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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

LVMH’s top label Louis Vuitton said on Tuesday it has hired Pharrell Williams to head artistic direction of its menswear designs, tapping a popular figure from the music industry to fill the high-profile position left vacant since the death of star designer Virgil Abloh over a year ago. Writing by Tassilo Hummel.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Each petit h object is incredibly rare and designed in a way Hermès calls ‘creation in reverse’. Designers gather their materials from the petit h workshop and begin the creation in reverse process. In 1922, Hermès released its first line of leather handbags. What each object will be is not known in advance. A circular future.

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JANUARY 24, 2022

Sydney-based fashion label Injury is set to launch Australia’s first digital fashion non-fungible token (NFT) art series. In 2004, Eugene Leung started the Injury label , initially releasing 10 limited-edition screen-printed tops followed by an official menswear range, which launched during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Australia.

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Rituals is the latest brand to launch its 3,530 sq ft upsized location, creating the brand’s largest UK store.Located on the Lower Ground Floor adjacent to Ted Baker, it is also the debut of a new concept design that will now be rolled out across the UK.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Absence of Colour , the monochrome fashion brand, has opened its flagship location at 54 Neal Street. The retailer is working with artist Zoe Allen to feature a bespoke Absence of Colour-inspired art installation at the store, and fit out the 650 sq ft space in their signature minimalistic style. .

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JANUARY 20, 2023

Louis Vuitton has launched a brand-new collection with world renowned artist Yayoi Kusama. To celebrate the launch in a standout way, Louis Vuitton has projected a colourful, moving Yayoi Kusama polka dot design onto the façade of Harrods; the first brand ever to do this.

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MAY 16, 2022

‘Unexpected’, ‘unbelievable’ and ‘unreal’ were all words I heard to describe the Adaptive Clothing Collective at this year’s Afterpay Australian Fashion Week (AAFW). Christina Stephens appeared alongside JAM the label in Australia’s first runway featuring clothes designed specifically for people with disabilities.

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MARCH 15, 2022

Nearly two years ago, the Black Lives Matter movement forced Australia’s fashion industry to confront the lack of First Nations representation in their ranks, and since then, there’s been a noticeable uptick in the number of Indigenous models being featured in campaigns and Indigenous fashion brands being shown on runways.

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JANUARY 21, 2024

Iconic French fashion brand Longchamp has just opened the doors to a newly renovated apartment at the ‘Paris end’ of Melbourne’s Collins Street in a way that is très chic. Globally in 2024, the luxury goods market is projected to generate US$369 billion in revenue, with fashion being the largest segment, reaching a market volume of US$115.90

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

At Milan’s Salone Del Mobile, French fashion house Dior has unveiled a series of high-concept chairs by the likes of Nendo, Tokujin Yoshioka and many more. It is also recognisable in the French fashion house’s 1955 Diorama and the 1958 Miss Dior perfume campaigns by illustrator René Grau.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2022

I researched and researched, but couldn’t find a boiler suit, so I just started mentally designing one. MS: When I started Sük, I didn’t know much about the fashion industry. We didn’t design any new styles during that period, I just wanted to make sure we were being as inclusive as we said we were. MS: Definitely.

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OCTOBER 26, 2023

Target Australia has collaborated with Cungelella Art, an Australian art collective led by four Indigenous sisters, to launch a limited-edition clothing line. This First Nations artist partnership is the latest project in Target’s commitment to helping Indigenous communities and reconciliation.

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JULY 23, 2022

The Milan office of David Chipperfield Architects has designed a minimalist boutique for fashion brand Akris in Washington DC , featuring pleated walls and displays suspended from thin wires. The boutique debuts a new design concept for the brand's retail spaces. The Akris store is located on I St NW in the US capital.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

This innovative store design is set to captivate customers with its seamless fusion of art, culture and the spirit of Sydney. The ground floor is reserved for its sportswear and performance lines, and showcases key collections such as the Adidas by Stella McCartney Collection. Adidas Sydney Image supplied. Ganni Sydney Image supplied.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Between 2019 and 2021, StockX reported a 200 per cent increase in distinct designer collaborations. Major brand collaborations aren’t always between luxury fashion brands, elusive artists and uber-famous musicians and athletes, either. And prompts you to wonder what makes a fashion collaboration so successful?

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JUNE 9, 2022

The Australian Commonwealth Games Team will sport uniforms during opening and closing ceremonies designed by RM Williams in partnership with Commonwealth Games Australia. The new capsule range of formal wear will include heritage designs and limited-edition leather boots, made in Melbourne.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Fashion social enterprise Homie will include digital non-fungible tokens (NFTs) as part of its next Reborn collection, launching during Melbourne Fashion Week. It’s a fashion experience that appeals to the digital native, fashion-forward consumer. However, the lines are blurring between the physical and digital realms.

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JANUARY 16, 2022

In 1982, an American fashion designer and haberdasher from Harlem, New York, Daniel Day – aka Dapper Dan – opened a clothing boutique. He was servicing a community that was significantly underrepresented in fashion, during a time when African-American artists and musicians were gaining celebrity status.

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MARCH 27, 2024

Prior to joining the c-suite Fraser started her distinguished career in luxury retail apparel and fashion as a merchandising manager for Calvin Klein. Are there any new handbag pillars or design elements that consumers can look forward to? We are known for colour and prints, and our heritage is rooted in art and design.

