Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga and world-renowned audio company Bang & Olufsen have formed a unique partnership to create a new “Haute Couture hi-fi” product called The Speaker Bag. Functioning as a purse, handbag or both, The Speaker Bag is the loudest statement in fashion. It’s a testament to both companies’ unparalleled appetite to cultivate the next fashion-meets-tech innovations. “This bag is a testament to what happens when two very special companies with an unparalleled heritage of craftsmanship join forces,” said Miklu Silvanto, Bang & Olufsen’s Chief Design Officer. “Both design teams are dedicated to excellence, and I think we together created something unique.” Scroll to Continue Recommended Articles The Speaker Bag ...
Lorenzo Riva, the artist director of the luxury fashion brand Balenciaga during the 1980s, launched a much anticipated Cristóbal Balenciaga: To the Moon nonfungible token (NFT) collection on July 21 in collaboration with Cointelegraph. The NFT collection comprises 8,300 original, never-before-seen designs from Cristóbal Balenciaga himself. Cristóbal had humble beginnings as a local tailor’s apprentice and eventually rose to prominence in the fashion industry as a pioneer of novel garment shapes. These fashions, such as the sack dress and the cocoon coat, changed the course of women’s fashion in the 1950s. Lorenzo Riva and models wearing his unique designs During the 1980s, Lorenzo Riva served as the artistic director of Balenciaga and received the original designs created by Cris...
Nicki Minaj rocked a baseball cap at the 2022 Met Gala, but her look was anything but casual. The rapper teamed up with designer Riccardo Tisci for the all-black Burberry look, which included a leather baseball cap/headband combo up top. Minaj even insisted to Tisci that the hat needed to be part of the final look. “I love the hat,” she told La La Anthony after walking the red carpet. “I’m obsessed with the hat.” The rest of the ensemble included a low-cut feathered bustier with a train paired with leather leggings and high-heeled boots. And to top it all off, celebrity makeup artist Pat McGrath was behind all the hand-placed jewels on Minaj’s face, shoulders, arms and across her collarbone. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news During Minaj’...
Kim Kardashian shut down the Met Gala red carpet Monday (May 2) in one of Marilyn Monroe’s most iconic dresses, a gold beaded body hugger Monroe wore when she sexily sang happy birthday to President John F. Kennedy 60 years ago. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Kardashian had to lose 16 pounds to fit into the dress, designed by Jean Louis and purchased in 2016 by the Ripley’s Believe or Not! museum in Orlando, Florida, for a whopping $4.81 million. “It was such a challenge,” she said. “I was determined to fit it.” The dress originally cost $12,000. It was so tight Monroe had to be sewn into it when she purred “Happy birthday, Mr. president” on May 19, 1962, at a Madison Square Garden fundraiser. She died three months later. It has been k...
It’s the first Monday in May, and that means the Met Gala has arrived! After taking 2020 off due to the COVID-19 pandemic and delaying the event until September last year, we’re back on track with the fundraising gala for the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute in New York. Regina King, Blake Lively, Ryan Reynolds and Lin-Manuel Miranda are the co-chairs of Monday night’s (May 2) event, celebrating “In America: An Anthology of Fashion,” the second part of a major two-part exhibition at the museum exploring the roots of American fashion. According to this year’s invitation, straight from Vogue editor Anna Wintour, this year’s event is a white-tie affair with an emphasis on “Gilded Glamour.” Follow along with Billboard as we bring you all the night’s high-fashion moments from the ...
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All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Rainbow sequin jumpsuits are trendy again, thanks in part to Harry Styles. The “As It Was” singer sported a custom Gucci jumpsuit for his headlining set at Coachella last weekend. Since then, the demand for “rainbow sequin jumpsuits” skyrocketed by 3,233%, according to Pretty Little Thing. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news And it’s not just the e-comm space that saw a huge bump. Styles’ jumpsuit went viral on TikTok with the #harrystylescoachella hashtag raking in over 18.4 million views and #harrystylesout...
Netflix on Wednesday announced that it is testing new ways to stop password sharing between households on its platform, including a new feature that will ask users to pay an extra fee in order to do so. “While [separate profiles and multiple streams] have been hugely popular, they have also created some confusion about when and how Netflix can be shared,” Chengyi Long, director of product innovation at Netflix, said in a statement. “As a result, accounts are being shared between households — impacting our ability to invest in great new TV and films for our members.” Netflix will conduct its first tests in Chile, Costa Rica and Peru, where subscribers will receive notifications regarding their ability to add an extra viewer to their account for a discounted price: 2,380 CLP in Chile, 2.99 U...