{"id":107705,"date":"2018-06-08T13:11:17","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T17:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/?p=107705"},"modified":"2018-06-22T13:31:52","modified_gmt":"2018-06-22T17:31:52","slug":"the-loss-of-kate-spade-lvmh-cfda-announce-winners-alexander-wang-and-saint-laurent-descend-on-new-york-and-more-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/models.com\/oftheminute\/the-loss-of-kate-spade-lvmh-cfda-announce-winners-alexander-wang-and-saint-laurent-descend-on-new-york-and-more-news\/","title":{"rendered":"The loss of Kate Spade, LVMH\/ CFDA announce winners, Alexander Wang and Saint Laurent descend on New York, and more news"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Kate Spade Found Dead From Suicide in New York Apartment <\/strong>
\nSadly, handbag and accessories designer Kate Spade<\/a> was found dead from suicide at her apartment in New York early in the week. Her name is synonymous with her line of popular handbags, which she introduced to the world in the 1993 with great success. Spade is said to have suffered from depression and anxiety which ultimately led to her untimely death. Though her husband and business partner Andy Spade told the New York Times, \u201cThere was no indication and no warning that she would do this. It was a complete shock. And it clearly wasn\u2019t her.\u201d The Spades sold a 56 percent stake of their company in 1999 and the rest in 2006 to Neiman Marcus. It is now owned by Tapestry, Inc.<\/p>\n

Alexander Wang Goes Shows Off-season at South Street Seaport and Saint Laurent Menswear Circles Back to New York, 1978<\/strong>
\nAlexander Wang<\/a> presented his off-season Spring 2019 RTW collection in New York at the South Street Seaport. The looks offered were credited to a family road trip, immigration and his growing up articulated through decidedly Axel Rose-esque Route 66 wares, sometimes novelties, sometimes actually ready to wear. Anthony Vaccarello<\/a> fashion showed his Yves Saint Laurent<\/a> menswear collection backdropped by an impressive, gleaming Manhattan skyline\u2013the first time the brand has shown in New York (though technically it was shown in New Jersey to achieve that view) since Yves launched his Opium fragrance with a party at the South Street Seaport in 1978. The show aptly concluded with an afterparty on a ferry. The collection paired well with Manhattan nighttime codes of dress\u2013black, leather, glitter, a soup\u00e7on of grit and disco-driven all, of course with French sensibilities. <\/p>\n

Proenza Schouler to Return to New York in September <\/strong>
\nDesigners Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez<\/a> of Proenza Schouler<\/a> announced via Instagram they would be returning their show to New York come September. They have shown their two previous collections during Paris Couture amidst some designers bowing out of NYFW to show in Paris. Their return to the schedule could signal a needed upturn for the fashion week. On their Instagram they wrote, “In today\u2019s world, when, where, and how one shows can be looser and more fluid than ever and so for now, NY is our home once again,” continuing, “Looking forward to heading back home now and being a part of NYFW in September, where it all began.” [WWD<\/a>]<\/p>\n

Albert Watson Shoots the 2019 Pirelli Calendar<\/strong>
\nThe honor of shooting the Pirelli calendar is a distinction that joins you amongst the photographic elite with past alumni like Richard Avedon, Steven Meisel, Tim Walker, Annie Leibovitz, and Peter Lindbergh shooting the exclusively distributed. Scottish photographer and Models.com contributor, Albert Watson, joins the hearty list, declaring he has shot the 2019\u2019s Pirelli across the USA this past April.
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Albert Watson discusses his shoot for the 2019 Pirelli Calendar. @albertwatsonphotography #albertwatsonphotography<\/a><\/p>\n

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