David Bowie news and archive

Exploring the enduring legacy of David Bowie's style

London’s Victoria & Albert museum which hosted the globally acclaimed “David Bowie Is” exhibit in 2013 announced in February that it has acquired more than 80,000 archive items spanning Bowie’s career that will be made open to the public in a custom-built David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts in 2025. As New York City prepared to...

Culture

V&A acquires David Bowie archive, to go public from 2025

The V&A has announced that it will be securing the archive of the late performer David Bowie, with it planning to make the collection available to the public from 2025. Its launch will come as part of the creation of The David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts at V&A East Storehouse in Stratford, London. Both the acquisition of the...

Fashion

Happy Socks launches David Bowie collection

Happy Socks has honored music legend David Bowie with a limited-edition collection inspired by some of his best known performances and characters. The designs combine references to Bowie’s greatest hit and some of his most notable outfits. The collection features six pairs of soft combed cotton crew socks and four pairs of kid’s crew socks in...

Fashion

Hugo launches David Bowie collection

Hugo Boss has launched a special capsule collection in tribute to British musician David Bowie. Entitled Hugo Loves Bowie, the capsule collection for men and women pays tribute to the late singer and his “inimitable style” offering T-shirts featuring iconic album artwork, and slogan caps in a signature palette of black, white, and red. The...

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Designer Kansai Yamamoto talks all things David Bowie

Kansai Yamamoto arrives on stage in the auditorium of the Brooklyn Museum in a shiny black and gold suit, and says he dressed down to blend in with New York City’s minimalists. Otherwise his life is filled with the color––which he likens to oxygen––which brought him to the world’s attention in the 70s as the clothier of David Bowie’s technicolor...

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Agnes b, the French designer who hates fashion

"I don't like fashion," said the French designer Agnes b. For someone who has spent four decades at the top of the fashion tree, it is a curious confession to make. "I like clothes," she added quickly as she put the final touches to her autumn winter collection before her Paris fashion week show Tuesday. The creator who dressed pop icon David...