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Video: Exploring Azzedine Alaïa's unseen Dior archive at La Galerie Dior

Azzedine Alaïa, one of the most revered and influential designers of the last sixty years, was also a dedicated collector of vintage fashion. His previously unseen collection of 22,000 pieces included hundreds of designs from the House of Dior, mostly created by the founding couturier. A selection of these pieces is now on display at La Galerie...

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Pieter Mulier's final collection: Alaïa refined, not reimagined

If this fall/winter 2026 season has proven one thing, it is that fashion can be divisive. Yet there remains one designer who has unified the industry throughout his career: Pieter Mulier. The Belgian designer delivered his emotional swan song at Alaïa during Paris Fashion Week, underscoring his status as every designer's favourite designer. On...

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Major fashion exhibitions to set aside a day (or two) for in 2026

After a packed exhibition year in which curators did their best to capture the turbulence of our times, they appear to be returning to classics in 2026. The magnifying glass is on greats such as Schiaparelli, Alaïa and the Queen (Elizabeth II), whom many people know and will always want to explore. A fine starting point, because anyone who...

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The return of the designer: Fashion's creative renaissance

The recent creative director appointments at some of the world's most prestigious fashion houses signals a profound shift from an era long dominated by marketing mavens and corporate strategists. Matthieu Blazy at Chanel, Louise Trotter at Bottega Veneta, and Sarah Burton at Givenchy, alongside Clare Waight Keller at Uniqlo, Pieter Mulier at Ala...

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Without Alaia, Valentino and Fendi, there are gaps in the couture calendar

The Parisian haute couture calendar was brought forward this year to accommodate the forthcoming Olympic Games. However, amidst the flurry of high-fashion presentations, the absence of Alaïa, Fendi and Valentino has been duly noted. Also notable is that Chanel showed haute couture without its former artistic director, Virginie Viard, who made an...

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SCAD Fash Lacoste Museum of Fashion and Film presents Azzedine Alaïa exhibition

SCAD Fash Lacoste Museum of Fashion and Film is showcasing twenty key pieces by the Franco-Tunisian couturier Azzedine Alaïa in collaboration with Olivier Saillard, director of the Azzedine Alaïa Foundation, at the “Art of Fashion” exhibition. Twenty years is something to celebrate! To celebrate its anniversary, SCAD Fash Lacoste is organising,...

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Fondation Azzedine Alaïa announces new exhibition

The Fondation Azzedine Alaïa in Paris is to host a new exhibition ‘Alaïa Afore Alaïa’ in honour of the couturier, created by the designer himself some years before his death. Under the direction of Olivier Saillard, ‘Alaïa Afore Alaïa’ will analyse the designer’s formative years between the 1950s, just before the budding couturier would leave...

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Pieter Mulier to make Alaïa debut one day before Paris Couture Week

As the age old saying goes, the early bird gets the worm. Alaïa has announced that Pieter Mulier will be debuting his first collection for the brand on the eve of Paris Couture Week, kicking off a season that will be highly celebrated as the world attempts its slow and steady reemergence from the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is also the...

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Maison Alaïa appoints Pieter Mulier as Creative Director

Paris-based fashion house Alaïa has appointed Belgian designer Pieter Mulier as its new creative director. A significant appointment, it is the brand’s first creative head since the passing of founder Azzedine Alaïa in November 2017. The Richemont-owned Maison made the announcement on Friday, with Mulier’s first collection to debut for Spring...

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Video: See inside the Azzedine Alaïa exhibition at the Design Museum

The first-ever UK show dedicated to Tunisian-born master couturier Azzedine Alaïa has opened at the Design Museum in London and FashionUnited got access before the opening to take you on a three minute tour of the amazing couture pieces on display. The ‘Azzedine Alaïa: The Couturier’ exhibition marks the Design Museum’s first fashion exhibition...

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Inside Azzedine Alaïa: The Couturier exhibition

On May 10, the Design Museum opens its first fashion exhibition in it’s new home in Kensington, with a show dedicated to Tunisian-born master couturier Azzedine Alaïa, who died suddenly in November 2017. This isn’t however a retrospective of the designer’s life and career, instead ‘Azzedine Alaïa: The Couturier’ is a celebration of the legendary...

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Alaïa opens London store, first flagship outside Paris

Maison Alaïa has opened its first UK store on London’s Bond Street, at number 139 to be exact. It is the house’s first flagship outside of Paris, a 6,000 sq ft space that is full of light and showcases the full spectrum of collections from ready-to-wear to couture by appointment only, shoes, accessories and limited editions. The space has been...