Last year, at the end of December, we tried an exciting new venue in the Istanbul dining scene. Clove, located in Markalar Meydanı at IstinyePark, is the latest project of Başak Soykan and Yaprak Baltacı in the world of food and beverage.
Clove, which narrates art, fashion and gastronomy with a natural flow, is the city’s newest meeting point where tastes, smells and memories intertwine. The ambitious kitchen of Clove is entrusted to talented chef Emre Şen, while its architecture bears the signature of Mahmut Anlar.
The kitchen of Clove is a very special place where tastes, smells, and memories mix. In addition to Mediterranean flavors that dominate Şen’s menu, there are also hints of the Far East and South America, which have been widely acclaimed since the first day.
“You don’t usually write about food and drink; why are you telling us about such a restaurant now? Moreover, how can a restaurant bring together both art and fashion under its roof? You’ve confused us a bit. You need to explain more to us,” I can almost hear some of you saying – and you’re right. Generally, restaurants that catch my attention are not my focus in writing, but this restaurant has a very special distinction.
Clove has a very creative director, Murat Türkili, whom we have known for years as the creative director of Beymen and who continues his brand under his name; you’re surprised, aren’t you, just like me, such an important figure in the fashion world became the creative director of a restaurant.
So, what does a restaurant’s creative director do? Moreover, how did Soykan and Baltacı make such a decision with what vision and decide to work with a creative director on their new project?
With these exact questions in mind, on a rainy Istanbul afternoon,
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Milan Fashion Week always brings out the best that Italian clothing brands have to offer. Fall/Winter collections can often feel a bit heavy, but not in the fashion capital of the world, where autumnal outerwear and layers were given a luxurious makeover. From Prada’s modern takes on nostalgic silhouettes and Versace’s punk-rock glamour to Ferragamo’s aquatic-inspired dresses, there were countless looks to inspire your fall wardrobe. We’ve done the leg work and picked our favorite looks from Milan Fashion Week.
Alberta Ferretti
Bohemian glamour was alive and well at Alberta Ferretti’s fall collection of breezy gowns, rich outerwear, and ornately embellished pieces. Each piece recalled the styles of a bygone era but felt new with their luxurious fabrications. The look above seemed as if walked off the stage of a 1970s concert with its stunning sequins and bell-bottom pants.
Bally
Luxury brand Bally sent models down the runway with terrifically tailored pieces that combined a simplistic approach to design with its Swiss origins. Dubbed the “Der Wanderer,” the collection combined pragmatic pieces like blue button-down shirts, midi skirts, and LBDs with charming accessories like leather bags held with flowers, tops bursting with pins of adornments, and some models even carried actual cowbells that rang loudly as they marched down the runway.
Bottega Veneta
Designer Matthieu Blazy’s latest collection for Bottega Veneta will surely set hearts on fire this fall with its mind blowing craftsmanship and stunning silhouettes. This flaming red dress had us in awe as it sauntered down the runway with its fabric fringe waving about like the feathers of a phoenix.
Emporio Armani
Models walked through sprinkling snow for the show’s finale of its fall collection, twirling in delight in fun and flirty numbers, proving that the clothes bring charm no matter what the weather
On the penultimate day of Milan Fashion Week, Vogue editors proceeded from the vroom-vroom of Ferrari to the va-va-voom of Dolce & Gabbana, feathered fetishwear at Ferragamo to wig-like wallets at Jil Sander. Capping off proceedings? Matthieu Blazy’s Bottega Veneta, which saw the creative director fill his show venue with towering, flowering cacti rendered in Murano glass – an appropriate choice, given that the autumn/winter 2024 collections in Milan have been something of a desert, celebrity-wise.
Yet another reason for the fashion industry to be grateful for the existence of Kate Moss, then, who slipped into the front row to take in Blazy’s latest offering and give the assembled paparazzi a sense of purpose. In the venue on Via Orobia – which was suffused with a nuclear orange glow and filled with the sound of piped-in dialogue from 1956’s Earth versus The Flying Saucers – the waif turned wellness mogul perched in an oversized peacoat and thigh-grazing leather boots that rendered trousers superfluous.
Kate has given Blazy’s Bottega Veneta the supermodel seal of approval before, of course, taking a turn on the runway for the creative director’s sophomore season at the house in a plaid shirt and loose jeans that were, in fact, printed leather, later starring in the label’s spring/summer 2023 campaign, which was conceived in collaboration with Italian architect Gaetano Pesce.
As it turns out, Blazy has had a lifelong obsession with Kate – admittedly, something that could be said of most designers, but is especially true of the 39-year-old. “Collecting her pictures became a hobby that became a sort of
British makeup artist and creative director Isamaya Ffrench has signed with Art + Commerce and WME for representation.
