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Italian Textile, Fashion Supply Chain Has Found Its Sweet Spot in M&A and Aggregation
MILAN — The wave of consolidation in Italy’s supply chain is not showing any signs of a slowdown.EXCLUSIVE: Adrien Brody Collection for Bally Unveiled At a time of uncertainty and volatility marked by the swift downturn in luxury consumption seen since the last quarter of 2023, smaller suppliers in the downstream end of the fashion manufacturing pipeline are at risk of losing ground. Small and medium-size companies make up the majority of Italy’s 62,000 fashion firms, according to Confindustria Moda, forming the backbone of Made in Italy production, which entrepreneurs are increasingly willing to protect via M&A activity, partnerships and deals to...
Winnie Men’s Spring 2025: Parisian Punk
Idris Balogun is hitting his stride in the City of Light. He’s just moved to Paris to head Lacoste’s menswear design team, under Pelagia Kolotouros, and is finding the city fertile stimulation to channel the themes of his spring collection for Winnie. He tapped local musician Oko Ebombo...
South Korean Brand System Opens First Flagship in Paris, With Big Global Retail Ambitions
PARIS — South Korean brand System is setting down stakes in Paris with its first flagship in the Marais.Chloé Debuts Art Project Based on Female Empowerment It’s all part of the brand’s big global ambitions. System, which has been showing on the Paris Fashion Week calendar since 2017, is part of Handsome Corp., itself a subsidiary of Hyundai Group, the country’s third-largest conglomerate. Those deep pockets give it the chops to back up its goals. Handsome shuttered Tom Greyhound, the multi-brand concept store which had served as a minor-league testing ground of sorts for many of Handsome’s 20-plus brands, to completely revamp the...
Winnie Spring 2025 Men’s Collection
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EgonLab Men’s Spring 2025: London Calling
Instead of jumping through the Olympic hoops of staging a runway in Paris this season, EgonLab’s Florentin Glémarec and Kevin Nompeix absconded to London to shoot a lookbook, which was unveiled digitally. “There was this imposed calendar for the Games where some of our buyers, members of our...
EgonLab Spring 2025 Ready-to-Wear
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Sankuanz Spring 2025 Ready-to-Wear: A Mystical Take
Sankuanz’s creative director Shangguan Zhe gleaned inspiration this season from the dakinis, which are mystical deities worshipped in Asia and believed to be both aggressive and beautiful. They are all about freedom of the self. Zhe channeled this mysticism and duality into a collection artfully melding aspects of ancient...
Wooyoungmi Spring 2025 Ready-to-Wear: California Cool Meets Korean Cowboys
South Korean designer Woo Young Mi is constantly exploring the East-West push-pull exchange of ideas through her collections. This season she turned her eye to the style of the “ABK,” or American-born Korean, and their inherent blending of the collegiate prep, California surfer and sporty styles that have in turn influenced Korean fashion.
Doublet Men’s Spring 2025: Three Cheers for Fandom
By now, showgoers are familiar with rising fandom, given the crush of screaming tweens hoisting balloons and signs outside of many runway venues, often awaiting their favorite K-pop stars. Doublet designer Masayuki Ino sent up the phenomenon at his spring show, complete with colorful banners creating a gauntlet for the...
KidSuper Spring 2025 Ready-to-Wear: The Greatest Showman
Colm Dillane is ready to reclaim his crown as fashion’s greatest showman. After ditching theatrics in favor of a regular runway show last season, the KidSuper founder and creative director was back in his favorite element: the stage. Dillane hooked up with Cirque du Soleil for the show held...
Sacai Men’s Spring and Women’s Resort 2025: Rebel, Rebel
Chitose Abe is cracking the books — and packing them, too. Inspired by the James Dean quote “The prime reason…for living in this world is discovery,” she studied her history and set out to find fresh sartorial techniques. She also took inspiration from Dean’s 1950s-era collegiate style, sending out models with little stacks of books and a spirit of youthful rebellion.
Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: From John Travolta Dancing With Princess Diana to Taylor Swift Singing With Prince William and More
The recent encounter between Prince William and Taylor Swift in London, where the singer performed a concert from her “The Eras Tour” on Friday, was all over social media. The first in line to the British throne and the singer posed for a selfie with two of his children, Prince George and Princess Charlotte, backstage. The picture was shared on Swift’s Instagram account on Saturday and has received more than 8.8 million likes since then. Dua Lipa's Sister Rina Lipa Gives Polka Dots a Whimsical Twist in Strapless Mesh Dress for Naomi Campbell's Exhibit Party in London Like other members of...
