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Art is not dead: Marc Jacobs shows Fall 2022 collection

Marc Jacobs on Monday showed his Fall 2022 collection at New York’s Public Library, the same venue since his June 2021 show and only second in-person catwalk since the pandemic. It was a statement show defined by looks of layered control with Jacobs quoting Nietsche to underscore his message: “We have art in order not to die of the truth.” With...

Jun 28, 2022

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Women’s Resort 2023 keys collections

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers a first look at the latest Women’s Resort collections arriving for 2023. The first shows of the 2023 Resort season showed a contrast of styles and design reference. In difficult times, some designers opted to take inspiration from the past and reminiscences from golden eras and positive memories. For...

May 27, 2022

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As Dior embarks on a series of international catwalk shows, it must remain thoughtful to sentiment

Dior has announced it will show its pre-fall collection in Seoul on April 30th followed by a cruise presentation in Seville, Spain, on 16 June. The French luxury house has previously iterated the importance of live shows, seeing the runway medium held across international cities as key to its growth and success. The brand continues to invest...

Apr 12, 2022

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FW22: five big ideas from the runway season

The FW22 ready-to-wear season consisted of 449 shows in four cities. It started in New York at the beginning of February and ended in the same city in mid-March when Sarah Burton showed the FW22 Alexander McQueen collection. As the fashion flock moved from place to place, it became clear that there were five big ideas that ran throughout the...

Mar 30, 2022

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Ralph Lauren's first catwalk show since 2019 is a showcase of enduring style

Ralph Lauren returned to the world of in-person fashion on Tuesday with the brand’s first catwalk show since 2019. Held in New York’s Museum of Modern Art, Lauren transformed a gallery into an intimate sitting room, replacing seated rows with cozy coffee tables and crisp white banquettes. The atmostphere was less big brand experience than being...

Mar 23, 2022

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FW22 best ready-to-wear runway productions

Fashion shows can be simple, with just a few looks shown on a raised runway before a handful of attendees. On the other hand, they can be lavish productions, with a cast of fifty or more and a million dollar set, the most famous models in the world and the best hair and make-up artists. After two years of restrictions due to the Pandemic, the...

Mar 23, 2022

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The impact of catwalk fashion on shopping habits

The power of the catwalk can positively affect sales, even if the collections seen on the runway are not available in stores until autumn. Data from 'buy now, pay later' payment solutions company Clearpay, London Fashion Week principal sponsor, shows consumers are already ‘shopping the runway’, with key trends emerging from the LFW AW22 shows...

Mar 11, 2022

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Paris Fashion Week FW22: the top five trends store buyers need to know

Paris Fashion Week FW22 has come to an end and with it the major FW22 ready-to-wear runway season. It started and finished under a cloud of war and no one can predict what will happen in the coming days and weeks. Olivier Rousteing admitted to feeling uncomfortable presenting the FW22 Balmain collection while witnessing the violent attack on...

Mar 10, 2022

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Chanel dedicates AW22 collection to tweed

Chanel opened the final day of Paris Fashion Week with an explosion of tweed, taking its guests on a journey along the River Tweed, inspired by walks founder Gabrielle Chanel took in Scotland. Everything about the French fashion house’s autumn/winter 2022 show was about tweed, from the collection to the invite, and even the Grand Palais Éphémère...

Mar 9, 2022

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Paris fashion week closes with a solemn tone

Paris Fashion Week, which ends on Tuesday, has been over-shadowed by the war in Ukraine, with designers struggling for ways to balance declarations of solidarity with the glamour and spectacle of their shows. Some offered heartfelt tributes to the Ukrainian people alongside their women's autumn-winter collections -- none more so than Balenciaga...

Mar 8, 2022

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Paris fashion week excludes Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin from official schedule

France’s fashion body, the Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode (FHCM), has excluded Russian designer Valentin Yudashkin from its official calendar this season. Yudashkin was scheduled to host a digital presentation on March 8th, the final day of Paris Fashion Week, but was informed by FHCM president Ralph Toledano that his participation...

Mar 8, 2022

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Milan Fashion Week's autumn/winter 2022 key collections

Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers an insight into the key Fall Winter 2022-23 collections on show at Milan Fashion Week. Real world designs made to be worn rather than displayed, underpinned the ethos of many Milan Fashion Week collections. Couture constructions and elegant glamour were never far away but elevated basics and practical...

Mar 4, 2022