The New York Times announced this weekend that rapper Kanye West spent some time in Cody, Wyoming, with mixed responses from local residents. Several very Kanye features are shared, such as the purchase by the rapper of "two to six" Ford Raptor pickup trucks, which he drives to and from his two anching properties in Cody and nearby Greybull. 

Some Cody residents expressed initial concerns over seeing a new hip-hop star in their hometown. One columnist was worried that the new celebrity couple would "ride our horses, most likely whipping them if their gait doesn’t suit their sense of entitlement fancy". Other residents shared pleasant stories about their city-wide encounters with West, saying, "There's no easier guy to talk to." Although, some complaints have been caused by logistical issues, when Kanye West star holes up in a tiny city, other grievances seemed more rooted in old-fashioned racism. For example, as reported by Billboard, some locals claimed the presence of West could raise the rate of crime.

But while Mr. West is certainly a polarizing figure, and one certain to "disrupt" a small town of 10,000, he distracts Cody's people from a much more real threat: vicious grizzly bears. 

Hunters reportedly face "dozens of encounters annually" with grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. "They come down and are biting and chewing on people. They killed and ate a person in the park." John Malmberg, editor of the Cody Enterprise, the print publication of the town, told the Times. 

While Kanye West sightings can be overwhelming — given both the extensive discography of the rapper and the fondness for traveling in Ford Raptors' fleets and Russian ATVs — he's just a man doing his business in Wyoming; he might have two more ranch properties in the state than most of us, but what matters? Is that more important than the risk of a grizzly bear being mutilated or killed? 

The Wildlife Management Institute advises carrying bear spray in situations where you might encounter a bear, and having an easy access to it in the event of an attack. Bear spray unfortunately is not a guaranteed deterrent. In a grizzly bear attack in 2018—where two men were attacked by an adult female grizzly bear and her male offspring, killing one as the men gathered meat from an elk carcass they had killed the day before — both men had bear spray with them, but an investigation found that while it had been introduced, it was not being used in time to save them. 

The author and rancher Cat Urbigkit says in Cowboy State Daily, "Remember the general rule: Play dead for a defensive attack but fight for your life in a predatory attack." 

And if you see Kanye West in Wyoming, don't let his eco-friendly Fords fleet (the Raptor gets 15 miles per gallon in the town) distract you from Wyoming's real danger: being mauled by a grizzly bear.

In their last collection, Rick Owens brand have released the Leather Siamese Bear, a twin-headed bear leather wallet with a secret zipper pocket, made of 100% lamb leather however.

Some Cody residents love West just as much as West loves West. Others say that he takes a more serious problem away.

KANYE WEST DISTRACTING CODY FROM GRIZZLY BEARS

Narrowing down the list of 2020's best fashion brands requires more than merely acknowledging the recent achievements of today's influential labels. Our criteria include not only critical acclaim, (if any) awards received and a favorable consumer response, but also a brand's all-important overall design direction. 

Renowned houses such as Rick Owens received a favorable node for continuing to elevate their avant-garde vision and won the 2019 CFDA Menswear Award, while Louis Vuitton Mens — led by Virgil Abloh — delivered even more ambitious couture-level creations that not only stirred the crowd, but also helped to solidify LV as the most valuable luxury brand in the world. 

We have streetwear mainstays like Noah, Stüssy, Supreme and Palace on the other end of the spectrum continuing their unflinching presence among the youths. Global brands such as Nike and The North Face have mastered the power of partnerships, selling their collab items alongside retailers, emerging designers, artists and creative organizations. We also often talk about the powerful influence Japan has on fashion, but Kapital and Needles have exemplified the peak of what the country has to offer in terms of superior streetwear. 

Collectively, our list is different from our past rosters as we felt the tide of trends slowly shifting away from established luxury houses back to the tried-and-true streetwear staples.

Last year, both Supreme and Rick Owens celebrated their 25th anniversaries, a testament to the brands' longevity and unshakeable influence on the streetwear culture. 

After its formation, Supreme has reached several achievements but 2019 has certainly been one for the record. Now we see their partnerships with Nike, Stone Island, The North Face and more, setting the stage for the growing global presence of the skate brand for the next 25 years. 

