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Paul Smith announces festive collaboration with the Royal Opera House

British designer Paul Smith is collaborating with the Royal Opera House in London’s Covent Garden for the festive season to celebrate “the spirit of creativity and cultural heritage”. The festive takeover is described as a first-of-its-kind collaboration bringing together “two icons of British design and the arts, united by a shared commitment...

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Balenciaga to partner with The Royal Opera House on Cobain-inspired show

London’s The Royal Opera House has announced a partnership with luxury fashion brand Balenciaga, which will see some of the label’s pieces from its autumn 2022 and winter 2022 collections featured in a new stage show. ‘Last Days’, which is based on Gus Van Sant’s 2005 film of the same name, opened in Linbury Theatre on October 7 and aims to...

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Gareth Pugh dresses the ballet

Tonight is the opening night for the Royal Opera House’s new ballet, Carbon Ballet, and it features costumes designed by London Fashion Week designer Gareth Pugh. In the first look of the costumes, Pugh has twisted conventional ballet styles with his signature sculptural and architectural designs in a look that will see the dancer’s faces...