Must Read: Acne Studios to Launch Fragrance With Frédéric Malle, CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Applications Now Open
Photo: Courtesy of Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle
These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday.
Acne Studios collaborates with perfumer Frédéric Malle
Acne Studios Creative Director Jonny Johansson and Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle worked with with Suzy Le Helley to create a fragrance that includes notes of aldehydes, rose violet and orange blossom with vanilla and peach accords, sandalwood, musks and frankincense. Acne Studios by Frédéric Malle will be available beginning April 17 in Acne Studios boutiques, Frédéric Malle boutiques and online at fredericmalle.com. {Fashionista inbox}
CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund applications now open
Applications for the 2024 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund are now open. The winner will receive $300,000 and two runners-up will each receive $100,000. The winner will be announced in mid-October. Applications close March 22 at 11:59 p.m. ET. To apply, visit here. {Fashionista inbox}
A.P.C. taps Natacha Ramsay-Levi for latest "interaction"
Following previous A.P.C. previously collaborators Kid Cudi, Jane Birkin and Goop, is Natacha Ramsay-Levi, who began her fashion career as an A.P.C. intern before high-profile stints at Balenciaga and Chloé. She told Vogue the inspiration behind the collection was "to design clothes but not make them designed. You can make it as a uniform for yourself — loud enough to hold you but anonymous enough to not eat you." The Natacha Ramsay-Levi Interaction — which includes denim, trenches, T-shirts, sandals, belts and more — will arrive in A.P.C.'s stores on March 14. {Vogue}
Perfect Moment names Thom Humphris creative director
Skiwear-focused luxury lifestyle brand Perfect Moment tapped Thom Humphris to be its creative director. Humphris, who previously worked at Burberry and Acne Studios, will work closely with Perfect Moment's Chief Creative Officer Jane Gottschalk to continue the brand's vision and oversee its growth into new categories. The brand's Winter 2024 collection will be previewed to press in April and available in October. {WWD/paywalled}
Loewe unveils second Women in Craft project
In honor of International Women's Day, Loewe unveiled the second iteration of its Women in Craft project, which features studio swaps of female artists shortlisted for previous editions of the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize. Ceramicist Akiko Hirai, wood sculptor Eleanor Lakelin and textile artists Luz Moreno Pinart and Simone Pheulpin toured each others' studios in London and Paris to explain their work and share inspirations. See photos from Loewe's Women in Craft project below. {Fashionista inbox}
Loewe Women in Craft. Photo: Courtesy of Loewe
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