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"Let Them Be Naked" documentary lifts veil on chemical risks in clothing

As pressure mounts on the fashion industry to confront its environmental and health impacts, designer Jeff Garner is offering a personal—and urgent—call to action. His award-winning documentary Let Them Be Naked will stream globally for the first time this Mother’s Day weekend (8–11 May), in memory of his mother, Peggy Lynn Garner, whose death...

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Nicole Kidman to receive Kering's 2025 Women In Motion Award

Kering, the luxury conglomerate, and the Festival de Cannes will bestow the 2025 Women In Motion Award upon Nicole Kidman, recognizing her significant contributions to cinema and her advocacy for female representation, the festival announced. Kidman, whose career spans over three decades, will receive the accolade at the official Women In Motion...

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Gianni Versace exhibition coming to London

The major Gianni Versace Retrospective exhibition, which has already visited the Netherlands, Poland, Germany, Sweden and Spain, is coming to London this summer featuring the largest collection of vintage Gianni Versace designs ever to be displayed in the UK. The Gianni Versace Retrospective will bring more than 450 original vintage garments and...

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Armani celebrates 20 Years of Privé with an exhibition in Milan

This spring, the house of Giorgio Armani will exhibit a retrospective at the Armani/Silos in Milan, celebrating 20 years of its haute couture line, Giorgio Armani Privé, as well as 50 years of a quietly radical vision that has reshaped modern elegance. Opening to the public on May 21 and running until year’s end, Giorgio Armani Privé 2005–2025...

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Daily Front Row hosts 9th Annual Fashion Awards in Los Angeles

American fashion industry publication The Daily Front Row hosted its ninth annual Fashion Los Angeles Awards (the FLAs) on Thursday, April 24, 2025 the Beverly Hills Hotel. Hosted by Matt Rogers, this year's event celebrated key and influential fashion figures who are prominent at the intersection of fashion, the arts and entertainment. Honorees...

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“Mend in Public Day” - when repairing one’s clothes becomes a revolutionary act

Just a generation or two ago, it was common practice to mend an old garment at home – broken zippers, torn knee or elbow areas, ripped hems, loose buttons – none of this was a problem. Every household relied on their darning and sewing utensils, and many even had a sewing machine. Difficult cases were handed over to the trusted tailor, which...

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GFA confirms development of sequel to ‘Fashion Redressed’ film series

Ahead of its upcoming forum on June 3, Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) has confirmed that it is working on the development of a sequel to its ‘Fashion Redressed’ film series. The project is to be produced by BBC StoryWorks, which will also work with selected partners to create “human-centric pieces of branded content for the campaign”. Set to go...

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GQ: Hong Kong edition planned from summer 2025

Condé Nast International will bring GQ to Hong Kong in summer 2025 through a licensing agreement with Rubicon Publishing Ltd., the publisher behind Vogue Hong Kong, the companies announced on Tuesday. The first print issue of the men’s fashion and lifestyle magazine is scheduled for release in September 2025. The new edition will be published in...

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Inditex to finance studies for 50 textile workers in Bangladesh

Inditex has announced a new scholarship programme in collaboration with the Asian University for Women (AUW), aimed at facilitating access to higher education for workers from supplier factories in Bangladesh, one of the most important countries in its global production chain. In a country where access to university for women continues to be a...

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Kering celebrates 10 years of Women In Motion

In the ecosystem where fashion, film, and culture converge, Kering’s Women In Motion has carved out a space not only for reflection, but for redefinition. Launched by the French luxury group at the Festival de Cannes in 2015, the initiative has grown into a vital platform for recalibrating the gender narrative within the creative industries—one...

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Martin Grant retrospective exhibition opens in Australia

Paris-based Australian-born fashion designer Martin Grant is being celebrated with his first major career retrospective exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Melbourne, Australia. The ‘Martin Grant’ exhibition runs until January 26, 2026, and features close to 100 works drawn from the NGV collection, alongside more than 40 loans...

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V&A’s fashion gallery to be renamed The Burberry Gallery

London’s Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) will close its popular fashion gallery, which houses the largest fashion collection in the world, in May as part of an extensive refurbishment programme. The Fashion Gallery will close on May 4 and reopen in spring 2027 with a new look and name, The Burberry Gallery. The move follows British heritage...