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Video: Haider Ackermann on his career, influences and debut at Tom Ford

To mark Haider Ackermann's debut show for Tom Ford, the Fashion Neurosis podcast is sharing a special video with the designer. In this conversation with designer Bella Freud, Ackermann reflects on his background, career and the influences that shape his work. He speaks candidly about his friendships within the fashion world, as well as his...

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In pictures: Jean Paul Gaultier’s eight guest designers lined up

There is good and bad fashion news. The good news: Duran Lantink from the Netherlands has been appointed creative director of the French fashion house Jean Paul Gaultier. The less good news: with Lantink’s appointment, the special chapter of guest designers at JPG comes to an end. In 2020, after Jean Paul Gaultier retired from the catwalk, the...

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Haider Ackermann’s Tom Ford debut balances modern sensuality with a respectful reinvention

For his highly anticipated debut as Creative Director of Tom Ford, Haider Ackermann opted for a subtle, atmospheric nod to the brand’s origins — deftly recreating the kind of show environment long associated with Mr. Ford’s own era-defining presentations. The space was a study in seductive restraint: dimly lit, framed by smoked mirrors, lined...

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Canada Goose unveils debut 'Snow Goose' capsule collection by Haider Ackermann

Canada Goose has launched its debut seasonal capsule collection created by its recently appointed creative director, Haider Ackermann, under the name ‘Snow Goose by Canada Goose.’ Designed under the Canadian outerwear brand’s heritage label, Snow Goose, the collection launch is the first under Ackermann's direction since his appointment in May....

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Tom Ford names Haider Ackermann as Creative Director

Haider Ackermann takes over creative direction at Tom Ford. The Colombian-born French designer will present his first collection for the US fashion house in March at Paris Fashion Week, Tom Ford announced on Wednesday. He succeeds Peter Hawkings , whose departure from the brand was announced in July. This makes Ackermann the second creative...

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A closer look at Canada Goose commitment to go 'fur-free'

For many, the name Canada Goose goes hand in hand with quality, performance, and luxury outerwear. With roots dating back to the 1950s, the once small and local brand has grown from its humble beginnings into one of the world's leading manufacturers of high-end apparel. Renowned for their parkas, particularly the Expedition Parka created in the...

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Why the Cannes Film Festival is the epitome of red carpet fashion

Dripping in the world’s most beautiful diamonds, model and entrepreneur Bella Hadid posed for photographers as she walked the red carpet at a Cannes Film Festival event this week. A guest of Chopard, the Swiss haute jeweller and watchmaker, Ms. Hadid, like so many actresses, celebrities, muses, models, and those on fashion’s periphery, all...

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Canada Goose names Haider Ackermann as creative director

Luxury outerwear brand Canada Goose has named Colombian-born French designer Haider Ackermann as its first-ever creative director to “shape” its future products and “elevate the brand’s creative aesthetic”. In a statement, the luxury parka brand said that Ackermann will be based in Paris and work alongside chairman and chief executive officer...

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Away from the frenzy, creativity shines at haute couture

It was not so long ago that haute couture was held in salons, private sitting room-style presentations that showed the collections to a Maison’s elusive, well-to-do clientele. It was unobtrusive, chic, and most of all held hush-hush behind closed doors. But those are days of yore. Just like ready-to-wear, haute couture is vying for fashion’s...

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Haider Ackermann and Fila debut collaboration in Manchester show

Colombian-born designer Haider Ackermann has unveiled a new collaboration with Italian sportswear giant Fila in a show based in Manchester, UK. The colourful collection saw a range of vivid hues take to the runway, from acid yellows to neon greens, which contrasted the graphic black and white patterns. The event was set in the former railway...

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Jean Paul Gaultier announces Haider Ackermann as next haute couture guest

Colombian-born designer Haider Ackermann has been revealed as the next haute couture guest for Jean Paul Gaultier’s spring/summer 2023 collection. Over the course of his career, the Paris-based creator has been the head of a number of prominent fashion houses, including Dior, Martin Margiela and Berluti, after he completed a five month...

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Fila announces collaboration with Haider Ackermann

Sportswear brand Fila is teaming up with Colombian-born French designer Haider Ackermann on a special collaboration, which will debut with a fashion show in Manchester, UK on November 17. In a short statement, Fila said that Ackermann will guest design a collection of menswear, womenswear and accessories for the sportswear brand as part of the...