Legendary fashion photographer Bill Cunningham passed away on Saturday in New York City, aged 87. A longtime fashion photographer for The New York Times, he was hospitalized recently after suffering a stroke. Cunningham, a pioneer of ‘street style’ photography was known for taking...

Our newsmaker this week is Presley Gerber. The 16-year-old son of supermodel Cindy Crawford and former model/businessman Rande Gerber who recently made his runway debut at the Moschino 2017 resort show in Los Angeles also walked for fashion powerhouse Dolce and Gabbana at their Spring/Summer...

Eyewear is a celebration of design with a rich history that leads up to the designer frames of today. Regardless of the season, it is always in demand either as a practicality or to add subtle intrigue, with many relying on it to serve a plethora of personal desires. Although their form has...

Power, sexiness, autonomy-these are just a few words which come to mind when imagining leather as a piece of our wardrobe. It is therefore at first a curious predicament to discover that the man who revolutionized leather was in fact, in the beginning of his career, a psychology professor....

Our newsmaker this week is Imaan Hammam. The 19 year old dutch beauty who is of Moroccan and Egyptian descent made headlines last week after posing for legendary photographer Mario Testino’s famous ‘Towel’ series. Imaan (pronounced Ee-men) was raised in Amsterdam, speaks...

Our newsmaker this week is Ciara. The 30-year-old Grammy-winning artist landed a modeling deal with famed modeling agency IMG Models. No stranger to the world of fashion, Ciara has been represented by William Morris Endeavor sister agency WME for music and other areas. IMG will now handle...

Our newsmaker this week is Jonathan Saunders. The 38-year-old designer took over the reins of Diane von Furstenberg’s eponymous label having being been named chief creative officer. Born in Scotland, Saunders graduated in Printed Textiles from Glasgow School of Art in 1999 and from...

Our newsmaker this week is none other than Anthony Vaccarello. The 36 year-old Italian-Belgian fashion designer was announced last week as the new designer of Saint Laurent. He left his previous role at Versus Versace which he held since January 2015. Born on September 4, 1982 in Brussels...

An Alexander McQueen Film is in the works and the famed British fashion designer’s life will be brought to the big screen this year, According to Deadline Hollywood, director Andrew Haigh (45 days) has signed onto the biopic project. Loosely based on Andrew Wilson’s biography,...

Our Newsmaker this week is American fashion model and Justin Bieber’s new love interest, Hailey Baldwin. The 19 year old, who is making waves in the fashion world, is the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin, niece of actor Alec Baldwin and cousin of Ireland Baldwin. The half American,...

Our newsmaker this week is Model, DJ, and actor Ruby Rose. The 29 year old Australian who shot to fame after landing the role of inmate Stella in the Netflix series ‘Orange is the New Black’ was recently awarded the 2015 Woman of the Year by GQ Australia. Rose began her modeling...

Designer, Photographer, Multitudinous Createur, there is no denying that Hedi Slimane is arguably in a league of his own. He’s been credited with revolutionizing men’s fashion and can lay claim to defining much of the wardrobe of 21st-century men. He’s worked as both a...

Each week, FMD’s news-desk team highlights one name to note from all that’s happened in the Fashion industry. This week for the first time we have not one, but two Newsmakers as we turn our attention to Kate Lanphear and Raf Simons. Lanphear and Simons, both announced last week...