Rick Owens has been completely enhancing his strikingly dark style season after season. In addition, Owens has expanded his creative reach by applying more audacious shapes and building techniques to his line of apparel, footwear and accessories. The 58-year-old designer has been also creating furniture, exhibiting art and has also published two books with renowned publisher Rizzoli when he wasn't working on clothes.

Our list of top ten 2020 brands, slowly shifting away from established luxury houses back to the tried-and-true streetwear staples.

For designer Harris Reed, it all began with the hat – a dramatic, white headpiece with large brims and matching ribbon ties – from her first year at Central Saint Martins. 

The 24-year-old recently wrote on Instagram, "The giant white hat has always represented the visual identity of what it means to be fluid, out and proud and in touch with your identity in whatever form it might take. It has really changed the course of my life so far, not just my work direction but my entire self." 

Reed is now bringing the statement hat to new heights in his fifth and final year at the prestigious London University for his graduate line, which was expected to be shown on the runway for the school's annual fashion show but ended up being cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. 

So Reed had an Instagram filter made of that iconic hat to create excitement for the range that dropped today that you've probably seen a lot of lately. (Kaia Gerber, Jeremy O. Harris and Kiernan Shipka have used Reed's filter.) 

The six-piece collection, which was created in Reed's flat, titled "Thriving In Our Outrage," is a continuation of his trademark rock romance and gender fluidity. Henry Paget's opulent style, the 5th Marquess of Anglesey, was a major source of inspiration here (he was considered by many as the most eccentric aristocrat of history) as were the debutantes of the '50s. 

Meanwhile, the hats cover a diameter of 1 meter and are made in lace and hand-applied silk. Each of them is worn under a wide white veil and lace top paired with black trousers for the modern bride to take a fresh look. Reed also experimented with accessories, using Roker Aterlier to create three types of sky-high sequin platform boots. 

This is the culmination of the promising young career of Reed while as a student, where they made a name for themselves as one of the go-to designers of Harry Styles, styling the singer for concert tours and music videos thanks to his stylist Harry Lambert. (Lambert styled the collection's lookbook.) 

"I don't have any words, just tears, love and hope that all of you enjoy the collection produced during the lockdown," they wrote. "It really brings us into a more fluid world!"

Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto once said of his hats: "I'm here to bring hat fun. My hats are totally wearable and never occasionally wearable. Japanese people are always so hungry for fashion-their attention to detail is always fascinating and phenomenal."

In his flat, Harris Reed has created the six-piece collection, titled "Thriving In Our Outrage," which is a continuation of his trademark rock romance and gender fluidity.

It looks like Grimes and Elon Musk found a fairly creative workaround for the name of their baby. 

They revealed earlier this month that they called their newborn son X Æ A-12, which Grimes broke down by stating that X is the unknown element, Æ is her "elven spelling of Ai (love &/or artificial intelligence)," and A-12 referred to the predecessor of the couple 's favorite aircraft, the SR-71. 

Yet aside from the well-being of Musk's justification for his partner, the pair also encountered a little legal snag after experts revealed that the California state would probably not recognize the term. 

"In California, you can only use the English language's 26 characters in your baby's name," David Glass, a family law attorney, has confirmed. "And you can't have numbers, Roman numerals, accents, umlauts or any other symbols or emojis. But an apostrophe is appropriate for a name like O'Connor.'" 

And although Roman numerals are legally not approved, they have chosen to circumvent this problem by replacing the number 12 in his name with the letters "xii." 

The musician had taken to her Instagram on Sunday to explain the decision. In response to a poster who asked if they modified the name to follow the law of California, Grimes simply said they chose Roman numerals because it "looks better tbh." 

That said, there is no word yet as to whether or not they actually settled on the correct pronunciation of X Æ A-Xii's name — seeing as Grimes said that it was "like you said the letter A then I," while Musk said it was "Ash" — but yeah, at least the legal stuff is out of the way now.

What would be Rick Owens and Michele Lamy's hypothetical child's name? (even though they always say the brand is their baby). Probably something extremely extravagant (as well as their couple is).

Elon Musk found the way to get around the Californian law to give a desired name to his and Grime's newborn son.

