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Ralph Lauren is to receive the Presidential Medal of Honor on January 4 alongside Denzel Washington, Michael J. Fox, Hillary Clinton, Bono, Tim Hill, Jane Goodall, Fannie Lou Hamer (posthumous), Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, Anna Wintour, George Soros, George Stevens Jr., David M. Rubenstein, George M. Romney (posthumous), William Sanford Nye, Lionel Messi, Robert Francis Kennedy (posthumous), Jose Andres, and Ashton Baldwin Carter (posthumous). The award ceremony will take place at the White House.
Ralph Lauren’s team posted on Instagram, “Today, Mr. Ralph Lauren will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the nation’s highest civilian honor. As the first fashion designer to receive the honor, Mr. Lauren will receive this award from President Biden during a ceremony held in Washington DC., recognizing his contributions to American style, culture and society for more than six decades. Throughout his career, Mr. Lauren has had the honor to have been celebrated with numerous prestigious accolades, including the James Smithson Bicentennial Medal, France’s Chevalier de la Legion d’Honneur, and an Honorary Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.”
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Louis Vuitton goes playful again
OK, you might think, another fashion collaboration. Enough is enough!!
Well, in this case enough is not enough, especially when it comes to Louis Vuitton. Louis Vuitton first collaborated with Japanese juggernaut Takashi Murakami in 2003 bringing the Japanese brand’s playful enthusiasm to Louis Vuitton’s handbags. And that collaboration over 20 years ago had handbags jumping off the shelves with the likes of Naomi Campbell, Lindsay Lohan, and Paris Hilton flaunting handbags from this collaboration.
For 2025 Louis Vuitton collaborates with Murakami once again with Zendaya fronting for this 2025 collaboration. Over 200 pieces are a part of this 2025 collaboration, bringing back the artist’s iconic Monogram Multicolore shake-up of the LV logo, which appears in 33 colors accompanied by floral motifs. It will appear on a range of items, from luggage trunks for traveling in style to handbags for strolling around the city, like the Keepall 45 or the OnTheGo tote. Matching accessories include hats, sunglasses, belts, scarves, and shoes.
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Ciao bella
Rosita Missoni, co-founder of the legendary Italian fashion house Missoni, has passed away. Rosita launched the iconic Italian fashion house with her husband Ottavio Missoni in 1953. The iconic Italian brand was known for its colorful and bold knitwear in geometric shapes and patterns.
Born into a family of textile artisans in Varese, Italy, Rosita excelled in her study of modern languages. Her education led her study English in London where she met her future husband Ottavio Missoni.
Early on the Missoni brand became very well known for signature patterns and avant-garde use of knitwear with 1967 becoming a breakout year for the fashion house. While showing at the Pitti Palace in Florence, Italy, the models’—who wore no bras under the knitwear—breast were seen through the knitwear causing a sensation. This sensation caused the brand to be on the covers of Vogue, Marie Claire, and Elle.
Rosita remained creative director of Missoni’s womenswear until the late 1990s with her husband Ottavio passing away in 2013. At the time of her death, Rosita Missoni was 93.
—William S. Gooch
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