AMC Aldo Maria Camillo Men’s Spring 2025: Eco, and Economical, Too
Aldo Maria Camillo, an expert tailor, went a bit against the grain for spring in two ways: While numerous designers are stampeding toward linen and cotton, he leaned into a tech fabric for its lightweight properties and eco credentials. And amid luxury inflation, he’s priced the made-in-Italy capsule in regenerated...
Dua Lipa’s Sister Rina Lipa Gives Polka Dots a Whimsical Twist in Strapless Mesh Dress for Naomi Campbell’s Exhibit Party in London
Rina Lipa continues to make rounds in the fashionable circles of London. The youngest sister of pop singer Dua Lipa attended the V&A Summer Party 2024, celebrating the upcoming “Naomi: In Fashion” exhibition on June 19. She wore a polka dot midi dress by Italian brand Miaou. Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: From John Travolta Dancing With Princess Diana to Taylor Swift Singing With Prince William and More Lipa’s strapless dress was made of a semi-sheer stretch recycled polyester with a whimsical and colorful polka dot pattern printed throughout. She completed the look with gold Jimmy Choo sandals and carried a black leather...
Beyoncé’s Nephew Julez Smith Debuts at Paris Fashion Week on Bluemarble’s Spring 2025 Runway Show
Daniel Julez Smith Jr., also known as Julez Smith, made his Paris Fashion Week debut on Thursday. The son of Solange Knowles and her ex-husband Daniel Smith, walked the runway during the Bluemarble spring 2025 show. Celebrities Meeting the British Royal Family: From John Travolta Dancing With Princess Diana to Taylor Swift Singing With Prince William and More “Thank you for this blessing. Beautiful show,” Smith wrote on his Instagram. On the runway, Beyoncé’s nephew wore a sparkling jumpsuit covered in crystal beads. The outfit featured a hoodie, front pockets and the phrase “Are You Lonely? Call Me” printed on the back. Bluemarble’s...
Designers Pay Tribute to ‘Master’ Dries Van Noten at His Farewell Show
For Dries Van Noten’s farewell show on Saturday, there was hardly a celebrity in sight. Instead, scores of fellow designers turned out to celebrate a colleague they hailed as a master of his craft.Walter Van Beirendonck Holds Book Signing for His 'Draw the World Awake' Champagne flowed at the preshow cocktail where Van Noten himself mingled with industry figures such as Thom Browne, Pierpaolo Piccioli, Haider Ackermann, Joyce Ma and Julie Gilhart, and past and present members of his team, reunited for the occasion. “It’s nice that we’re here,” said Browne. “This is a time we have to really celebrate and support...
System Men’s Spring 2025: Romantic With Retail Ambitions
Designer Hee Soo Kim has been showing on the official Paris calendar since 2017 in a presentation or casual catwalk formula. This time he sent out a full range of coed looks in a polished parade intended for commercial sale without compunction. Witness soft suits and fluid tailoring for both...
Dries Van Noten Men’s Spring 2025: A Pitch-perfect Send-off for a Designer Who Put ‘Unfashionable’ Belgium on the Map
Dries Van Noten retired from the runway with a pitch-perfect farewell event on Saturday night in Paris: An extended cocktail dînatoire with the atmosphere of a family wedding; a spellbinding, slow-build fashion show that was an echo of the designer’s glorious career, forever devoted to dignified dressing tinged with artful, exotic embellishments, and a party that erupted the second he finished his bow and was swallowed up in the darkness of the massive warehouse venue, a mirror ball the size of a house flickering to life and beckoning guests to celebrate, not mourn.
Target Just Released the Next TikTok-Viral Stanley Cup Inspired by Top Beauty Trends
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. When it comes to blissful beauty shopping sprees, Target’s aisles are often the scene of the crime. Whether you’re scooping up a healthy haul of drugstore foundations, a rainbow of gel nail polishes, or top Target mascaras, it’s hard to stop yourself from coming home with a big bag of loot. But, if you remember last year’s Stanley Cup heist, where mobs of shoppers swept shelves in pursuit of the colorful tumblers, Target’s also become a bullseye for limited-edition iterations of the coveted Quenchers. So it’s only natural that Stanley and Target join forces for an exciting new collection — this time inspired by viral makeup trends, from cherry cola lips to blueberry milk nails.
Backstage at Dries Van Noten Spring 2025 Show at Paris Fashion Week
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