ELON MUSK CHANGES HIS NEWBORN SON X Æ A-12'S NAME

The Covid-19 crisis has been a call-to-action for the fashion industry, and has changed the way many designers think about how they produce clothes, how they perform fashion week, and even the long-established tradition of seasonality. And now Gucci, the major luxury fashion label, has announced it will go "seasonless." 

This means that the brand will be only showing its lines twice a year. "I'm going to leave the worn-out routine of seasonalities and displays in order to restore a fresh cadence, closer to my expressive call," Gucci creative director and designer Alessandro Michele wrote in a diary entry shared by the Instagram account. 

"We're only going to meet twice a year to share the chapters of a new novel. Irregular, joyful and completely free chapters that will be written mixing rules and styles, relying on new spaces, linguistic codes and communication channels," continues the entry. "I 'd like to leave behind the paraphernalia of the leitmotifs that colonized our previous world: cruise, pre-fall, spring-summer, fall-winter. I think these words are stale and underfed. 

With more info, Gucci will hold a multimedia press conference on Monday. 

Apart from Gucci, French fashion house Saint Laurent also revealed in April — after missing Paris Fashion Week — that they would not conform, at least for the rest of the year, to a set fashion calendar. The fashion company, along with a group of fashion executives and designers, also suggested "Rewire the fashion system" in May. 

The global pandemic definitely left its mark on business, and the economy as a whole. Climate change and global warming also alert many to more sustainable manufacturing practices. If other major houses, such as Rick Owens, Alexander Wang, Courreges or Mugler decide to follow suit it won't be too big a surprise.

Gucci: How the fashion industry will change after the pandemic.

GUCCI AND SAINT LAURENT ARE GOING SEASONLESS

After special editions of the New Era caps and 1460 Dr. Martens, Yohji Yamamoto has been collaborating with a surprising new parther: Hublot. The LVMH-owned luxury watchmaker enlisted the legendary Tokyo creative to elevate its Big Bang model, yielding a suitably black-out watch. 

The Big Bang GMT All Black by Yamamoto is as elegant as the name implies, with everything from the strap to the case executed in the preferred way of Yohji Yamamoto. A translucent face shows the corresponding mystery inside, with Yamamoto's script mark emblazoned on the smoked sapphire crystal under Hublot's branding logo. Limited to a mere 50 pieces, the GMT feature of the watch allows for double display of two different zones, with a proprietary module enabling the time zone to be updated with simple push button activation. 

"We are honored to be celebrating the opening of our new Tokyo flagship boutique with super star fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto," said Ricardo Guadalupe, CEO of Hublot in a statement. "This All Black limited edition that we created together expresses a simple beauty through the fusion of the black design signature of Yohji Yamamoto and the complicated movement of GMT manufacture." 

"This watch can easily display the time zones of Tokyo and Paris, the two cities I'm based in," Yamamoto continued. "The hours are invisible, in addition. I find that highly amusing as a person who isn't always coming forth. I'm pleased to have been involved in creating this model to celebrate the opening of Hublot Boutique in Ginza, Japan's unique, famous and iconic neighbourhood. 

Since it's opening in May, Hublot's new Ginza boutique on Chuo-dori Street exclusively offers Yamamoto's tailor-made Big Bang watch. Although the price still hasn't been confirmed, in line with most other Big Bang watches, it's likely to be five figures.

Yohji Yamamoto became the fourth designer to participate in the 1460 Remastered series of Dr. Martens, placing his own twist on the classic silhouette as it celebrates its 60th anniversary. This collaboration is particularly important for the footwear brand, with April marking the anniversary month, and Yamamoto being the first ever collaborative partner for the brand. 

Yamamoto created the boot from Smooth Splice Leather in the latest collaboration, which is then altered with a lazered spider web print running across the top. The spider theme continues throughout, the laces wound into a decorative antique spider exclusively designed for the boot. Other features include the logo of Yamamoto embossed in the leather tongue, as well as the detailing of the yellow stitch and a top eyelet of gold. The 1460 YY Web boot, Yohji Yamamoto's 1460 Remastered collaboration with Dr. Martens has hit the brand's web store on the 25th of April.

Yohji Yamamoto and Hublot have revealed their All-Black Big Bang GMT watch collaboration.

