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Met Costume Institute announces new spring 2027 exhibition theme after Galliano cancellation

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has announced a new theme for the Costume Institute’s spring 2027 exhibition. Following the cancellation of what would have been the first retrospective entirely dedicated to designer John Galliano, the exhibition will now “explore how designers transform familiar garments, materials, and objects, inviting visitors...

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Accademia Holding Moda France: New training organisation for luxury brand teams

The Italian industrial group HModa has launched Accademia Holding Moda France, a training organisation dedicated to the creative and product development teams of luxury fashion houses. This initiative enables them to gain a deeper understanding of the realities of Italian manufacturing. Accademia Holding Moda France was established in May 2025...

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Iris van Herpen and Perrier-Jouët unveil nature-inspired Belle Époque creations

Iris van Herpen has unveiled a series of artworks created with Maison Perrier-Jouët around its Belle Époque cuvées, ranging from a one-off collector’s piece to a limited-edition cuvée. First revealed at Tokyo Gendai in September, the creations were presented at the champagne house’s Banquet of Nature at The Peninsula Paris on October 21, and...

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SCAD Luxe unveils At the Designers’ Table: Iconic Evening Elegance exhibition for fall 2026

The Savannah College of Art and Design has opened its newest exhibition concept, At the Designers’ Table: Iconic Evening Elegance, at the SCAD LUXE luxury archive and research center in Savannah for the fall 2026 academic quarter, according to a press release shared by the university. The exhibition establishes an intimate tablescape format to...

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Louis Vuitton dedicates new travel book to the virtual world of K/DA

Louis Vuitton is venturing into new territory. The French fashion house is releasing a new volume in its Travel Book series, this time leading to a place that does not exist on any map. The focus is on Tempo Point, a fictional metropolis from the universe of the virtual pop group K/DA. Its members are also playable characters in the video game...

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Rokit Vintage partners with Rent the Musical for 30th anniversary production

British preloved retailer Rokit Vintage has partnered with Rent the Musical to supply authentic vintage clothing for the production’s 30th anniversary return to London’s West End, bringing late-1980s and early-1990s New York style to the stage. The Jonathan Larson musical is running at the Tom Stoppard Theatre from September 26, 2026, to...

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Kate Spade New York backs 'Heated Rivalry' creators' Irina Foundation as inaugural donor

Kate Spade New York has become the inaugural donor to the Irina Foundation, a new initiative from the creative team behind the television series "Heated Rivalry." The brand announced the donation at its fifth annual Global Summit on Women's Mental Health, held Thursday at The Shed in New York City. This year's summit focused on Gen Z women. The...

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Camper opens its archive to tell a 50-year story of experimentation, avant-garde and ideas

Mallorcan footwear brand Camper yesterday presented The Walking Society. Now More Than Ever!, a 452-page volume published by Swiss publisher Lars Müller Publishers, marking the culmination of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The presentation took place at an intimate gathering at La Fábrica in Madrid, centred around a conversation led by Ana...

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Fashion creation prize: city of Paris awards Anthony Calydon and Collectivo

The official awards ceremony for the Grands Prix de la Création de la Ville de Paris took place on Wednesday, September 23, 2026. The Révélation and Engagement Mode awards were presented to Anthony Calydon and Collectivo, while the Révélation Métiers d’Art prize went to Chloé Valorso. FashionUnited had already scouted these three talents. The...

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Milan dedicates an exhibition to Salvador Dalí's relationship with fashion

Milan - From Thursday, the Palazzo Reale in Milan will present an unprecedented exhibition dedicated to Spanish icon Salvador Dalí's experiments with fashion. The exhibition highlights the surrealist artist's talent for integrating fashion into his work, contributing to its evolution and creating his own “uniform”. More than 200 garments,...

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Miu Miu opens Vinyl Club pop-ups across Asia and Paris

Miu Miu has launched Vinyl Club, a run of temporary retail spaces built around record collecting, opening in six Asian cities and Paris through September and October. Each site is staged as a record library rather than a conventional shop floor. Walls carry album sleeves set out in a square grid, following the way vintage collections are...

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Converse apologizes for Instagram ad critics say evoked KKK imagery

An advertisement for Converse's Chuck 70 X sneaker is being scrubbed from the internet after viewers said the composition called up two of the most charged images in American racial history. The photo, posted to Instagram on August 27, featured the K-pop performer Karina in a skirt, a pair of the sneakers held up in one hand. Within hours,...