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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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Frances Valentine's Elyce Arons takes vintage shopping to YouTube: 'From the hunt to the finished design'

Frances Valentine has launched "Mission Vintage," a four-part YouTube series that follows co-founder and CEO Elyce Arons as she shops for vintage pieces that inform the brand's designs. Speaking to FashionUnited, Arons said the series grew out of her habit of documenting store visits on social media. "I'm regularly on the road, popping in and...

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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,...

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House of Vanderbilt ties up with Signet Fashion in first NYFW move since trademark sale

House of Vanderbilt and Signet Fashion have announced a collaboration around New York Fashion Week, launching with a runway event at Vanderbilt Hall in Grand Central Terminal on 15 September. The tie-up is the first public activity from Signet Fashion since it acquired the New York Fashion Week, NYFW and NYFW: The Shows trademarks, along with...

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Dior and A24 announce a two-year creative partnership

Luxury house Dior, a powerhouse of the LVMH group, has announced a two-year creative collaboration with production company A24. The partnership covers the film, theatre and live events sectors. This agreement makes Dior the main partner of the Cherry Lane Theatre in New York. The partnership was launched at the Cherry Lane Theatre to mark the...

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Fake Chanel boutique in New York questions the true value of luxury

Artist Tom Sachs is showcasing makeshift Chanel items in an installation set up in his New York studio, which has been transformed into a fake Chanel boutique. Named "31 Rue Cambon", the installation opens on September 11 and will close on October 10. The timing is perfect, which should make Sachs' work an exciting topic of conversation for the...