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A tribute: How Issey Miyake changed the way we saw and wore fashion

Inside Retail

Throughout his career, Japanese fashion designer Issey Miyake, who has died of cancer at 84, rejected terms like “fashion”. There, the young designer apprenticed for eminent haute couture fashion houses Guy Laroche and Hubert de Givenchy. The fashion system was changing and Miyake rose to the challenge. Covering the body.

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Emerging talents shine brightly at London Fashion Week as mega brands stay away

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Even Storm Eunice was unable to deter editors, the press, influencers and other fashionable A-listers from filling the front rows at London Fashion Week. Combining the digital and physical worlds, Crutchley presented 21 physical looks and several pieces for the metaverse, as supported by fashion-tech start-up Zero10.

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Sotheby’s to auction Louis Vuitton and Nike ‘Air Force 1’ sneakers

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Abloh viewed the original sneakers as a cultural symbol of the hip-hop heritage which nurtured his artistic roots growing up. The sneakers are made in calf leather accompanied by Louis Vuitton’s emblematic monogram and Damier patterns.

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Electrifying: Kev Yiu steps out on his own

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Having achieved fame and accolades for creating wedding dresses, evening wear and handbags, he says he is keen to explore beyond the boundaries of fashion. “I Yiu’s fashion journey began in his childhood. His father was a police officer and in a curious twist of fate it was through the police that Yiu got his first fashion break.

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17 designers and artists including India Mahdavi, Dimore Studio and Martino Gamper reinterpret Dior’s ‘Medallion’ chair

Design Wanted

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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New store concept signals start of more elevated era for Wittner: CEO

Inside Retail

Premium and unique touches, such as marble accents, linen curtains, full-height mirrors, designer furniture and hand-crafted paper pendant lights created by local artists, convey a luxurious look and feel and signal the start of a new, more elevated era for the 110-year-old footwear brand, according to Wittner CEO Catherine Williamson.

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Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy combines glass bricks and walnut for first store

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Walnut panelling echoes the brand's famous intrecciato woven leather technique The store in central Paris is the first designed by Blazy, who has led Italian luxury fashion house Bottega Veneta since 2020. A spiral staircase leads to a second floor The woven pattern is echoed in the carving of walnut tables and columns.