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David Armstrong, photographer, dies age 60

Photographer David Armstrong has died at the age of 60 after losing a battle from liver cancer. Beloved for his sublime, sensual and softly-lit portraits of young men, Armstrong first rose to prominence as a cult photographer of 70s and 80s New York alongside Nan Goldin. The pair first met as teenagers and their work was shown together at PS1's...

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Tokyo Fashion Week

Tokyo Fashion Week is well under way and will run until October 23rd. The Mercedes Benz-organised fashion week makes it one of the latest official weeks in the year for brands to show their spring/summer 2015 collections. While the schedule is packed with Japanese catwalk designers, there are also guest designers, including UK brand House of...

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Teva x Woolrich

Teva has collaborated with Woolrich to extend the time spent in its sandals with a collection of wool-blend socks as part of its bring back #SocksandSandals campaign. The Teva x Woolrich collaboration includes two style options for both men and women: a solid Teva sandal with a printed Woolrich sock and a patterned webbing sandal with a solid...

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Alexander Wang x H&M

Just a few hours ago on Thursday evening, designer Alexander Wang presented his H&M collection in New York, the first collaboration between the Swedish fast fashion giant and a US designer. The Armory Arena in Manhattan's Washington Heights neighborhood turned into part boxing ring, part adventure course for the event, with the runway fittingly...

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125 years of Lee

Denim brand Lee is celebrating its 125th anniversary with a collaborative collection in partnership with four contemporary menswear and womenswear designers from the helm of some of its favourite labels. For Lee Men, the collection will include pieces from Donwan Harrell, creative director of US-based luxury menswear label Prps, who has added “...

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Mr Men x House of Holland

Mr Men and Little Miss have collaborated with London Fashion Week label House of Holland on a women’s and kids’ mini me collection. The 14-piece collection comprises of appliqué badge bombers, jeans and jumpsuit, shirts, dresses, knits, T-shirts, skirts, clutches and accessories, in both women’s and kids’ sizes from 3-10 years, featuring House...

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Fashion favours brush strokes and paint

Brush strokes, pointillism or paint splatters? This season art and fashion have joined forces in very literal paintwork styles. Art and fashion are two forces that have long fascinated designers, think the making of the Mondrian dress by Saint Laurent, while more recently in menswear, Raf Simons has created a collection in collaboration with...

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'Savage Beauty' expanded for its homecoming

An expanded and enhanced version of Alexander McQueen's retrospective 'Savage Beauty,' which was originally designed for the Metropolitan Museum in New York, is set to open in London's Victoria & Albert next year. Alexander McQueen's 'Savage Beauty', which went on to become the second most visited at the New York Met museum, is set to stage its...

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Louis Vuitton launch monogram collaboration

Louis Vuitton's new creative director Nicolas Ghesquière and the company's executive vice president, Delphine Arnault, initiated a project to celebrate the house's monogram logo. Louis Vuitton invited six of the world’s design pioneers (the ‘iconoclasts’) to interpret the LV monogram for a new series of bags. The collaborators include architect...

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New book highlights early years of Dior

British Journalist Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni has delved into the history of French fashion house Dior between the years of 1947 and 1957, in a book titled "Monsieur Dior il était une fois", out October 15. In 1947 Christian Dior presented his first show in the private salons of Avenue Montaigne. Then aged 42, the designer showcased feminine and...

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Petit Bateau x Fifi Lapin

French fashion brand Petit Bateau has teamed up with blogger and illustrator Fifi Lapin on a limited edition collection of T-shirts. Fifi Lapin, who is known for creating catwalk looks on her alter ego bunny, has selected key outfits from the season, including the French brand’s iconic striped mariniére as well as its new vibrant geometric...