YOHJI YAMAMOTO X HUBLOT: ALL-BLACK BIG BANG WATCH

Since the label's inception in 1994, Rick Owens's directional and often dark clothing has without doubt left its mark on the industry. In particular, menswear has obviously taken a turn in his direction in recent years, towards a more streamlined and relaxed aesthetic. The designer now reveals a much more personal side by allowing a photographer to come into his home in Paris. It's clear from the pictures that Owens's home is all you'd expect from the designer. Dark, avant-garde furniture occupies the space of the hyperindustry. The open floor is divided only by occasional monoliths often flanked by more furniture and artwork. Rick Owens is one of the most divisive and unpredictable fashion designers ever and for many years, today we are going to show you his Parisian home! 

The whole place was purchased by the owner in 2004, after being vacant for 20 years. This was once the headquarters of the French Socialist Party, and Rick said of it: "I think it was too difficult for most people to take it on — not too many people can do it the way we did. We just ripped things out, but left the concrete floors and some of the other things — the bare bones are perfect. 

The house features Owens-designed paintings and furniture and each piece confirms the fashion designer's creativity, mixing luxurious leather and peeling walls, wooden and chrome surfaces. We love his irreverent coolness! The amazement and wonder you feel looking at these images is the same as when you first stand before his set of furniture because you don't expect the combination of shapes and materials. We have been visiting his showrooms with new furnishings and lights during the last edition of the Milan Design Week, and would fall in love with his designs again and again!

A footage from Rick Owens and Michele Lamy's Parisian residence, previously the headquarters of the French Socialist Party.

A LOOK INSIDE PARISIAN HOUSE OF RICK OWENS

Industries across the country, following the example of tech-sector giants, are contemplating a permanent move to remote work following the coronavirus outbreak. 

"This would be an electrical shock to the whole system," said Paul Daugherty, chief technology officer for Accenture PLC, a consultancy company. "Companies are on the hook to reconsider their cocooning workers' job experience and work methods." 

On Thursday, Facebook's Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg revealed plans to reconfigure operations over the next decade allowing up to half of its 45,000 workers to operate from home. 

The move follows a Twitter Inc. decision last week to let workers work permanently from home. Also on Thursday, e-commerce company Shopify Inc. said they plan to let most of the employees work remotely in the future. 

Putting an accent on Facebook's plans, Aaron Levie, CEO and co-founder of the cloud company Box Inc., said in a tweet: "As Intel, HP and others originally described how we worked in tech for decades, we will see a redefinition by new digital companies for the 21st century." 

Trends in the tech sector, from the open office to agile development, have a way to percolate into the wider corporate world. Others outside of tech firms are following suit in switching to remote permanent jobs. 

Martin Sorrell, marketing and advertising magnate, thought the rented offices and WeWork footprint at his London-based media company S4 Capital PLC were necessary before the coronavirus struck, however he reassessed it into the wide-ranging lockdowns that pushed everyday business online for about a month. "We split our leases and dream about making people spend more time in their homes," he said. 

More than 80% of enterprise-technology providers said last month corporate customers were shopping for messaging, collaboration and other remote-working devices, up from 76% in March, according to a survey of more than 200 U.S. tech firms by the CompTIA IT industry trade association. 

Executives at LinkedIn Corp. are also seeing emerging patterns that remote work could become more common, said Karin Kimbrough, the chief economist at the subsidiary of Microsoft Corp. LinkedIn has recorded an increase of 28 percent in remote job posts and an increase of 42 percent in searches using the terms "remote" or "work from home," Ms. Kimbrough said at a recent web conference. 

Large tech providers bet that a demand for remote work and business-continuity resources will continue after the lifting of regional lockdowns, say industry analysts. This is expected to drive a rise in acquisitions by large-scale enterprise IT providers searching for startups development collaborations, access management, and other capabilities to help dispersed workforce. 

"The scale we've adopted and the continuing reliance on remote worker technology will be irreversible, and it's mostly business processes that can be evaluated for future improvements," said Nigel Faulkner, CTO at investment firm T. Rowe Price Group Inc. Mr. Faulkner said his team would concentrate more on delivering the underlying technologies in the future to help both efficiency and accessibility for workers who work from home. 

