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Diane von Furstenberg shutters rental service
The American luxury brand has deactivated its DVF Link online rental subscription service as part of streamlining efforts being implemented as the company prioritizes the launch of its new e-commerce platform.
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Akris walks the line
Albert Kriemler went back to his roots this season with a collection that celebrated his hometown of St. Gallen. His brightest idea was a series of bold looks based on an antique map of the Swiss city.
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Maison Rabih Kayrouz launches new ready-to-wear line MRK
For Paris Fashion Week, the Lebanese designer has unveiled MRK, a new, more affordable ready-to-wear line revisiting the classic women’s wardrobe staples with a sophisticated, minimalistic mood.
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Schiaparelli: Man Ray mode for 2021
A golden metallic ear, with its own rings in the form of tiny worms; grasped by a black model, whose hand is covered in four golden knot-sized rings. She is dressed in a hooded jumpsuit and treats the ear as a mobile.
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This weekend in Paris: Altuzarra, Elie Saab, Dice Kayek, Zadig & Voltaire and Givenchy
A busy weekend of action at the virtual Paris Fashion Week, where most of the online videos were shot thousands of miles away from the French capital. We look at five of the most notable houses over this past 48 hours.
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Hermès Live: One collection, two choreographers, three cities
Leave it to Hermès to dream up a happy marriage between technology, choreography and fashion – and the smoothest and safest live event in an otherwise almost entirely virtual Paris Fashion Week.
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Stella McCartney losses widened pre-pandemic, says recovery will be "gradual"
Stella McCartney was hit hard by the pandemic last year but isn't worried about Brexit and is looking forward to a gradual bounce-back under its changed ownership structure.
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Renzo Rosso’s OTB acquires Jil Sander
It’s official. Only the Brave (OTB), the key company in the fashion empire of Renzo Rosso, has acquired Jil Sander, the Hamburg-born label known as the highest expression of minimalism in fashion.
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Coperni: Drive-in catwalk show inside the AccorArena
Finally, Paris Fashion Week had an actual live catwalk show. A drive-in runway event witnessed Thursday night by a few score of editors and influencers from inside Citroen DS7s and staged inside the AccorArena.
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Rick Owens: Garden of Gethsemane on an Adriatic jetty
Only Rick Owens could find this vision of Venice, a worn concrete military-style jetty jutting out into a gray Adriatic. Which felt a thousand miles from Piazza San Marco, but was only a 20-minute Riva boat ride away.
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Dover Street Market opens ‘Little Market’ in Paris
After opening its first store dedicated to perfume in the French capital in 2019, multi-brand retailer Dover Street Market opened a second address in Paris focused on young designers at 54 rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré.
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Selfridges gears up for regional PR push as stores prepare to reopen
Selfridges has appointed a Manchester PR firm to handle publicity for its Birmingham branch as the company gets ready for its stores in England to reopen on April 12.
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Nicolas Di Felice breathes new life into Courrèges
The brand's new creative director unveiled a promising first collection on Wednesday, reimagining the house's codes with a contemporary twist, through graphical effects and ultra-short silhouettes.
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Caledonia Park designer village refurb reaches major milestone
Heralded as becoming “Scotland’s premier designer village” the Caledonia Park redevelopment in Gretna has completed a “significant” first phase, according to the project’s investor RPMI Railpen.
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Capri Holdings names new chief information officer
Capri Holdings announced on Tuesday the appointment of Alejandro Martinez-Galindo as chief information officer of the global fashion luxury group.
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Ralph Lauren launches first rental subscription service
The iconic American fashion company is seeking to tap into changing consumer behavior with the launch of The Lauren Look, its first subscription apparel rental initiative.
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