His right eye is covered in pink and yellow bruises and swollen so that he can barely open it. Abrasive burns cover his forehead, nose and chin. His white shirt is covered in blood stains. Dutch national Wilfred de Bruijn [...]

Two years after their first installment, the quirky video “Candy Boy,” our favorite Parisian band Concorde have struck again. Bringing to life their dream pop anthem “Summer House” with the help of Maxime Bruneel, the boys are well on their [...]

With a 30-year trajectory as one of the word’s favorite fashion photographers, Mario Testino celebrates his 55th cover for Vogue Paris. His collection of more than 1,000 images published in the magazine has certainly left a vibrant mark on fashion’s [...]

Left: Dress: Veronique Leroy Blouse: Veronique Leroy Right: Jacket: Vivienne Westwood Red Label Blouse: Madame à Paris Pants: 2Two Hat: Emanuelle Khahn Shoes: Trussardi Left: Jacket: Vivienne Westwood Anglomania Shirt: MKT Studio Short: Sessun Earrings: Chanel Right: Jacket: Claudie Pierlot [...]

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  See more PFW Behind the Scenes here   All photos by Miguel Rosales for The WILD

Fashion week, especially Paris’s festivities, are the culmination of the season’s hard work, an introduction to the future’s trends that are so temporary they must be introduced six months in advance in order to get their playing time before the next line [...]

Heroina Romanticam Dolorosa                          Opiom Velourosa Purpra Designer of Dior’s Haute Joaillerie, Victoire de Castellane, has just debuted her first ever solo art exhibition at the Gagosian Gallery in [...]

Hedi Slimane has shaken things up once again at the formerly very traditional house of Saint Laurent Paris. A few days ago, Slimane released the advertising campaign for his women’s Spring 2013 collection which stars British model Edie Campbell and, [...]

After decades of haute couture shows, and a particularly exceptional one this past fall, Riccardo Tisci has announced that Givenchy will not be participating in the upcoming Paris shows in January. Tisci was intentionally vague, providing no details as to [...]

After what feels like a month of intense anticipation and hype, Balenciaga has finally named  Alexander Wang as Nicolas Ghesquière’s successor and the fashion house’s new creative director. The young New York-based designer’s appointment to the Parisian couture house comes [...]

Lead photo credit: Hors d’oeuvre by Monica Menez for Goldnopf Couture Since its launch in 2008, cult fashion curator Diane Pernet’s A Shaded View On Fashion Film (ASVOFF) initiative has been at the forefront of supporting and encouraging both emerging and established artists to [...]

For those who don’t know, The Unknown Hipster is the illustration and fashion blog launched in 2009 and run by Jean-Philippe Delhomme, a fashion illustrator and self-titled  ”culture chronicler” whose drawings have been featured in magazines worldwide, ad campaigns for Barneys New York, Le [...]

Fabrice Hyber‘s new show Matières Premières in Paris’ Palais de Tokyo has caused quite a sensation in the fashion world thanks to his sculpture 1M3 de beauté, or One Cubic Meter of Beauty. The piece may look like a simple [...]

Since Diane Pernet began in 2008, A Shaded View on Fashion Film (ASVOFF) has inspired up-and-coming and established artists, fashion designers, and actors to think about fashion and the way it’s presented cinematically in a new light. ASVOFF is the [...]

Launched this week, Byronesque is a new e-commerce site that brings together the best designer vintage from all over the globe to create a carefully curated collection of high-end, one of a kind goods. Byronesque gathers select items from prestigious [...]

If you’re heading over to Paris for the upcoming Fashion Week and want to become familiar with up and coming Belgian fashion, don’t hesitate to stop by the Showroom Belgium, organized by the Flanders Fashion Institute (FFI). You will get [...]

The Kooples is finally hitting the American market, setting foot in New York this September. After having talked about opening an own-brand store, The Kooples has chosen the department store Bloomingdale’s to try out the new continent. There will be seven points of [...]

The collection, said designer Gustavo Lins, was about 3 things: manufacture nationale de Sèvres, Brazilian soccer, and haute couture. It sounded complicated, and at first hard to see. When a male model came out holding a soccer ball, however, the [...]

Salvatore Ferragamo firmly left its mark in the fashion history books this week when the brand showcased its 2013 Resort Collection in the legendary Paris museum, the Louvre. Having hosted shows before within its grounds but never inside the historical [...]

8.00pm. I had a sip of Ruinart in fashionable Les Abbesses. I leave my house, declaring my excitement via a standardly preppy look: vintage Burberry handbag and just a touch a pink: pink shirt, pink lipstick, and pink nail polish. [...]

If you believe that elderly ladies can be fashionable, it is definitely worth checking out the young Anglo-French brand Karst&CO. Two young women are behind this sportswear chic brand: designer Fanny Karst is based in London and commercial director Jehanne [...]

“No Church In The Wild” is most definitely one of the more contemplative tracks on Jay-Z and Kanye West’s sensational Watch The Throne album. It didn’t necessarily have the immediate commercial impact that tracks like “Ni**as in Paris” or “Otis” [...]

The Belgian fashion duo An Vandevorst and Filip Arickx has recently designed the costumes for the current Flanders Opera production of Le Duc d’Albe. The opera takes place at the beginning of the Flemish rebellion against Spanish ruling and the [...]

The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris is currently holding an exhibition titled Louis Vuitton-Marc Jacobs, put together by Sam Gainsbury and Joseph Bennett. It appears to be more of an analysis of the works of two creators than their [...]

