to keep exploring that intersection and lean even further into the internet generation with our content. Queer ideas are mainstream ideas, and Paper will continue being a leader of that ideology.” [WWD]
Linda Evangelista Settles $50 million CoolSculpting Case
After a traumatic cosmetic slimming procedure left supermodel Linda Evangelista “permanently deformed” and out of the public eye, Evangelista announced this week that the case had finally settled. Last year, the model spoke about the procedure on Instagram, saying, “To my followers who have wondered why I have not been working while my peers’ careers have been thriving, the reason is that I was brutally disfigured by Cool Sculpting which did the opposite of what it promised.” The news of the settlement comes after Evangelista’s first campaign in the past 5 years for Fendi’s ‘Baguette’ Handbags 2022 Campaign, shot by Steven Meisel. [BBC]
Jefferson Hack To Receive a Special Recognition Award at The Fashion Awards
Creative director and founder of Dazed Media, Jefferson Hack, is the recipient of a Special Recognition Award for Cultural Curation at The Fashion Awards on Monday, December 5th at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Hack is recognized for “empowering new wave talent across fashion, design, art, and music for over three decades.” Dazed Media has evolved through the years to include Another, Another Man, Nowness, Dazed Digital, Dazed Beauty, and Dazed Studio under the company’s umbrella. Caroline Rush, CEO of the British Fashion Council, said, “We are thrilled to be honoring Jefferson Hack with the Special Recognition Award for Cultural Curation. Hack is being awarded for his incredible contribution to culture, art, and fashion as well as his limitless energy and time for growing and investing in people.” [Purple PR]
Ken Downing Is The New Creative Director of Halston
Former Neiman Marcus fashion director Ken Downing will join Halston as creative director on August 1st. Xcel Brands Inc., a media and consumer products company and leader in live streaming, owns the luxury American brand, along with C. Wonder, Judith Ripka, Logo by Lori Goldstein, Longaberger, and a small stake in Isaac Mizrahi. Chairman and CEO of Xcel, Robert W. D’Loren, said, “Ken is going to be a household name soon. It’s Ken’s mission to take control of all things creative — how the product looks, how the brand looks, how we message — every aspect of this brand.” [WWD]
Victoria Beckham and Zimmermann Are Set To Show At PFW
As the industry gears up for fashion month in the fall, the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode has announced new names to the Paris fashion week calendar. Victoria Beckham and Zimmermann are among the list of brands added to the calendar. For F/W 22, Beckham showcased her show off-season in Paris and, before that, had been presenting collections in NYC and London. Zimmermann, who pre-pandemic showed in New York, will show in Paris for the first time after the Australian brand showcased their F/W 22 collection in Sydney last season. The other brands joining the Parisian fashion calendar are A.W.A.K.E. Mode, Weinsanto, Aigle, Anna October, Boutet, Florentina Leitner, Paula Canovas del Vas, Pressiat, and Ruohan. [WWD]
