November - 2018

Mert And Marcus To Receive The BFC's Isabella Blow Award For Fashion Creator

Mert And Marcus To Receive The BFC's Isabella Blow Award For Fashion Creator

As the legendary photographic duo are announced as this year's recipients of the prestigious prize, Vogue speak to them about what the honour means – and explore why it is so well-deserved. There are few people who have had the same visual impact within contemporary fashion as Mert and Marcus: two photographers who have, throughout their 25-year-career, acted as creative pioneers and opened up the realms of fantasy afforded by digital manipulation. “They came into the industr

Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber appear to confirm marriage

Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber appear to confirm marriage

Hailey Baldwin has appeared to confirm that she and Justin Bieber are married by changing her Instagram name to Hailey Bieber. Justin also shared a picture of the pair together with the caption: "My wife is awesome." The 21-year-old model and the pop superstar were reported to have got married in secret in September. Hailey, who has 15.4 million followers, has changed both her handle and her bio. There had been rumours that the couple had got married in a New York two months

Kim Porter, mother to three of Diddy's children, dies aged 47

Kim Porter, mother to three of Diddy's children, dies aged 47

Kim Porter, who was mother to three of Diddy's children, has died aged 47. The LA County coroner confirmed the news, saying she "was discovered unresponsive in her home" and pronounced dead at the scene on Thursday. They added: "At this time, an autopsy is pending and a cause of death has not been determined." Celebrities including Rihanna, 50 Cent and Missy Elliott have been paying tribute to her on social media. The model and actress dated the American rapper on and off fro

Idris Elba has a 16 year old daughter and she looks exactly like him

Idris Elba has a 16 year old daughter and she looks exactly like him

Idris Elba's 16-year-old daughter Isan has been named as next year's 2019 Golden Globe Ambassador - and fans can't believe how much she looks like her dad. She takes over the title - which was formerly known as Miss Golden Globe - from Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's daughter Simone Garcia, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) said on Wednesday. Isan, whose mother is Elba's ex-wife Hanne "Kim" Norgaard, will be escorting winners on and off the stage at the Golden Globes

Stormzy Offers Scholarships For Black Students Going To Cambridge

Stormzy Offers Scholarships For Black Students Going To Cambridge

Stormzy has announced that he is launching The Stormzy Scholarship, which will provide financial support to four black students attending the University of Cambridge. Set up to pay for tuition fees and a maintenance grant for up to four years of an undergraduate degree, the scholarship will fund two students this year and two in 2019. “There are so many young black kids all over the country who have the level of academic excellence to study at a university such as Cambridge -

Naomi Campbell Re-Wore Her Look From Marc Jacobs’s 1993 Grunge Show

Naomi Campbell Re-Wore Her Look From Marc Jacobs’s 1993 Grunge Show

In terms of iconic ready-to-wear collections, Marc Jacobs’s Spring 1993 offering for Perry Ellis ranks high on the list of those that drastically changed the fashion landscape. Instead of sticking to the clean designs that were in vogue at that time, Jacobs tapped the energy of the grunge and punk scene instead, sending out clothes that were decidedly dressed down and shockingly unpolished. (It was such new territory that it eventually got him fired from the label.) One can’t

Nicki Minaj stuns fans with cheeky Michael B Jordan awards show comment

Nicki Minaj stuns fans with cheeky Michael B Jordan awards show comment

Nicki Minaj shocked fans with a cheeky comment to Black Panther star Michael B Jordan while accepting an award at the E! People’s Choice Awards. The US rapper was honoured in Los Angeles on Sunday, capping off a successful year which saw the release of her fourth studio album, Queen, in August. Minaj had opened the fan voted-for awards show alongside Tyga before being named the female artist of the year. View image on Twitter Taking to the stage, the 35-year-old thanked fashi

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2018: What we know so far

Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2018: What we know so far

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2018 took place on November 8. The show will be broadcast on TV and online on December 2, with pink-carpet interviews, model profiles and a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the event included. In the US it will be shown on ABC Network. A UK channel has not been confirmed yet, but last year UK residents were able to watch it using the streaming app HayU. The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2018 was held in New York at Pier 94. Previous

Brixton’s stunt queen & martial arts superhero: The Samurider

Brixton’s stunt queen & martial arts superhero: The Samurider

Following a road accident, Shaina West reinvented herself as a cartoon-inspired martial artist and Instagram star: The Samurider… ‘My motorbike accident was four years ago now. I don’t actually remember it, but from what witnesses said, I was splitting lanes and a van pulled out to the right and cut me off. I was pretty badly concussed, fractured my neck and broke my thumb. My boyfriend at the time broke up with me before I even had the chance to leave the hospital. Because

Can AI (artificial intelligence) predict the future of fashion?

Can AI (artificial intelligence) predict the future of fashion?

Alibaba Group debuted its first “FashionAI” concept store on Wednesday, demonstrating a stress-free way to shop with the help of artificial intelligence. The pilot store, open for a limited time only from Thursday through Saturday at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, showcases Guess apparel through innovations such as “smart mirrors,” which display product information on a nearby screen when shoppers are touching or picking up a garment. The smart mirror also makes mix-and-m

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