The first look at the Comme des Garçons White Drama exhibit at Paris’ Cité de la Mode et du Design is a white dress with a voluminous skirt and bow tying the wrists together, not unlike a straitjacket because of its colour [...]

To present Joel-Peter Witkin’s photographs to someone who has never seen or heard of it without scarring him/her away could be consider a tricky task. Well-known for using corpses or physically deformed persons as models for his work, the Brooklyn-born [...]

Liu Bolin “the invisible man,” is a Chinese artist who’s most popular works are from his “Hiding in the City” series, here hidden in a Parisian magazine stand. Via Le Monde.

From March 22nd to April 3rd, the Cinéma du réel international documentary film festival is taking place at the Centre Pompidou, Paris, for its 34th edition. 200 films are selected, divided in four categories. This year’s avant-garde section, exploring documentary, [...]

Who: Kateb Habib What he does: D.O.P ” director of photography ” and film editor. Where: Tokyo based / From Paris, France Photo by Nico Perez What’s on his mind today: Coffee and cigarettes! It’s 4pm and I still haven’t [...]

Who: Adeline Rapon What She Does: Blogger Where: Paris What’s on her mind today: It’s so sunny that I’m wearing short shorts, and it seems like I’m the only one. I don’t think I should have add my 15cm heels, [...]

Who: Denni Elias Where: Paris What she does: Freelancer – Model, consultant, blogger, creative social media projects. What’s on her mind today: Managing time and schedules to start the week. I’m flying to Rome for a project tomorrow (and I’m [...]

When I first spoke to Jean-Philippe Delhomme, The Unknown Hipster, I did so with the idea of doing a WILD Profile on him. By then, he was painting large oil paintings on canvas for his show Dressed for Art; an [...]

There can be no denying that France has had its fair share of international music successes. From Gainsbourg and Hallyday, through to Daft Punk, the Ed Banger Records crew and superstar producers like David Guetta and Bob Sinclar, there’s definitely [...]

Who: Carole Touati Where: Barcelona What she does: Head of LELOOK – Fashion consultant Photo by: Jesús Toctoctoc. What’s on her mind today: Loads of things on my mind since the beginning of 2012, questioning, doubt, new approach and today [...]

Who: Gary Gissler and Jonas Bradford of Bowery Trucks Where: Great Jones St in Lower Manhattan What they do: A partnership that re-thinks and designs everything from Pick-Up Trucks to T-shirts and Home Interiors to Boutique Hotels (Jonas left and [...]

Music lovers shed tears this past September when legendary “morna” queen Cesária Évora announced the end of her career, after years of health complications that included an open heart surgery in 2010. On Saturday, her heartfelt voice sadly went silent [...]

An androgynous cloaked figure stalks the Paris metro tunnels in an obscure disguise with marker in hand. Princess Hijab is an elusive French street artist that catches Parisian eyes with unsettling alterations to fashion ads that line the tubes of [...]

Who: Antonin Gaultier What he does: Sound Artist, Editor / Curator Where he is: Tokyo / Elsewhere   What’s on his mind today: Today, I am in Tokyo, planning a few ideas for 2011/2012. I am talking to people about [...]

Asa’s name seems to be the informal introduction to her overall presence s an entertainer; for her name means hawk in Yoruba, a commonly spoken Nigerian language. The obvious definition of a hawk is a bird of prey, that seizes [...]

Who: Jacques Shu What he does: I am a PR based in Paris. after working at Dior Homme press office between 2002 and 2006, I decided to become freelance PR. Where: I’m at home in my living room, just back [...]

Who: Evi Antonio, musician Where: New York City What’s on his mind today: What do I wear to the Duane Reade? With whom he would like most to go on a “tête à tête”: Tesla. With whom he’d most like [...]

WHO: Sayori Wada. Artist, illustrator/designer. WHERE: Tokyo Whats on her mind today: Same sex marriage is finally legal in my second home, NY! What she is currently working on: At work, one of the things I’ve been working on is [...]

Jane Evelyn Atwood was born in New York and has lived in Paris since 1971. In 1976, with her first camera, Atwood took as her first subject the universe of the street, on the rue des Lombards, after her encounter [...]

It’s been five years since we last heard from dance-punk favorites The Rapture. Their third album, 2006′s “Pieces of the People We Love“, brought them critical acclaim, lots of new followers and several festival gigs, not to mention having their [...]

Hot off the presses of Berlin Fashion Week, DERZEIT delivers the latest news and trends straight from the catwalk. The first independent fashion daily of Berlin has been informing the city’s fashionistas and pop culture enthusiasts of show schedules, runway [...]

Almost every Wednesday evening, Dumbo’s RABBITHOLESTUDIO hosts film screenings of excellent, often underviewed work. Bringing the frequently recycled term ‘underground’ to a literal level, RABBITHOLESTUDIO is a subterranean art space nestled in the heart of DUMBO near the picturesque Brooklyn [...]

Who: Dimitri Rivière. DJ/Stylist Where: POP IN, Paris Photo by: Marine Bavant What’s on his mind today: Thinking of expanding projects in which I could express myself, looking for a new apartment in Paris. What he is currently working on: [...]

Who: Caroline Benaouda. Accessory designer, shaking up Paris with smooth mixes and on the team of the top secret Parisian member’s club, le Silencio. Where: Place de Clichy Photo by: Nicolas Choyé What’s on her mind today: Since I came [...]