While Art + Commerce will focus on Ffrench’s career in beauty and fashion, WME will be working across all areas to develop projects in television, partnerships “and beyond,” according to the agencies.
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Ffrench has made waves in beauty for her innovative creations as an interdisciplinary artist, launching her namesake cosmetic brand Isamaya in 2022.
She was formerly the global beauty director of Burberry Beauty in 2020, as well as launched Byredo makeup, working as its creative director for three years. Then in 2023, she was named creative director for Off White beauty. And that year she appeared in BBC’s makeup show “Glow Up” as a guest judge.
Ffrench studied product design at Central Saint Martins before joining Theo Adams Company, a contemporary theatrical performance group, in 2010. It was at Theo Adams Company that she began getting noticed for her makeup and body painting skills. She went on to work backstage on many fashion shows, and was tapped to develop makeup lines for Christian Louboutin, Tom Ford and YSL Beauty. She has worked in editorial shoots, serving as i-D magazine’s beauty editor, and in the world of celebrity with the likes of Rihanna, Madonna and Bella Hadid.
Ffrench has also worked with brands Junya Watanabe, Vivienne Westwood, Yohji Yamamoto, Thom Browne, Balmain and Giambattista Valli. This year, she joined the British Beauty Council, which advocates the needs of the British beauty community at the government level.
Art + Commerce, part of WME Fashion, is a New York-based talent agency that represents “image makers” working in a range of creative disciplines. WME, based in Beverly Hills, represents a long list of known names in entertainment including Emma Stone, Selena
LONDON — Japanese graphic artist Verdy, the mastermind behind Blackpink’s “Born Pink World” tour, has been named artistic director of the first edition of ComplexCon Hong Kong, scheduled for March 22 to 24.
It will mark the second time that Verdy, who has been attending ComplexCon since 2017, has helped ComplexCon shape its event lineup. In 2022, he was the artistic director of ComplexCon Long Beach.
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“For this year’s ComplexCon Hong Kong, I want to bring the Asian community together through new and exciting energy and I want to serve as the bridge between the old and new generations,” Verdy told WWD.
The artist called Hong Kong a very special place.
“My grandma first took me there when I was in elementary school. I also remember during high school, I would always see Nigo and Jun [Takahashi] going to Hong Kong, so it is a place that I always wanted to do something in. I got the opportunity five years ago when I did my first art show. Luckily, I got to know the creative scene there through my good friends Kevin Poon and Jerry Haha,” added Verdy.
Having recently collaborated with Kenzo creative director Nigo on a pop-up store at 66 Avenue des Champs-Élysées during the holiday season, the Osaka-born, Tokyo-based creative’s other notable projects include Girls Don’t Cry, Wasted Youth, his panda rabbit character Vick and, most recently, Visty.
Verdy has also worked with famous names such as Nike, Levi’s, Instagram, Coachella, Dover Street Market and McDonald’s China on a project titled the “Best Friends Forever” campaign that included a capsule collection, exhibition and large-scale sculptures across a network of more than 5,000 stores around China.
“There will be a lot of good energy because there will be different people from all industries coming
LONDON — Edward Enninful, who is stepping aside as editor in chief of British Vogue next year to become global creative and cultural adviser of Vogue, has been named recipient of the Trailblazer Award at this year’s Fashion Awards, the British Fashion Council said Tuesday as it continues to drumroll for the annual fundraising extravaganza, which is due to take place Dec. 4 at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
Caroline Rush, chief executive officer of the BFC and organizer of the Fashion Awards, as well as London Fashion Week, called Enninful “a highly influential figure, with his groundbreaking work and collaborations transcending fashion and profoundly impacting wider culture.”
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“A fierce campaigner for diversity and inclusion in everything he does, Enninful has shaped a new vision for fashion media through his tenure as editor in chief at British Vogue, not only in the U.K. but globally,” she added.
The Trailblazer Award was created in 2018 to celebrate leading innovators and creatives in fashion, whose work in the past year has significantly shaped the industry. Kim Jones, artistic director of Dior menswear and artistic director of haute couture, ready-to-wear and fur collections for women at Fendi, took home the honor that year.
Former Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele and former Alexander McQueen creative director Sarah Burton were awarded the recognition in 2021 and 2019, respectively.
Earlier this month Jonathan Anderson, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons, Daniel Lee at Burberry, Matthieu Blazy of Bottega Veneta, and Burton were revealed to be the nominees for the Designer of the Year award at the Fashion Awards.
This year the event will team with the Copenhagen-based jeweler Pandora to present awards to winners in different categories, as well as recognize leading industry figures such as Valentino
This week’s biggest headlines in fashion spanned brand launches and fame-filled campaign releases to scandalous exposés and luxury financial reports. Among the most notable reads, Kylie Jenner announced her namesake fashion label, KHY, will launch its debut collection in November, and A$AP Rocky was named the creative director of PUMA and Formula 1’s partnership.
