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Mary Katrantzou appointed accessories creative director Bulgari

Greek designer Mary Katrantzou has been appointed as the first creative director for leather goods and accessories at Bulgari. Katrantzou announced the news herself on her Instagram page. She will also continue to work at her own eponymous brand. The position is newly created by Bulgari, yet Katrantzou has been linked to the label before through...

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BFC teams up with NewGen alumni on a bag collection

The British Fashion Council is commemorating three decades of its NewGen talent initiative with a collaboration with seven of its NewGen alumni designers on a bag collection crafted in partnership with Bags of Ethics. The bag collection features designers Ahluwalia, Christopher Kane, Erdem, Giles Deacon, Halpern, Mary Katrantzou and Roksanda,...

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Mary Katrantzou launches affordable line with Bloomingdale’s

American retailer Bloomingdale’s has unveiled a limited-edition collaboration with designer Mary Katrantzou for its private brand, Aqua. The exclusive collaboration sees Katrantzou bringing her signature bold print aesthetic to Bloomingdale’s Aqua with an 18-piece collection including dresses and separates. The womenswear collection also...

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Bulgari to unveil Mary Katranzou designed Serpenti bags

Bulgari has collaborated with Mary Katrantzou for a new Bulgari Serpenti Through the Eyes of Mary Katrantzou collection that will debut with a digital and editorial campaign. Natalia Vodianova will star in the campaign that was shot by fashion photographer Hugo Comte. For the campaign, Katrantzou created jumpsuits to pair with the bags, which...

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Mary Katrantzou launches Mary Mare

London-based designer Mary Katrantzou has launched a bi-annual resort wear capsule collection, Mary-Mare, which will initially launch online due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The all-year-round holiday capsule collection, which was sold to buyers during last year’s Paris market in June, has been in the pipeline for 18-months and offers...

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Mary Katrantzou SS20 show at Greece's Temple of Poseidon

Greek-born, London-based designer Mary Katrantzou made history this week when she became the first to stage a catwalk show at the Temple of Poseidon, just outside Athens in Greece. Many brands have tried and failed to showcase inside the ancient Greek monument, but only Katrantzou could get Greece’s Central Archaeological Council (KAS) and...

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Mary Katrantzou to launch size inclusive swimwear range, Mary Mare

Mary Katrantzou is delving into the world of swim with a new line called Mary Mare. The line will introduce new styles throughout the year and exist alongside Katrantzou's main line, rather than as a diffusion line. Katrantzou unveiled her plans for Mary Mare to WWD this week, mentioning that the line will center around natural fabrics and...

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Chinese fashion investor Wendy Yu's take on London Fashion Week AW18

London - It has been one month since buyers, influencers and members of the press flocked to London for the Autumn/Winter 2018-2019 edition of bi-annual fashion week - which proved to be a standout event. It was a fashion week of many firsts and lasts, with Christopher Bailey presenting his final collection for heritage fashion house Burberry,...

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Mary Katrantzou collaborates with Moose Knuckles Canada

Mary Katrantzou unveiled an exclusive capsule collection of coats in collaboration with luxury Canadian outerwear brand Moose Knuckles Canada at her autumn/winter 2018 catwalk show during London Fashion Week. The collection, which draws inspiration from the preciousness of Victorian interiors and the radical lines of Bauhaus, includes...

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Yu Holdings acquires minority stake in Mary Katrantzou ahead of push into China

London - Wendy Yu, the Chinese heiress turned investor, entrepreneur and philanthropist, has acquired a minority stake in designer fashion label Mary Katrantzou ahead of plans to expand the London-based brand in China. The investment in Mary Katrantzou was made through Yu's investment vehicle Yu Capital, the London-based investment arm of Yu...

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In Pictures: ‘Mary, Queen of Prints’, solo exhibition of Mary Katrantzou

London - A new exhibition exploring the innovative designs and use of print by London-based designer Mary Katrantzou has opened in the Dallas Contemporary. Entitled Mary, Queen of Prints the solo exhibition marks the first time the designer's previous collections are displayed under one roof and coincides with the 10 year anniversary of...

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London Fashion Week celebrates creative sentiments in uncertain times

As London Fashion Week opened Friday morning, an attempted terrorist attack took place on the Underground by Parsons Green station, the fifth terror incident to take place in Britain in under six months. As the UK terror threat level is raised to its highest rating by prime minister Theresa May and armed forces walk the streets, London Fashion...