47 h. ago Meghan's makeup artist reveals the secret behind the 'juicy and glowy' look he created for Duchess at Paris Fashion Week

The Montecito-based royal shocked the fashion community last weekend when she made a surprise appearance at the Balenciaga show in support of the brand's latest creative director.

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67 h. ago Chanel blasts off on new course with Matthieu Blazy debut show

Latest creative director’s initial collection hits runway at space-themed Paris fashion week showClutch your pearls. Cover your ears. Talk about a big bang: under a galactic stage set, the designer Matthieu Blazy just blasted the world’s most famous fashion brand through the sound barrier and into the 21st century.Backstage after his debut, Blazy quoted what Coco Chanel once said when asked why she wore the same tweed jacket day after day. “She said, if I translate into English: ‘I don’t give a fuck. I like them worn.’” This is Blazy’s take on the house Coco founded: Chanel, with no fucks given. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Showmanship returns at Chanel as designer Blazy debuts under a sky of planets

At Paris Fashion Week, Chanel's creative director Matthieu Blazy opened the season’s most anticipated debut beneath colossal celestial bodies — Saturn with its rings, a full solar system suspended above a jet-black, mirror-bright runway — staking a claim for theater from the first second

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4 d. ago Meghan Markle fans make observation about outfit as she steps out at Paris Fashion Week

In her first ever appearance at Paris Fashion Week, Megan Markle attended a Balenciaga show, reportedly in support of Pierpaolo Piccioli, who recently assumed the role of Creative Director for the House

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4 d. ago Meghan Markle suffers 'awkward' greeting with Balenciaga designer as pair bash heads during air kiss gone wrong at Paris Fashion week 

The Duchess, 44, narrowly avoided pecking the designer - who is the newly appointed creative director of Balenciaga - and butted heads with him as they leaned in at last night's event.

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9 d. ago Saint Laurent takes YSL’s old threads and spins them into something new

Anthony Vaccarello’s 30th collection for the label blooms in a Parisian garden, while Louis Vuitton stays indoorsThe Saint Laurent show, which opened Paris fashion week on Monday night, began with a pussy-bow blouse and ended with a ruffled dress you could fold up, pac-a-mac style, and pop in your handbag.The label’s creative director, Anthony Vaccarello, is not known for practicality. But he can spin a story using clothes within 10 minutes. Here, under a perfectly clear night sky in front of the Eiffel Tower, an army of “mesdames” stalked a Parisian garden dressed – by the designer’s own admission – for cruising. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Versace’s Dario Vitale evokes spirit of Gianni with suggestive debut

Versace's new creative director and Louise Trotter at Bottega Veneta mine respective archives to return to houses’ rootsIf there was any question that Versace would lose any of its racy spirit under the new creative direction of Dario Vitale, who made his debut at the storied Italian house on Friday night, he made it clear that he intends to keep sex very much on the agenda.“To me, it’s not the sex itself, but the experience of it,” he said backstage of his approach. “For me, when you have good sex it’s about the tactile aspect of it, the souvenir of the day after, so it’s more the idea of something than the thing itself.” Continue reading...

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1 week ago Mary Portas looks back: ‘After Dad died, his wife made us homeless. I never got to be a teenager, instead I worked’

The queen of shops on her tragic teenage years, her glittering rise through retail and her spiritual awakeningBorn in Watford in 1960, Mary Portas is a businesswoman, broadcaster and activist. She joined Harvey Nichols in 1989 and left in 1997 to found the marketing agency Yellowdoor (now Portas). In 2007, she began her television career with the BBC Two series Mary Queen of Shops. She was retail tsar for the UK government in 2011, and is a co‑chair of the Better Business Act. She has three children – two with her ex‑husband, Graham Portas, and one with her ex-wife, Melanie Rickey. Her new book, I Shop, Therefore I Am, is published on 2 October.This was taken at my office in Harvey Nichols. I was finding my feet as a creative director, so magazines wanted to put me on their pages. The clothes – Norma Kamali trousers and a Donna Karan bodysuit – were a subliminal way of reflecting who I was. In my early 20s, I was dressing to cater to the trends. As...

