London Fashion Week Men's unveils January 2019 schedule
London Fashion Week Men’s has unveiled its provisional schedule for next season and the emphasis is very much on youth and gender fluidity. The three-day season lists 42 separate events,...
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August Getty, one of the few couturiers who hails from Los Angeles, is on a mission: to bring glamour back to Paris. His house, August Getty Atelier, stages its French couture debut in...
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![]( "Proenza Schouler buy back their own house")
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![]( "Elie Saab: putting it all back in with stellar couture show in Beirut")
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Elie Saab returned in triumph to Beirut on Thursday night with a gala show; epicurean charity dinner and silent auction to aid UNICEF.
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![]( "Moncler Grenoble: Designer Sandro Mandrino on its November 1 drop")
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![]( "Balmain to return to the Paris couture catwalks")
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![]( "Audrey Marnay designs gloves for Causse")
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MatchesFashion.com has named Maureen Chiquet to its board, the first significant move for the former Chanel executive since she was dismissed from the French luxury brand in 2016.
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![]( "Wil Beedle launches Shoreditch Ski Club in Selfridges")
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Finally, a cool new rival for Moncler. Wil Beedle, the long-time creative director of AllSaints, has launched a brand new puffer-driven collection this Monday in London's Selfridges.
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![]( "Puma signs Spain’s classiest footballer, David Silva")
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![]( "Condé Nast International to launch Vogue Hong Kong")
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“My father was in charge of manufacturing for 45 years here and never ever wanted anyone in our factory,” chuckled Nadja Swarovski after opening the doors of the family's famed...
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![]( "Berluti unveils first looks – and new logo – by Kris Van Assche")
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The house of Berluti has unveiled the first looks designed by its new creative director Kris Van Assche, and the Belgian designer has given the venerable Paris brand a new twist – and a...
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![]( "Swarovski Manufaktur opens, finally, in Austria")
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Boggi, the Milanese label known for its contemporary gentleman style, has inked a lease to take a major retail space on rue Marbeuf, in the centre of the Golden Triangle of Paris for...
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![]( "Arnault fetes new laureates of LVMH’s Institut des Métiers d’Excellence")
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Bernard Arnault feted the latest crop of graduates of Institut des Métiers d’Excellence (IME), a rather unique program introduced by LVMH to promote and sustain artisanal skills.
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![]( "LVMH gives Celine a new store in Paris’ Golden Triangle")
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LVMH are being very, very nice to Celine and Hedi Slimane. The group just handed over the former Dior Homme boutique on high-traffic corner of Paris' rue François 1er and rue Marignan to...
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Vionnet, the legendary French fashion house managed and owned by socialite designer Goga Ashkenazi, has gone into voluntary liquidation, effectively closing down its operations immediately.
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mRalph Lauren will be celebrated in December by the French-American Foundation (FAF) as the guest of honor at its annual gala dinner in the Château de Versailles, given under the...
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![]( "French Federation names Elena Carrettoni executive in charge of Paris runway show calendars")
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The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, French fashion’s governing body, has appointed Elena Carrettoni to manage the catwalk calendars of the multiple Paris runway seasons.
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![]( "LVMH names Sophie Brocart new managing director of Jean Patou")
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![]( "Karl Lagerfeld has a new career: sculptor")
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![]( "MCM names Dirk Schönberger as new global creative director")
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German luxury marque MCM has appointed Dirk Schönberger to be its new global creative director in a surprise move. Schönberger takes up his new position immediately, and will present his...
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![]( "Chanel launches images of latest ambassador Penelope Cruz")
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Chanel has launched the images of its latest ambassador, Penelope Cruz, shot by Karl Lagerfeld in the house’s cruise collection. Cruz joins Chanel plenipotentiaries Margot Robbie, Lily...
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After 30 days of shows that began on the Bund in Shanghai with Tommy Hilfiger and ended in Paris in the Louvre with Louis Vuitton, we rate the 12 most beautiful and influential shows of...
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![]( "Nicolas Ghesquière says recent Vuitton contract allows him to open his own brand")
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