Elsewhere, The New York Times published a new investigation that revealed
Below, Hypebeast has rounded up the top fashion stories of the week so you can stay up to date on trends in the industry.
Kylie Jenner Unveiled Her New Clothing Label, KHY
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This week, Kylie Jenner pulled back the curtain on her all-new clothing line, titled Khy.
The brand, which takes its moniker from a nickname of Kylie’s, will house various other “guest designers and concepts throughout the year,” according to the Wall Street Journal. Additionally, the label aims to produce “investment pieces” for affordable prices, and nothing in Khy’s inaugural release will cost more than $200 USD.
Following the initial announcement, Khy’s official Instagram account confirmed that its debut collection, which was designed in collaboration with Namilia and features a number of black leather garments, launches online on November 1. Learn more here.
adidas Tolerated Ye’s Misconduct for Almost a Decade, According to New York Times Investigation
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According to a new report from The New York Times, adidas “had been tolerating [Ye’s] misconduct behind the scenes for nearly a decade.”
The German sportswear company held onto its highly-lucrative YEEZY partnership
Leather Jacket With Blockchain Technology from BLK DNM.
BLK DNM is an American-Swedish fashion brand that draws inspiration from the aesthetics of the 1960s and 1970s. The brand has undergone significant changes recently, relaunching itself as a luxury fashion company and being acquired by ChromaWay, a Swedish blockchain technology company, earlier this year.
Toni Collin, a retail veteran and CEO of BLK DNM, has brought Jessy Heuvelink on board as their Creative Director. Heuvelink’s impressive resume includes working with J. Lindeberg, Adidas, and Christian Lacroix. Collin is introducing BLK DNM as a “Connected Fashion” concept focusing on sustainability and responsibility. To this end, BLK DNM has launched a collection of leather jackets connected and powered by blockchain technology.
Connected Fashion from BLK DNM
The jackets are embedded with NFC chips that track and instantly confirm their authenticity, reducing the risk of counterfeits. Each item is also featured with a digital twin, which is a unique identity, and the product carries and tracks all data from conception to future provenance. “Our jackets will tell a story. With our blockchain technology, you can track the provenance and authenticate, creating a life story of the jacket and its value.” Explained Heuvelink.
Toni Collin, CEO of BLK DNM
The brand also provides a Forever Refund Policy, which guarantees an “eternal cashback” redeemable value for customers who wish to return an item for recycling. The policy ensures customers receive at least 10% of the item’s value. The articles are then refurbished and resold by the company. “We believe in taking responsibility for the quantity of products we produce and aim to inspire our customers to take responsibility for the amount they consume. By working together, we can close the loop and create a more sustainable future,” said Collin.
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Pharrell told The New York Times Style Magazine about how he constantly flits between his music and clothes design: “Being a producer and a creative director are similar. I can go from apparel to drums, from trunks to melodies.
“Within my design studio, I have a section allocated to music, so I go back and forth all day.” He added about his Louis Vuitton appointment: “It’s like I’m a perpetual student. If I’m the king of anything, it’s the king of being a pupil… being surrounded by so many talented people is the best,” Pharrell Williams said.
“I mean, I’m an Aries, so I’ve always been super impulsive. But without the resources and the people, I’d be just like every other person with a great idea.”
Pharrell Williams said about where he draws his inspiration from for designs and
September is the biggest month of the year for fashion – it’s host to fashion weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris, and traditionally time for the most impactful magazine covers.
This is historically when fashion magazines dive into the autumn/winter trends – with big celebrity names and accompanying interviews to help.
September issues are so important, in fact, a documentary was made about Vogue’s journey to print in 2007 – aptly named ‘The September Issue’.
With a host of celebrity names and extraordinary fashion shoots, these are the most glamorous September covers…
Euphoria actor Zendaya is on the cover for Elle’s USA magazine, wearing a racy black mini dress studded with holes. The outfit is by Louis Vuitton, a brand the star is now an ambassador of.
Zendaya was pictured at the dramatic Ace Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles, which was a theatre in the 1920s before later being used as a church, then becoming a hotel.
Model Cara Delevingne was tapped to cover Elle’s UK magazine, wearing an edgy Dior outfit of a black cropped cardigan, a translucent skirt and combat boots.
In the accompanying interview, she spoke about the relationships she has made in the fashion industry when starting out as a model. “Me, Jourdan [Dunn] and Karlie [Kloss] were thick as thieves,” she said – adding designers such as Olivier Rousteing, creative director of Balmain, “have been so much more than work friends, and have taught me a lot about living”.
One of the biggest covers of the month is the long-awaited reunion of the original ‘supers’: Naomi Campbell, Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista and Christy Turlington.
The quartet – who rose to fame as the biggest names in fashion in the Eighties and Nineties – reunited for this joint cover with British and American Vogue,