Craig Malloy, CEO of the LifeSize software business, said the answer to the pandemic showed the feasibility of remote work for several businesses who had access to the required technology yet refused to extend the activity. "This is the main point for widespread remote work and we expect employers to continue allowing distributed teams to work permanently from home," Mr. Malloy said. 

The change would need to go beyond sticking to emergency measures put in place to keep companies going in the midst of regional lockdowns, said Darren Murph, remote head of software developer GitLab Inc., where everyone is working remotely. "What we are experiencing now is not really intentional remote work, it is work from home that is caused by the crisis," Mr. Murph said. Yet because of the emergency steps, businesses will come to understand that a decentralized workforce is a much more effective and profitable way of doing business, and many will be motivated to implement more permanent remote-work systems and applications, Mr. Murph added. - "The current situation has boosted the adoption of remote work for at least ten years."

We were wondering how remote work is running within big fashion houses such as Mugler, Courreges or Balenciaga where the workflow is much different from the tech companies where employees have to actually cut patterns, stitch garments and produce accessories and jewelry. We are going to find out. Stay tuned!

The heads of big companies talking about the future of the remote work when the quarantine will have been over.

FOR MOST REMOTE WORK WILL BECOME PERMANENT AT THE END OF CORONAVIRUS

The allure of the legendary film empire of Stanley Kubrick has drawn in yet another brand this season, as The Hundreds honors the director with many special capsules during the month. Through the unveiling of three distinctive collections based around some of the classic films of the director — The Shining, Full Metal Jacket and A Clockwork Orange — the company aims to celebrate the "career-defining cinematic masterpieces" of Kubrick. 

Every week a separate capsule is released, starting with The Shining to kick things off on May 21. The Hundreds has designed T-shirts, button-ups and sweatpants with eerie designs and blood-red colorways to reflect the iconic horror flick, while the term "A Masterpiece of Modern Horror" is stamped as another reminder throughout. 

The Full Metal Jacket line — which will be released on May 28 — pulls as a nod to the war theme of the film in strong military references, with camouflage designs and earthy colorways. Additionally, A Clockwork Orange collection (slated to drop June 4) is decorated with the tangerine-hued title signature of the movie, which will be printed on hoodies, workwear jackets and more. On June 11, a set of colorful skate decks will round it all out. 

Stanley Kubrick was a director, screenwriter, author, and photographer of American cinema. He has also been admitted as one of the filmmakers with the largest influence in cinematic history. His films, which are often novel or short story adaptations, cover a wide variety of subjects and are noted to be realistic, with dark humor, innovative cinematography, detailed set designs, and evocative use of music. 

Kubrick was a strict perfectionist, took control of most aspects of the filmmaking process, from directing and writing to editing, and worked closely with his actors and other partners to study his films and stage scenes. He frequently called for several hundred retakes of the same shot in a film, resulting in various disputes with his casts. A lot of Kubrick's films broke new ground in cinematography, given the resulting popularity among actors.

2001: Space Odyssey - a certain sort of fashion connoisseur would also be delighted by the chance to enjoy the 1968 classic Kubrick space epic on the big screen. The clothes in the movie might look like the space-age style-pushers of the period, by Pierre Cardin and Andre Courreges, but they were actually designed by Hardy Amies, the tailor of the Savile Row behind the Queen's clothes since 1952.

The Hundreds are releasing their new collection as a tribute to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining, A Clockwork Orange and Full Metal Jacket.

THE HUNDREDS PAYS HOMAGE TO KUBRICK’S CAREER-DEFINING CINEMATIC MASTERPIECES

The fashion industry has struggled to adapt to the changes needed to stop the pandemic consequences since the coronavirus first exploded in January. Fashion weeks gradually started to be cancelled throughout Asia — Shanghai, Beijing, Seoul, Tokyo — and houses began to call off their shows, Gucci and Prada leading the pack. 

Now, as the situation continues to escalate in Europe and the US, the apparel industry is moving up further to try to stop the spread of the deadly virus. Over the weekend, LVMH announced that it would take the enormous step of halting the production of its perfumes and cosmetic gels, instead using these resources to manufacture hand sanitizer. 