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1 week ago Louise Trotter's Bottega Veneta premiere delves into the house's craftsmanship with looks that swirl

Louise Trotter’s debut as creative director at Bottega Veneta showcases moments of fantasy with fringe details on coats and skirts

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1 week ago Dario Vitale debuts as Versace creative director in 'intimate' event with VIPs and sex

Versace has launched Dario Vitale as its new creative director during Milan Fashion Week

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2 w. ago Gentle definition at Fendi in collection inspired by childrenswear

Show at Milan fashion week saw use of adjustable elastics and pull-tapes to unexpectedly sophisticated effectAt Fendi, where Silvia Venturini Fendi is leading the house founded by her grandparents through its centenary year, family is as much part of the sales pitch as the Baguette bag. “I have been thinking about childrenswear, because I have a big family, and my daughter is pregnant with twins,” she said backstage. Two grandsons made a cameo appearance on the catwalk earlier this year while her 18-year-old granddaughter is her “fiercest critic”, the 64-year-old creative director says. (“When she calls after my show, I tremble.”)This season, Fendi adapted the adjustable elastics that feature in clothes made for growing bodies, making a feature of elegant grosgrain pull-tapes to add gentle definition at the hem of the jacket or the waist of a dress. The result was unexpectedly sophisticated. The casting, featuring men and women of all ages and sizes, was a triumphant showcase for ho...

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2 w. ago Jil Sanders unveils new creative era with crisp, light silhouettes at Milan Fashion Week

Simone Bellotti has unveiled his first collection as Jil Sander's creative director during Milan Fashion Week

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2 w. ago Demi Moore stuns in a gold glitzy gown as she joins Gwyneth Paltrow and Lila Moss to celebrate Gucci's 'sexy and daring' new era with the premiere of new short film at Milan Fashion Week

As Gucci launches its exciting new era under creative director Demna, it kicked off Milan Fashion Week in style with the premiere of an eye-catching new short film.

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2 w. ago Can Gucci’s new designer bring the hot sauce and rescue fashion house from flatlining sales?

Gucci opens Milan fashion week with film showcasing new looks by bold hire creative director Gucci has become bland, and its new designer, Demna, has been hired to bring the hot sauce. But will the Italian brand’s walk on the wild side be a renaissance, or a mid-life crisis?The first chapter of Demna’s Gucci, which opened Milan fashion week, appeared online a day ahead of schedule (very culturally modish, like a surprise album drop) and ditched the traditional catwalk format for a film by Spike Jonze and Babygirl’s director, Halina Reijn, about a fictional Barbara Gucci – “President of Gucci and of the State of California” – played by Demi Moore. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘I’m a hustler, a grinder’: Teyana Taylor on music, motherhood and One Battle After Another

She was discovered by Pharrell Williams, signed by Kanye West and worked with Beyoncé – all by her early 20s. Now the star of Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film is creating a buzz in HollywoodTeyana Taylor is – as she often says to interviewers – the entertainment equivalent of “a Glade plug-in” air freshener: put her in “any socket” and she will make “every room smell good”. And, at 34, she has the CV to prove it. After kicking off her career at 15 as a choreographer for Beyoncé (she later showcased her own moves to millions in the headline-grabbing video for Kanye West’s 2016 single Fade), the New York native began making her own critically acclaimed, cutting-edge R&B. She has also acted in a slew of movies and TV shows – including an award-winning turn as a mother who kidnaps her son from the care system in 2023’s A Thousand and One – and worked as a creative director for brands and a host of other musicians.But Taylor also likens herself to another household item. “I am a sp...

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3 w. ago TBWA\Media Arts Lab London Appoints Tim Schoenmaeckers as Executive Creative Director

TBWA\Media Arts Lab London Appoints Tim Schoenmaeckers as Executive Creative Director  Little Black Book | LBBOnline

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3 w. ago TBWA\Media Arts Lab London Appoints Tim Schoenmaeckers As ECD For U.K., EU and CEMEA

TBWA\Media Arts Lab London Appoints Tim Schoenmaeckers As ECD For U.K., EU and CEMEA  SHOOTonline

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3 w. ago Baggy jeans, workwear and plenty of grit: luxury reimagined at Coach

Creative director Stuart Vevers appeals to gen z audience with ‘down-to-earth pieces’ for New York fashion weekNew York fashion week is proving a particularly perplexing time for brands as they continue to grapple with a global slowdown, leading many to question what luxury even means today.For some consumers, it is always going to be about a gleaming five-figure handbag. For others, it is a limited-edition Labubu. While a certain cohort considers a plain cashmere jumper to be the peak of high status, logomania endures for others. Vintage shopping is now used to denote quality but equally buying nothing has become a powerful signifier. Continue reading...

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