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Rei Kawakubo, Adrian Joffe and Dickon Bowden named as Fashion Awards honourees

The British Fashion Council (BFC) has named additional honourees ahead of this year's The Fashion Awards (TFA), taking place December 1, 2025. Rei Kawakubo, Adrian Joffe and Dickon Bowden will jointly receive the Isabella Blow Award for Fashion Creator during the event. The trio are being recognised for their establishment of Dover Street Market...

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DSM brand: Dover Street Market unveils its first in-house brand in Paris

Dover Street Market, the fashion concept store co-created by Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons, launched its own in-house brand, DSM Brand. The company presented its first collection during Paris Men’s Fashion Week, taking place from June 28 to July 1. "This is a new stage in DSM’s evolution: creating its own brand, both for its image and for...

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Parley launches new label and incubator to accelerate eco-innovation and design

Parley for the Oceans, the global environmental organisation and impact network, has announced a long-term partnership with the Paris-based Dover Street Market Paris Brand Development (DSMP-BD) to launch a new label and investment incubator to accelerate eco, natural and biofabricated innovations. The new partnership will see Parley launching a...

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Valentino partners with Dover Street Market for global pop-up rollout

Valentino is expanding its retail footprint through a collaboration with concept store Dover Street Market. Beginning this week, the brand will launch a series of Valentino-curated pop-up shops at DSM locations worldwide, including London, Paris, New York, Singapore, Los Angeles and Tokyo, said WWD. The partnership is strategic for Valentino as...

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Dover Street Market confirms Paris opening date

Multi-brand retailer Dover Street Market (DSM), founded by Rei Kawakubo of Japanese fashion label Comme des Garçons and her husband Adrian Joffe, has confirmed its new location in Paris will open on May 24. The 11,840 square foot store will be located at 35-37, rue des Francs-Bourgeois, occupying the ground and first floors, plus one of the...

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Dover Street Market to open Paris flagship

The British Japanese concept store Dover Street Market is set to unveil its new Parisian flagship. The innovative space will serve as both the headquarters for the Rei Kawakubo and Adrian Joffe brand in France and a dynamic hub for fashion experimentalism. Additionally, the 3,500 sqm store will house the 'brand development' division, which...

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Schiaparelli unveils pop-up concept at Dover Street Market

French luxury label Schiaparelli has opened a pop-up concept at Dover Street Market (DSM) in London, Los Angeles and New York, highlighting its autumn/winter 2021 collection. The pop-up, designed by Schiaparelli’s creative director Daniel Roseberry with bureau Betak, features a “special offering” of the label’s autumn/winter 2021 collection,...

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Nordstrom collaborates with Dover Street Market Paris

American department store chain Nordstrom has partnered with Comme des Garçons owned concept store Dover Street Market Paris to highlight emerging designers in the fashion industry. The collaboration will feature seven individual up-and-coming brands curated by Dover Street that introduce their spring/summer 2021 collections in select Nordstrom...

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In pictures: Dover Street Market opens Paris store

Comme Des Garçons-owned concept store Dover Street Market has opened a new shop at 54 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris. The new, small space, aptly called Dover Little Street Market, showcases seven brands that are part of the Dover Street Market Paris Company’s brand development division, an incubator of emerging talent launched last year....

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i-D & Dover Street Market launch capsule collection for i-D's 40th anniversary

Iconic style publication i-D and Dover Street market have teamed up for a special in-store pop up in celebration of i-D’s 40th anniversary. A limited edition capsule collection from Dover Street Market collaborators include items from Comme de Garçons, Aries, Stüssy, IDEA and Futura 2000. A selection of t-shirts, hoodies, hats, accessories and a...

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Dover Street Market to open in Paris

Coronavirus isn’t stopping Rei Kawakubo’s plans for retail expansion. Dover Street Market, which has become a cornerstone of retail in cities including New York, London, and Tokyo, will be opening a new store in Paris. It would be the company’s second multi-brand retail store. Speculation that Dover Street Market could open in Paris has been on...

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American fashion designers get political, urging people to vote

With just 33 days to go until the next presidential election, American designers and brands are getting political, urging their customers to vote. While many brands may skew to the democratic end of the political spectrum, few openly pledge allegiance to either side, in a bid to not alienate followers and customers. Yet more so than at any other...