The French luxury goods group, owned by Louis Vuitton and Dior, will produce the disinfectant gel for free and will donate the products for the foreseeable future to French hospitals, especially those in Paris. LVMH is to produce and deliver 12 tonnes this week alone. 

"These gels will be distributed to health authorities at no charge," the organization said in a weekend statement. "LVMH, in collaboration with the French health authorities, will continue to uphold this pledge for as long as possible." France currently has more than 5,000 cases of coronavirus, of which 127 died sadly. 

LVMH aren't the only ones who step up to do their part. Today Prada's CEO and chairman donated two full intensive care and resuscitation units each to Vittore Buzzi, Sacco and San Raffael hospitals in Milan. 

Donatella and Allegra Versace have announced a joint donation of €200,000 to a hospital in Milan this weekend. The money will go directly to the intensive care unit at San Raffaele hospital, which is struggling to deal with a huge volume of COVID-19 patients. 

"It is vital to be unified and support in times like this but we should help all those on the front lines, battling every day to save hundreds of lives," Donatella said in a statement on Friday. Over the weekend Italy continued fighting against some 25,000 cases of the disease, now under a country-wide quarantine. At this point more than one thousand people have died. 

"Our hearts go out to all those affected by this disease, and to all the doctors and medical staff who have worked heroically non-stop over the past few weeks to care for our loved ones," the designer added. "This is when we must stand together and care for each other." 

Let's hope that more will join the trend in the fashion industry, and step up to help do their part. What will be reaction of Victoria Beckham, Yohji Yamamoto, Rick Owens, Courreges, Mugler fashion houses? Let's see! Stay safe!

LVMH AND DONATELLA VERSACE HAVE CALLED FOR FASHION TO SLOW DOWN

Perhaps the most famous thing about Shelley Duvall is the fact that the Hollywood starlet of the 70s was an entirely unintended household name. Growing up in Texas, she wanted to become a scientist before director Robert Altman plucked her from a Houston party and put her in his Brewster McCloud comedy film. The two would go on together to make other movies, including "3 Women", for which Duvall won the Cannes Best Actress Award. Duvall's quirky personality and charm helped her perform a number of roles throughout her career, lovingly known as "The Texas Twiggy" for her doe-eyed similarity to the famed 60s model. "She looks and sounds like almost no other," wrote film critic Roger Ebert, who interviewed her shortly after the 1980 release of The Shining. "There is an openness about her in all her parts, as if something had happened between her open face and our eyes – no camera, voice, make-up, acting system – and she's just being the character naturally." As Stanley Kubrick's classic horror movie turns 40, we look back on some of the iconic roles and similarly iconic looks that made Duvall an unexpected style icon of the 1970s. 

The first film role for Duvall was that of Suzanne Davis, a part-time race car driver and loner Brewster's love interest in Altman's experimental comedy, Brewster McCloud. Her looks vary from a complete tangerine-haired clown to a classic red striped T-shirt, most suitably worn as a top, all overlapped with the long Twiggy-esque under eyelashes that received her nickname. As the story goes, Altman met her at her own party as the stunning 20-year-old college student, and asked her to be on the spot in his upcoming film. "I said, 'Oh, no, a porn movie," because when I was 17 in a drugstore, I'd been approached for that," she told Andy Warhol. But Duvall signed a 5-year acting contract while filming Brewster McCloud, and never looked back. 

The budding young actress was photographed by Bert Stern to promote Duvall's film debut in Brewster McCloud, and made her much more glamorous debut on Vogue's pages. The shoot was influenced by the brightly colored, quirky looks of the film, not unlike the regular fits of Duvall's own (after all, she wore a bright pink flared dress, green linen boots and a pink and green silk shawl to meet Warhol). She would wear a cream knitted coat-dress, orange patterned tights and lace-up, capped purple tow boots. And the hair!

Filming The Shining, which is probably Duvall's most well-known role, was far from a fun experience for the actress with her trademark layered overalls and striking jet black makeup. Getting into character as Wendy Torrance, who's husband (Jack Nicholson) turns into a terrorizing killer, was "nearly unbearable," as Stanley Kubrick is said to have been on the set almost as terrorizing her — wanting her to feel isolated and disintegrated as Wendy herself was. "I was always in and out of ill health because the role was so overwhelming," she says in "The Complete Kubrick." "Stanley pushed me and prodded me harder than I've ever been pushed before. It's the hardest role I've ever had to play." After the film, she went back to Altman to play Olive Oyl alongside Robin Williams' Popeye.

