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Chanel unveils 2024/25 Cruise collection in Marseille

Chanel's latest Cruise collection unveiling marked a departure from the norm as the iconic luxury brand set its sights on Marseille, France's bustling port city. Amidst the tradition of luxury brands jetting off to far-flung locales for Cruise season, Chanel's choice of Marseille highlights the city's unique standing in France's fashion...

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Cour built a 3D world for Balenciaga's Paris show

Proving that fashion event and show production is an art of its own, American design studio Cour, in collaboration with New York's Good Company, curated a mesmerising 3D world for Balenciaga's Fall Winter 2024 showcase at Paris Fashion Week. The wall-to-ceiling digital installation featured photorealistic landscapes that underwent...

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Paris Fashion Week: Anthony Vaccarello's Saint Laurent is a sheer delight

Anthony Vaccarello’s vision for Saint Laurent’s Fall 2024 presentation turned out to be a sheer delight, quite literally, as the transparent and couture-like hosiery on display felt like an exercise in transparent craftsmanship. It was indeed pantyhose-chic. From sculpted body-hugging dresses, ruched tops, and turban hats to all those leggings,...

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At Milan Fashion Week, Bottega Veneta transcends the ordinary

Bottega Veneta's showcase at Milan Fashion Week stands in a league entirely of its own. Designer Matthieu Blazy, orchestrating a symphony of real clothes, elevated everyday garments — coats, skirts, jackets, trousers, shirts, dresses, and sweaters — to their apogee. In an emotional display, Blazy peeled back the layers, allowing the inherent...

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At Milan Fashion Week, Prada balances beauty and history

In the Fall/Winter 2024 Prada collection, a compelling fusion of history and contemporary aesthetics takes center stage, marking the strongest collaborative exchange between Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons so far as Prada’s co-creative directors. This collection is not merely a chronological exploration, from the feathered caps to the wool skirt...

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At Fendi, stealth wealth is here to stay

A year shy of its centenary birthday, Fendi has begun to amp up its profile, and Kim Jones, the brand’s artistic director of couture and womenswear, may have showed his best collection yet for the Italian luxury house. “I was looking at 1984 in the Fendi archives. The sketches reminded me of London during that period: the Blitz Kids, the New...

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Milan's latest Fashion Hub, an innovative space to foster talent, is open to the public

The Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana’s Fashion Hub is taking place alongside Milan Fashion Week. The influential space aims to foster innovative projects and talents during the city’s biannual fashion weeks and is open to the public. Supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation and the Italian Trade Agency, the...

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Against a backdrop of challenging times, young designers triumph at London Fashion Week

Since its inception in a Kensington car park in 1984, London Fashion Week has undergone significant transformations. In those early days, with established fashion calendars in New York, Milan, and Paris, British designers, particularly those fresh out of school, found themselves lacking both outlets and budgets to showcase their collections....

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Burberry's cloth has always weathered storms, but can the brand rise to the challenge?

A cadre of British models graced the Burberry runway on Monday evening, with Agyness Deyn opening the show, fresh out of fashion retirement. Ms. Deyn, an embodiment of British cool in the late 2000s, adorned numerous covers with her iconic blonde pixie hair. This era coincided with Burberry's creative direction under Christopher Bailey, where...

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Milan's upcoming fashion week expects a 10 percent growth in visitors

Milan’s upcoming women’s fashion week predicts a growth of over 10 percent in visitor numbers compared to the previous year, translating to an estimated business impact of 70 million euros or more. Alessia Cappello, Milan’s Employment and Economic Development Councillor, said the city's commitment to supporting its national fashion body CNMI...

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Gucci to host Cruise show in London during May

Italian luxury house Gucci is set to take on the city of London. England’s fashion capital will play host to the brand’s next Cruise show, with an event scheduled to take place on May 13. According to the fashion house, the choice of location is an intentional tribute to Gucci’s “profound connection to the British capital”. Noting that London...

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London Fashion Week to host third joint show of Ukrainian fashion brands

Ukrainian fashion takes center stage at London Fashion Week on February 17, featuring the joint showcase of Tamar Keburia, J’Amemme and Gasanova. Supported by the British Fashion Council and London Fashion Week, this marks the third collaborative presentation, symbolizing solidarity during Ukraine's challenging times. The "Support Ukrainian...