Articles by Jule Scott
A pinch of sex and a lot of reality at Milan Fashion Week
28 Feb 2023 - Fashion
When Diesel designer Glenn Martens opened Milan Fashion Week last Wednesday amid a mountain of 200,000 Durex condoms bearing the Diesel logo, the stage seemed set for a revealing and sensual Milan Fashion Week. But instead, most of the designers in the Italian metropolis exercised restraint. This season, the most extroverted of fashion cities...
The many hats of Pharrell Williams: From Billionaire Boys Club to Louis Vuitton
17 Feb 2023 - Fashion
The appointment of Pharrell Williams as creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton closes one of the most talked-about chapters in recent fashion history. At last, it is officially known who will follow in Virgil Abloh's footsteps. Some critical voices may question the multi-talented creative's credentials - some might know him primarily for...
Change is in the air: Designer debuts for Fall/Winter 2023
16 Feb 2023 - Fashion
New York Fashion Week is drawing to a close, but some much-anticipated debuts for the Fall/Winter 2023 season are still to come. From renowned fashion houses under new creative direction to designer duos going their separate ways, change is in the air for many brands. Daniel Lees returns to London Last week, Daniel Lee's first campaign for...
A new era for Louis Vuitton: Pharrell Williams becomes creative director for menswear
14 Feb 2023 - People
Louis Vuitton has finally found a successor for Virgil Abloh. Pharrell Williams is to become creative director for menswear. Singer, music producer and designer Pharrell Williams is taking up the role of men's creative director at Louis Vuitton with immediate effect, the French luxury house announced on Tuesday. His first collection for the...
Golden Hour in Florence: The street styles of Pitti Uomo
16 Jan 2023 - Fairs
Menswear trade show Pitti Uomo is not only the start of a new year for the fashion world, but it also marks the beginning of the order season. However, where style is concerned, there is no sign of the post-holiday blues in Florence, where fashionable gentlemen were at their best. The fair, like its home town, proves that opposites attract. This...
Louis Vuitton after Virgil Abloh: A ship without a captain?
4 Jan 2023 - Fashion
A year ago, the fashion world bade farewell to Virgil Abloh. His creative legacy is a powerful one - full of hope, inclusion and streetwear. Abloh was considered multi-talented, a designer, DJ and master of collaboration. He never much liked the title of a designer, referring to himself as a "maker" instead - for his work was about more than...
A shift in fashion: SS24 will be wild and unrestrained
21 Dec 2022 - Fashion
Are you ready to sin? Spring/summer 2024 is all about indulgence. Fashion designers show hardly any restraint in their creations and stop at no taboo. During its most recent trend seminar, the Deutsches Mode-Institut (DMI) predicted this shift and the ways in which it will be expressed visually. ”Often trends are merely new variations and...
Maximalism, Romanticism and Nostalgia: The best of Alessandro Michele at Gucci
25 Nov 2022 - Fashion
It is official, Alessandro Michele is leaving Gucci. In his nearly eight years at the helm of the Florentine fashion house, for which Michele worked for a total of 20 years, his name became synonymous with Gucci. While Fashion can be intimidating, self-indulgent and painstakingly serious, Michele infused the industry with some much-needed...
Communication and Gingerbread: How to motivate employees this Christmas
18 Nov 2022 - Retail
Just in time for the festive period, the seminar ‘Top Christmas sales with highly motivated employees’ was held by the German retail association BTE Handelsverband and communication and motivational trainer Andreas Nemeth. The focus of the lecture was, as the name suggested, motivation. Nemeth revealed tips and tricks to motivate employees as...
The "Bella-Effect" and the K-Pop-Phenomenon: Fashion week SS23 on social media
7 Nov 2022 - Fashion
Spring/Summer 2023 was a season of extremes: Spectacular productions, designer debuts and larger-than-life collaborations collided with a national period of mourning in England in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away just before the start of London Fashion Week. Despite the postponement of several shows, including what would turn out to...