MARY KATRANTZOU is collaborating with Adidas, the sportswear brand announced today. Set to debut in November, it will be a long-term union, comprised of both clothing and footwear. In case you missed it, Adidas has been KILLING IT with the collabs (think: Raf Simons, Rick Owens, Stella McCartney, Kanye West, Pharrell, Nigo, etc.). Of joining this list Katrantzou, a young master of prints, colors and silhouettes, told Vogue UK: ”I’m really excited.” Dirk Schoenberger, global creative director of Adidas’s sport style division, said: ”The collaboration between Adidas and Mary Katrantzou merges the exceptional talent of one of the most interesting designers of today and a company that embraces many different cultures from sports, pop, music and fashion. I admire Mary’s extraordinary sense of printing techniques, colours and silhouette that will bring another amazing new aesthetic to the Adidas Originals women’s collection.”
LVMH acquired another asset this week: the Clos des Lambrays Burgundy vineyard. Louis Vuitton’s parent company’s purchase comes as anything but a big surprise for several reasons: 1 – LVMH has been buying into various wine companies for a few decades now, including Chateau Cheval Blanc and Chateau d’Yquem, as part of its Estates & Wines division, which was formed after the company merged with champagne giant Moët Hennessy in 1987. As a result of the merger, LVMH acquired a dozen major brands, including Moët & Chandon, Veuve Clicquot, Dom Pérignon and Krug, as well as Hennessy cognac and Chateau d’Yquem; 2 – Investors have been snatching up vineyards in the Burgundy region in France quite a bit as of late; and 3 – Vineyards are kind of a thing in fashion. Salvatore Ferragamo, Chanel and Roberto Cavalli all have financial stakes in vineyards producing wine for retail. And last year, Artemis SA, the Pinault family holding company that controls luxury conglomerate Kering bought into the Araujo Estate Wines in Napa Valley, adding it to the roster of vineyards it owns, including Château Latour in Bordeaux, Domaine d’Eugénie in Burgundy and Château Grillet in the Rhône Valley.
Dior is going to Brooklyn. The house, whose womenswear is under the creative direction of Raf Simons, has chosen the Navy Yard – where Alexander Wang showed his Fall/Winter 2014 collection in February – as the site of its upcoming cruise 2015 fashion show, which will be staged next month. According to a spokesperson for the brand: “We wanted the show to feel very New York, and the Navy Yard’s view and space captures the city.” And Dior is making the trek a bit easier by providing round-trip, door-to-door car and ferry service. More to come …
