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Italian luxury brands stage citywide retail takeover in Manhattan

From April 9 to 11, Manhattan’s luxury corridors will double as a distributed exhibition space. Under the banner “Icons of Italy,” 43 flagship boutiques representing 56 Italian brands spanning fashion, design, jewellery, automotive, yachting, food and wine will host installations and cultural activations aimed at reframing retail as a vehicle...

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Fashion|ANALYSIS

The rise of menswear romanticism: the new aesthetic reshaping how men dress

It is not a coincidence that Jacob Elordi chooses to wear womenswear from Chanel or Bottega Veneta off-duty, without sponsorship, stylist, or explanation. Or that A$AP Rocky becomes a face of Chanel despite the house producing no menswear line. What makes these moments significant is not the celebrity behaviour itself, it is what it signals...

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Puig: The group that dreamed of becoming LVMH, yet may disappear under Estée Lauder's shadow

Madrid – Everyone has a price. This stark premise lies at the core of the current negotiations for a “potential” merger between the US group The Estée Lauder Companies and Spain’s Puig. The deal, should it materialise at the right valuation, could effectively subsume Puig’s 112-year history. Founded in 1914 in Barcelona by Antonio Puig Castelló...

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Fashion

FW26 trend: Designers use the peplum for a sculpted silhouette

The peplum made a strong return to the FW26 runways, reflecting fashion’s current interest in sculpted waistlines and controlled volume around the hips. Rather than the ruffled, overtly feminine versions associated with the 2010s, this season’s interpretations felt sharper and more architectural, often integrated into tailoring or streamlined...

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