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Off White, Louis Vuitton artistic designer Virgil Abloh passes away

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Virgil Abloh, artistic director at LVMH, Louis Vuitton and Off White, has passed away. In 2013, he founded Off White, and became the Men’s Artistic Director of Louis Vuitton in 2018. He also partnered and collaborated with artists and brands outside of the fashion space, from designing album covers to Kanye West, to furniture for Ikea.

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Fashion label Farage opens five-story concept store in Sydney

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Fashion brand Farage has launched a five-story concept store in Sydney, as it marks its 25th year in the industry. The upper gallery has been turned into a suiting space, displaying contemporary clothes, furniture, and artwork by Australian artists, including a piece by Marisa Purcell suspended beside the stone-clad service desk.

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Brazen, original, poetic: hip-hop’s mark on fashion continues

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As hip-hop celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, elements of the culture are expected to be on the runway during New York Fashion Week from September 8-13, when American designers will showcase their latest collections. “Hip-hop fashion is defined by its brazenness, its originality, its verbal symphony. Blige and others.

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Berlei bra design is cultural appropriation, Aboriginal artists say

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A bra design competition that was supposed to raise money to help those affected by breast cancer has instead resulted in lingerie brand Berlei being accused of cultural appropriation after it chose a design featuring Aboriginal symbols created by a non-Indigenous artist as one of the winners. Berlei later confirmed she was not.

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Introducing Asia’s answer to slow fashion: Supermint

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Asia’s answer to slow fashion, Supermint, has just unveiled its first Hong Kong store at mixed-use retail destination PMQ. We believe we can open up more possibilities for slow fashion and make the fashion journey sustainable. “We Modern women are independent and have unique fashion tastes.

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Louis Vuitton opens cultural and culinary destination dubbed ‘LV Dream’

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Luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton has unveiled ‘LV Dream’, a new “cultural and culinary space” in the heart of Paris. LV Dream is home to nine themed rooms, including ‘Louis Vuitton: As seen by…’, ‘The World of Vuitton According to Rei’, and ‘Leathergoods in Fashion’. Upon entering the first room ‘Mr.

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CGI, manga and fantasy: Sydney fashion label Injury launches NFT art series

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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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