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Nominees of 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards named, Isabel Toledo to be honoured

The nominees of the 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards have been announced as the council, together with headline sponsor Amazon Fashion, looks to continue celebrating designers and innovators impacting American fashion. Nominees for the American Womenswear Designer of the Year are; • Rachel Scott for Diotima • Marc Jacobs • Jack McCollough and Lazaro...

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SCAD: art and fashion school in the Luberon celebrates its 20th anniversary

It is probably one of France's most beautiful art and fashion schools. Situated on a plateau overlooking the Luberon valley, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) intends to be discussed on its 20th anniversary. In France, its name may not be as common as the Institut Français de la Mode (IFM), ESMOD or Studio Berçot, but it has its...

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Fashion designer Isabel Toledo dies at 59

Cuban-American designer Isabel Toledo, who became most recognized for designing for First Lady Michelle Obama’s dress for the 2009 inaugural parade, died on Monday in New York. She was 59. According to the New York Times, Toledo died from breast cancer, as confirmed by her husband and artist Ruben Toledo. The New York-based designer was known...