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Lightroom to premiere new exhibition exploring the catwalk

Lightroom in London will premiere a new immersive exhibition exploring the history of the fashion catwalk show this autumn. ‘Vogue: Inventing the Runway,’ will run from October 25 to March 30, 2025, and will delve into the inner workings of catwalk shows from intimate couture salons of the early 20th century to the unforgettable pop-culture...

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Vogue World: Paris mega-party mixes fashion and sport

Paris - Vogue World, one of the major fashion events of the year, hits Paris on Sunday, bringing together top French designers for a rare joint show themed around the Olympics. The event, to be attended by 500 hand-picked guests in the glitzy Place Vendome, comes midway through Paris Fashion Week's menswear and haute couture shows. Here's what...

Fashion

Ahead of Met Gala, Condé Nast employees threaten to strike

Condé Nast employees have issued a stern ultimatum, threatening to stage a strike over job losses, just days ahead of the Met Gala. In impassioned videos shared online, staffers express frustration with management's proposed layoffs and contentious contract terms, including a proposed minimum salary that is deemed inadequate. With negotiations...

Fashion

Vogue to host rare joint fashion show for Paris Olympics

Fashion magazine Vogue announced Monday it is bringing together some of France's top luxury brands for a one-off show to kick off the Olympics in Paris. Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour told AFP the outdoor show will be "a mixture of fashion show, entertainment and performances... and a few surprises." It will take place on June 23 --...

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Anna Wintour to host Democratic Party fundraiser during Paris Fashion Week

Anna Wintour, the influential figurehead of Vogue magazine and Global Chief Content Officer at Condé Nast, is set to organise a fundraising event during Paris Fashion Week to support the re-election campaign of President Joe Biden. Scheduled for March 4th, the event is rumored to feature tickets with prices reaching up to 10,000 dollars. Known...

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Behind the Condé Nast strikes: From Hathaway's backing to prejudice allegations

It has been almost one week since US actress Anne Hathaway exited a Vanity Fair shoot in support of the ongoing strike action among journalists and employees of the magazine’s parent company Condé Nast. At the time, her departure was interpreted by the press as an act of defiance for the demonstrators. And while the ‘Devil Wears Prada’ star had...

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Condé Nast staff stage one day strike amid layoffs

The realm of lifestyle publishing is currently facing turmoil, as more than 400 employees at Condé Nast, the parent company of Vogue, GQ and Glamour, participated in a one-day strike in response to the publishing giant's efforts to downsize its workforce. Media workers from various Condé Nast titles, including Vogue, took part in the strike on...

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Vogue hires new creative director from Victoria's Secret

Raul Martinez has been appointed global creative director of fashion magazine Vogue, a role he will take up from February 5, as announced by the Condé Nast-owned publication on Friday. Martinez will report directly to Anna Wintour, global editorial director of Vogue and chief content officer of the US media conglomerate. Martinez's appointment...

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Condé Nast to cut 5 percent of its workforce

Publishing giant Condé Nast announced it will reduce its workforce by around 5 percent, deviating from its plans to establish an in-house video studio for Hollywood's film and TV concepts. The move, affecting about 270 employees, is attributed to digital advertising pressures, declining social media traffic, and changing audience preferences,...

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British Vogue names Chioma Nnadi head of editorial content

Media group Condé Nast has announced the appointment of Chioma Nnadi as head of editorial content for British Vogue, a role she will take on from October 9. Nnadi first joined Vogue in 2010, beginning her journey at the company as a writer before becoming fashion news director and later taking over as editor of Vogue’s online publication...

Fashion

LuisaViaRoma and British Vogue host ‘Runway Icons’ catwalk show

Italian luxury marketplace LuisaViaRoma teamed up with British Vogue and the media outlet’s outgoing editor-in-chief Edward Enninful for the open-air catwalk show, ‘Runway Icons’. Held in Florence’s Piazzale Michelangelo, the event drew in a star-studded cast and celebrity audience, with the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Imaan Hammam, Eva...

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Edward Enninful to exit as editor-in-chief of Vogue for new role

Edward Enninful is to step away from his roles as European editorial director of Vogue and editor-in-chief of British Vogue, to embark on a new chapter at Condé Nast in early 2024, according to Vogue Business. Enninful shared this news in a memo with his Vogue House team, extending his message to the heads of editorial content at Vogue France,...