Billy Reid News

Edinburgh MagicFest, the biggest event of its kind in Europe, begins this Saturday with a fabulous line-up of Scottish and international performers who will leave audiences delighted, astounded and amazed.

Edinburgh International Magic Festival is back with a mind-blowing programme of shows, events and workshops to bring wonder and fun to the festive season. 

The first ever Edinburgh Deaf Festival kicks off this week with a week-long programme featuring everything from comedy, drama and film to children's shows, magic and a rave. 

Leaders from the arts, business, charity and politics have welcomed the new Edinburgh Deaf Festival ahead of its programme launch this evening (Thursday, 16 June). 

In April, the 2020 edition of Edinburgh Art Festival was cancelled. Now, as Edinburgh begins to emerge from lockdown and we reflect on a period of unprecedented global change and upheaval, Edinburgh Art Festival have invited ten artists from previous festival editions, to mark the dates of what would have been their 2020 festival (30 July - 30 August).

HELP US STRANGER (Third Man Records), the acclaimed third studio album from GRAMMY® Award-winning rockers The Raconteurs – Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler –has debuted at #1 on this week's SoundScanBillboard 200 -- the band's first-ever #1 and their third trip to the top 10. The album also sits on top of the physical albums chart, as well as the vinyl chart. In fact,HELP US STRANGER garnered the sixth highest first-week vinyl sales in the SoundScan era (with Jack White holding the #1 and #4 spots for Lazaretto and Boarding House Reach, respectively). The album is the first #1 for an independent record company in 2019, and is the fourth consecutive Billboard #1 for Jack White as an artist. In addition to its chart-topping achievements here in the United States, HELP US STRANGER has also debuted at #1 on the album sales chart in Canada and #2 on the overall Canadian album chart. The success continues in the UK where the album took the top spot on the UK vinyl chart, along with being the #3 independent album and #8 on the Official UK Albums chart. HELP US STRANGER is available physically and digitally now worldwide.

The Raconteurs – Jack White, Brendan Benson, Jack Lawrence, and Patrick Keeler – have officially released their long awaited new album, HELP US STRANGER (Third Man Records). The GRAMMY® Award-winning rock band's third studio LP and first new album in more than a decade is available everywhere now.

Acclaimed powerhouse duo, The War and Treaty, will embark on an extensive headline tour this fall with stops at Los Angeles' Hotel Café, Louisville's Headliners Music Hall, Pittsburgh's Rex Theater, Boston's Great Scott, Chicago's Lincoln Hall and two nights at Ann Arbor's The Ark among several others. Tickets go on-sale tomorrow at 10:00am local time. See below for complete details.

Third Man recording artist Joshua Hedley's video for 'Weird Thought Thinker' is now available to view on YouTube. 'Weird Thought Thinker' is but one of the many highlights found on Hedley's critically acclaimed debut album, MR. JUKEBOX, available now via Third Man for streaming and download HERE.

Third Man recording artist Joshua Hedley has announced Apple Music's exclusive premiere of his latest video, 'Weird Thought Thinker,' streaming HERE. 'Weird Thought Thinker' is but one of the many highlights found on Hedley's critically acclaimed debut album, MR. JUKEBOX, available now via Third Man for streaming and download HERE.

On Monday, January 30th, fashion designer Billy Reid debuted his Men's and Women's Autumn/Winter 2017 collection via a two part event experience: The Show and The Speakeasy. As part of this presentation, Tony Award-winner Alex Sharp (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime) was in attendance to deliver a mid-show poem for the attendees.

Amazon today announced that THE FASHION FUND, an Amazon Unscripted Series, is now available for all Amazon customers in the U.S.

On Sunday, November 15th, beloved Tony-winner Laura Benanti married Patrick Brown in a beautiful ceremony at Harlem's Riverside Church. Amongst the friends and family in attendance were Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Connie Britton, Celia Keenan-Bolger, John Ellison Conlee, Michael Arden, Julie White, and Chelsea Nachman. BroadwayWorld has exclusive photos from the entire magical day.

Last night Wednesday, May 20th, Billy Reid hosted an intimate cocktail party to celebrate Tony Nominee Alex Sharp at the Billy Reid West Village store located at 94 Charles Street.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) announced the launch of New York Fashion Week: Men's, a standalone showcase for American men's fashion. Skylight Clarkson Sq will serve as the official home of New York Fashion Week: Men's. Kicking off with the Spring 2016 collections, the event is scheduled to run July 13-16, 2015. CFDA, which owns the Fashion Calendar, will organize the biannual initiative aligned with New York Men's Market Week.

Last night the recipients of the eleventh annual awards from the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund (CVFF) were announced at a dinner held at Spring Studios, generously supported by Westfield World Trade Center. The winner and runners-up are:

The Apache Relay will embark on an extensive North American tour this fall, including shows supporting Trampled by Turtles and The Wild Feathers.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) paid tribute to the winners and honorees of the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards in collaboration with Swarovski at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center.

The Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) paid tribute to the winners and honorees of the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards in collaboration with Swarovski at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center. Film director and screenwriter John Waters was the host for the evening. For the thirteenth year in a row, the evening was generously underwritten by Swarovski.

On Monday, November 11 the CFDA and Vogue announced the recipients of the tenth annual awards from the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund (CVFF).