Designers Yohji Yamamoto, Andre Courreges, Rick Owens, Thierry Mugler, Hedi Slimane, Gareth Pugh have created costumes for cinema, theatrical play and opera. Involvement into costume design is being indeed an important landmark on every designer's service record.

As Stanley Kubrick's classic horror movie turns 40, we look back on some of the iconic roles and similarly iconic looks that made Duvall an unexpected style icon of the 1970s. 

The contemporary fashion and vegan accessories line from Wu-Tang Clan, 36 Chambers, unveiled its "A Better Tomorrow" series, a range of items that will support the Ottawa Food Bank, the Ottawa Mission Foundation, and the Eastern Ontario Children's Hospital during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Among other items they released a hand sanitizer called "Protect Ya Hands," created alongside JUSU skincare company. 

The 250ml hand sanitizer is all-natural, plant-based, and vegan, containing a citrus fragrance covered with a bamboo lid. For each purchase, one more sanitizer will be donated to the Ottawa Mission Foundation along with other homeless shelters in Canada. They will also donate additional profits to the shelters. Other pieces in the collection include a reusable food bowl created alongside Pure Kitchen, as well as a "Ottawu" t-shirt made with the City of Ottawa in collaboration. 

WTC is an American hip-hop band formed in 1992 in Staten Island, New York City borough, originally composed of rapper RZA and rappers GZA, Ol'Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God and Masta Killa. WTC is regarded as one of the most influential hip hop groups of all time, a significant act in the East Coast and underground hip hop styles. Their debut album Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) of 1993 is considered as one of the greatest hip hop albums ever. 

Wu-Tang Clan released four studio albums entitled Gold and Platinum. The group has launched and introduced the careers of a number of affiliated artists and groups, known collectively as the Wu-Tang Killa Bees. "About" ranked them as "the No. 1 hip hop party of all time" in 2008. Rolling Stone's Kris Ex called Wu-Tang Clan the "best rap group ever". In 2004, they were honored by NME as one of the most influential groups of the last decade.

In their interviews, designers Rick Owens and Alexander Wang have been mentioning that they would be listening to WT in the 90s and 2000s respectively.

The world has spun off its axis: one of the main 90s hip-hop gangsta bands now releasing hand sanitizers.

PROTECT YA HANDS SANITIZER BY WU-TANG CLAN

Donna Karan has long predicted fashion would be ruined by too-early deliveries. Many finally believe her in the aftermath of COVID-19. 

⁣"This is not about ego," said Donna. "There is no 'me' in this. It is a 'we.' The epidemic has changed the world." She feels inspired that the industry's wide pockets finally understand the need for reform, but at the same time saddened by the extent of destruction caused in reaching that level. ⁣ 

⁣Donna has long trumpeted the importance of marshaling different factions and individuals in the industry in order to work together for the common good. She now indulged in a little classic Donna-speak in articulating the urge. "I've always wanted to collaborate, to connect, to create change," she said, launching her favorite c-words heartily into a litany, "cotton, cashmere, café, concierge, create, collaborate, communicate, change, clothes, country, city, conscious consumerism."

⁣She stopped herself on the last one. "I mean, there has to be a consciousness going into it," she mused. "We'll all be more mindful of the choices that we make. From an economical and natural point of view, we are more conscious of our realities and it can determine not just how but why consumers purchase from a brand. It's a wake-up call. Forbid God, something terrible is happening to you, there is a lesson here. Its light comes with darkness. It's a surety."

⁣That said, after 25 more years of passionate campaigning in pursuit of that light, Donna acknowledged feeling "like a broken record." "We, as designers, do not serve ourselves, and we do not serve the society, we do not serve our industry. We have to reconsider it. I say, artists, this is what we stand for. We need to reshape this sector. 

⁣While she believes that changes should have been enforced years ago, she is adamant that the past is over and that there is no grey ground for the future: reform has to happen right now. "I will be repeating this until I'm deaf, dumb and blue in the face. We have little alternative," she said, but to understand "how we all have to come together."

