Gucci heads to Paris for its show next season.

Gucci heads to Paris for its show next season

Since he took over the helm of Gucci, designer Alessandro Michele has known how to keep us on our toes. With the upcoming Cruise 2019 show to be held in Arles, France, it seems the designer is taken with the country, moving the SS19 show there too.

Les plus beaux livres de mode à posséder.

Les plus beaux livres de mode à posséder

Une sélection de portraits rares de Coco Chanel dans l’œil de Willy Rizzo, Karl Lagerfeld chez Fendi, Rome et ses merveilles par Valentino… Vogue.fr a sélectionné les plus beaux livres de mode à posséder absolument dans sa bibliothèque.

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How 6 Indigenous Designers Are Using Fashion to Reclaim Their Culture.

How 6 Indigenous Designers Are Using Fashion to Reclaim Their Culture

Appropriation of indigenous design may be an ongoing issue, but these six talents are reclaiming their heritage through distinctive collections.

The line between inspiration and appropriation in fashion is oftentimes blurred. Nobody knows this better than the indigenous community, whose sacred prints, hand-burnished leatherwork, and beaded appliqués have been imitated by fashion houses for centuries. This type of cultural appropriation, where labels draw from deep-rooted design codes without crediting the culture they are taking them from, is particularly harmful to indigenous people, who have been, and continue to be, marginalized.

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Lais Ribeiro Refuses to Walk in Milan Fashion Week Anymore Due to Discrimination.

While New York Fashion Week is reaching higher levels of diversity on the runway than ever before, many European fashion weeks lag behind and model Lais Ribeiro has had it. The Brazilian beauty keeps busy with her duties as a Victoria’s Secret Angel now a days, but she’s announced she’s not even going to bother with one fashion in particular until it gets real about diveristy. She’s refusing to audition for Milan Fashion Week going forward.

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Shamanic Ritual: a fashion story.

Shamanic Ritual: a fashion story

A pastoral idyll from photographer Bojana Tatarska and fashion editor Noémie Fourmeau.

Checks and patterns, clashing textures and unexpected pops of colour breathe life into a woodland environment. Pops of vinyl clash with the natural  scenery yet the models create a sense of harmony with nature through movements that channel trance and spiritual dance.

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Watch How Diversity in Runway Model Casting is Changing.

A case study from New York Fashion Week’s recent Fall/Winter 2018 presentations.

The fashion industry is continually criticized for its lack of diversity especially when it concerns models on the runway. As the conversation becomes more widespread, however, a growing number of designers are stepping up to the plate, including a wider variety of ethnicities and gender identities in their shows. Recently, during New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2018, diversity was proudly on display from showcases by Willy ChavarriaCLOTJohn ElliottCoach and more.

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Here Are the Biggest Trends to Expect for Spring/Summer 2019.

As the weather warms up, the fashion world prepares for the Spring/Summer 2019 collections to hit runways around the world. The industry will be keeping an eye on household names and emerging designers alike to readily react and reinterpret the current trends; chunky sneakers are all but guaranteed, but how will trek gear and tie-dye figure into the new collections? Then there’s the job of predicting the fate of metallic tones for the upcoming season, and this is where buyers will gladly weigh in on the trend’s staying power.

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RUNWAY In a World of Direct-to-Consumer Brands, This Affordable Shoe Label From Two Chloé Alums Stands Out.

In a World of Direct-to-Consumer Brands, This Affordable Shoe Label From Two Chloé Alums Stands Out

Nomasei wants to rethink how we consume and how we approach luxury craftsmanship.

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Corps flétris et looks Gucci dans un livre de Yorgos Lanthimos.

Corps flétris et looks Gucci dans un livre de Yorgos Lanthimos

Une villa antique à Rome, des statues poussièreuses, des corps nus diaphanes et des mannequins entièrement vêtus de la dernière collection Gucci Croisière 2020 : voilà un aperçu des clichés réalisés par le réalisateur grec Yorgos Lanthimos, rassemblés dans le sublime livre “Ωοτοκία“ (“Oviparity”), paru le 18 novembre dernier.

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“50 degrés à l’ombre”, a fashion story by Katja Mayer.

“50 degrés à l’ombre”, a fashion story by Katja Mayer

Turtleneck backless linen sweater and printed cotton fringed skirt, BALENCIAGA. Model : Sija Jure from Oui Management. Hairstyle and makeup : Michael Delmas from Atomo Management. Production assistant : Sophie Houdré. Digital : Marius Uhlig. Scenary : Miguel Bento. Production : Fred Fantun and Quadriga. Thanks Es Saadi Marrakech Resort, Hivernage, Marrakech, Morocco.

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