Willow Smith has expanded her foray into fashion by being signed to a contract with The Society. At 14 years of age, Willow joins the likes of Kendall Jenner, Liu Wen, and Adriana Lima at the prestigious NYC–based modeling agency.
Smith mostly known for her singing career and for being the scion of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith has already had a fashion campaign for Marc Jacobs and the cover of i-D magazine. The Smith Empire expands!!
Ralph Lauren relinquishes
At 75, Ralph Lauren has stepped down as CEO of his eponymous company. Lauren is handing over the reigns to Stefan Larsson, global president of the Old Navy brand for Gap. Lauren will continue to serve as executive chairman and chief creative officer.
“My job is to think always about the future of our company and how to move it forward. Stefan Larsson is exceptionally talented, and he will bring our company a fresh and exciting global perspective,” Lauren said in a fashionmag.com article. “We have been a leader in our industry for nearly 50 years, and this is just the beginning.”
Ralph Lauren began making neckties under the Polo brand in 1967 and in 1972 developed the signature short-sleeved shirt with a polo player logo. In 2015, the Ralph Lauren Corporation had $7.6 billion in sales.
Bag infringement
H&M, the Swedish fashion megabrand, is suing American megastore Forever 21 over copyright infringement, trade dress infringement, false dress designation of origin and unfair competition all for H&M’s ‘Beach Please’ tote bag. As reported in fashionmag.com, the beach bag in question began being sold in H&M stores and online in April 2014 with H&M filing copyright papers to federally register the bag effective in June of the same year.
Forever 21 began manufacturing and selling a similar bag soon after. H&M is demanding that Forever 21 permanently cease manufacturing, marketing and selling its version of the ‘Beach Please’ tote and to pay its profits from the bags to H&M.
A life in photos
Giorgio Armani, now 81 years old, tells his own story in autobiography, “Giorgio Armani.” The release of this new Armani biography correlates to the 40th anniversary of the iconic Italian designer’s famed fashion house.
Published by Rizzoli, the 568-page book goes on sale September 29 and sells for $150. “Giorgio Armani” traces the designer’s life from childhood through his career detailed in text but mostly in photos by such famous photographers as Steven Meisel, Craig McDean, Herb Ritts, Mario Testino, Aldo Fallai, and Annie Leibovitz.
—William S. Gooch
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