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AUGUST 27, 2023

American fashion designer Marc Jacobs first launched his eponymous beauty brand in 2013, making more than 120 products available for purchase in select Marc Jacobs stores and at Sephora. Nabi, the beauty line is expected to debut in two to three years. According to Coty’s CEO Sue Y.

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DECEMBER 20, 2023

Kristy Dickinson is a jewellery designer and founded Haus of Dizzy, to amplify the voices of those who have been silenced. Inside Retail : Tell me about your career journey – as a jewellery designer and the founder of Haus of Dizzy. Haus of Ziggy Lee is an Aboriginal-owned kids’ fashion brand, named after my son, Ziggy Lee.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

A harmonious mix of concrete, oakwood and aluminium features in this Copenhagen shoe store , which has been designed by Danish studio Norm Architects. Read: Norm Architects designs New Mags bookstore in Copenhagen to reference old libraries. Downstairs, the store has an oak-lined shoeshine bar.

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OCTOBER 21, 2020

Luxury fashion label Dries Van Noten has opened its first US store in Los Angeles , which boasts interiors filled with artworks from creatives across the globe. Together the buildings measure 8,500 square feet (790 square meters), making this the Belgian fashion brand's largest retail space to date. Photo by Jeff Forney.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

She was born in the virtual world and lives on Instagram, but she can be found more and more often in physical fashion magazines like Vogue and Cosmopolitan. The cover story investigates what it means for people and businesses when the lines between the physical and digital world become increasingly blurred.

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OCTOBER 19, 2021

She was born in the virtual world and lives on Instagram, but she can be found more and more often in physical fashion magazines like Vogue and Cosmopolitan. The cover story investigates what it means for people and businesses when the lines between the physical and digital world become increasingly blurred.

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JULY 17, 2023

Much like all of Astrid & Miyu’s locations, the new Spitalfields store is a playground for jewellery lovers,housing the brand’s complete line of stackable jewellery as well as their iconic and much beloved experiential shopping services including onsite piercings, tattoos and weldings.

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MARCH 19, 2024

Interior design studio Cúpla has completed a boutique for fashion brand Rixo in central London that features hand-painted illustrations and colourful zellige tiles. The interior designer had previously designed the brand's flagship store on the King's Road and wanted the refurbished Marylebone location to have a similar feel.

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JUNE 6, 2021

Green onyx lines the floors and walls of this fashion boutique in Rome by creative duo Giada Forte and Robert Vattilana. The Forte Forte store is located on Via Borgognona, a street in the heart of the Campo Marzio – the 4th rione, or district, of Rome – that was once full of artists. Photography is by Danilo Scarpati.

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JULY 20, 2021

The US designer, entrepreneur, and DJ – who has held the role of artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear for three years – has committed to work with LVMH on new luxury fashion projects across multiple categories. Off-White’s founder, Virgil Abloh, is to sell a majority stake of his Off-White label to LVMH Group.

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AUGUST 19, 2021

Australian luxury fashion brand Camilla & Marc has just released a gender neutral and sustainable sportswear collection, showcased through a multidisciplinary campaign featuring 10 local creatives. This collection is a cumulation of extensive research, responsible sourcing and design, and marks the future of where we are heading.”.

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MARCH 4, 2024

New Zealand-born designer Shannon Pittman is the founder and creative director of bespoke bridal brand Bo & Luca. Here, she discusses the blend of traditional craftsmanship and modern design in her dresses, the impact of global conflicts on her supply chain and what’s next for the business.

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

Spatial designer and artist Adi Goodrich has filled the Dreams lifestyle store in Los Angeles ' Atwater Village with colourful surrealist details, including a lobster phone and a "glowing" blue rock. The owners wanted me to design a concept store around this theme," she added. "I The photo is by Adi Goodrich. "I

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JANUARY 14, 2023

Luxury brand Louis Vuitton has transformed its stores across the world for the launch of its anticipated capsule collection with Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama. The collection is the second collaboration between Louis Vuitton and Kusama, returning a decade after the fashion house and artist first collaborated in 2012.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2022

The new flagship store – the brand’s first in the US – features about 1300sqm of retail space, as well as a recording studio for musical artists, a 23-metre hat wall, a bar, live DJs performing daily, and a Secret Room featuring sought-after items in the streetwear market. Thus, the brand and location were a perfect fit.

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MARCH 11, 2021

Colourful display stands are meant to appear like artworks within this eyewear store in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia created by French designer Pierre Brocas and architect Nada Oudghiri. When Eyewa approached us, we felt we had to design something bold.". We are also very drawn to minimal artists such as Donald Judd ," he continued.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2021

Just like tattoos, young men now perceive nail art as a form of self-expression and a way to incorporate unique designs as part of their personal aesthetic. World-renowned musical artists like Harry Styles, A$AP Rocky, and Bad Bunny are strong proponents of nail art without any effeminate associations.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2021

This is not the work of a famous artist, this is Imagined Landscape, by British luxury fashion house Burberry. . As people meander through, they are surrounded by cinematic films from French digital artist Maotik, artist and coder Cao Yuxi, and Lia Jiayu. The films are displayed on interactive screens celebrating nature.

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