Recently, there was a coherent idea in media sources coming from the Courreges brand representative. The brand's clothes sell like hotcakes but why the appearance on the runway strikes us as unique and high. Maybe it's the pointedly commercial execution that will worship consumerism. Yes, fashion shows are designed to sell clothes but missing here is the dream dimension that is important for the fashion show.

DONNA KARAN'S PREDICTION: TOO-EARLY DELIVERIES WILL RUIN FASHION

For the Carpenters Workshop Gallery, American designer Rick Owens created a compact sofa environment, consisting of large plywood units upholstered with woolen French army blankets.

For more than a decade the Paris-based artist, best known for his grungy, gothic-inspired clothing and accessories, has been making furniture influenced by various historical subjects, including brutalist architecture. 

The Glade seating system consists of modular units with a C-shaped profile, which can be combined to create any size of a lounge area. You may connect the corner modules to create a greater sense of privacy and intimacy. 

The furniture is made of plywood and coated in army blankets - fabrics previously used in Owens's collections of apparel and furniture. 

Every device can stand alone and has built-in lighting, an internet gateway and a telephone charge point. The bench units can be fitted with large, upholstered cushions to create comfortable resting spots. 

The geometrical forms of the furniture units echo with those of a bed he shares with his wife Michele Lamy, who is also a collaborator to all his furniture projects originally designed for the Paris live-work space. 

"The furniture is a playtime exercise for Michele and me," sais the designer in a video interview with the director of the Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Loic Le Gaillard. "It is a private conversation, we don't even think about other people. "

"I'm holding the pen," he added, "but the execution of Michele is what makes it happen, and it really is a conversation between her and myself." 

Owens launched his fashion company in 1994, showcasing his first line of catwalks in 2002. 

He moved from California to Paris in 2003 and is now focusing on his furniture designs as well as a company with many boutiques, an e-commerce platform and several diffusion lines.

BRUTALIST ARCHITECTURE: RICK OWENS'S MONOLITHIC SOFA SYSTEM

Few people have the assurance — or the means — to juxtapose Picasso and Goya's paintings with Jean-Michel Frank's furniture, and then top it all off with bronzes from the Renaissance. Yet this is exactly what fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his life and business partner Pierre Bergé, created at their nine-room duplex on Left Bank in Paris, one of the 20th century's superlative interiors. 

"It was just a picture of Saint Laurent's eyes," says Muriel Brandolini, Manhattan-based interior decorator. "There's such a disparity in how the gathering is being done today, just speculation. He was a real knower. Everyone he has gained has their own dignity, power and elegance. 

The couturier, who died at the age of 71 in 2008, was fascinated with Art Deco, and the property at 55 rue de Babylone, with its provenance from the 1920s, appealed to the tastes of both him and Bergé. They were also delighted that former resident Marie Cuttoli, popular in the '30s for reviving the French tapestry industry, had covered up the walls of the duplex with weavings crafted by contemporary artists. The fashion couple, bringing the tradition forward, fitted the spaces — including the salon, seen, captured in 2008—with formidable paintings, sculpture, and furnishings. 

Interior designer Jacques Grange helped polish the decoration as the rooms of the apartment were abundantly enriched — by Old Master paintings, a rare Eileen Gray dragon chair, and the prolific Lalannes designed surreal fancies. The bronzes of the Renaissance represented the affection of Saint Laurent for the art-loving Rothschild dynasty, and his loyalty to Frank expressed his fondness for the irascible arts patron Marie-Laure de Noailles, Frank's seminal clientele. 

His and Bergé's headquarters were sold after Saint Laurent's death, auctioned at Christie's in 2009 for $484 million — the Gray chair alone brought in just over $28 million. Notwithstanding, or maybe because of, the dispersal of the apartment's legend will certainly keep through. As Marcel Proust, Saint Laurent's favorite novelist, once noted, "The only paradise is paradise lost."

Next time we will invite you inside Rick Owens and Michele Lamy's mindblowing Parisian house. Stay tuned!

As Marcel Proust, Saint Laurent's favorite novelist, once noted, "The only paradise is paradise lost."

INSIDE YVES SAINT LAURENT'S PARIS APARTMENT

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