LONDON FASHION QUEEN

Given the mourning period following Queen Elizabeth II’s death and the funeral scheduled for Monday, London Fashion Week designers had to adjust the timing of their spring 2023 shows.

Burberry, which holds a Royal Warrant, canceled its show on Saturday and has set a new date for Sept. 26 at noon. London will host the show after Milan ends and Paris begins. As soon as the location is confirmed, Burberry will let customers know.

One million people are expected to travel to London to pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II, who will lie in state at Westminster Hall from Wednesday until her funeral on Monday.

With the exception of Monday, London Fashion Week will continue every day except for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Designers and brands have also been asked not to hold parties and other celebratory events during the week, which is organized by the British Fashion Council.

FENDI N.Y 2023

Kim Jones and Silvia Venturini Fendi came to town to mark a milestone, the 25th anniversary of the Italian label’s Baguette bag.
In the front row, Kim Kardashian, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Naomi Watts held down one end of the bench, and Kate Moss, Shalom Harlow, and Amber Valletta the other. Only women who know well the media but not the fashion in fact. What Grace Jones was doing in the second row is anyone’s guess, but who knows among the young people now Grace Jones muse of jean Paul Good? . Then, of course, there’s what happened on the runway itself.

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QUEEN ELISABETH II DIES AT 96

According to Buckingham Palace, Queen Elizabeth II, who ruled Britain for 70 years, died Thursday at Balmoral Castle at the age of 96.

Queen Elizabeth did not attend all of those events due to ill health, but she charmed the nation once again by appearing in a comedy sketch with Paddington Bear, played by Ben Wishaw. Continue reading

VUITTON HAPPINESS THERAPY

It’s the first major initiative launched by Jean Arnault since he was appointed at the brand, the crown jewel of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, as director of marketing and product development for watches one year ago. A very long training period in fact!

Louis Vuitton is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its signature Tambour watch with the appointment of its first dedicated brand ambassador for timepieces. The youngest son of LVMH chairman and chief executive officer Bernard Arnault, he joined his four siblings at the family-controlled luxury goods giant. The family is like an archipelago, Don’t you think?

“The choice of Bradley Cooper is a match made in heaven,” Jean Arnault told. “He’s an exceptionally talented and versatile actor, and in that sense, you can draw a parallel with the Tambour watch, which has also revealed a variety of facets since its launch in 2002, both traditional but also extremely contemporary,” Arnault said. A star is born.

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FASHION AND CULTURE COLLIDING

The worlds of culture and fashion have collided,” said Alexandre Arnault, Tiffany & Co. executive vice president of product and communications. The fiercely glamorous imagery of the second campaign featuring Beyoncé is very similar to the album art for her recently released “Renaissance,” in which the brand featured Beyoncé. But isn’t culture already in fashion?
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SWEDISH WORD FOR HEALTH

She launched her own brand, called Helsa, which she did in a very creative way, no?The former Victoria’s Secret Angel’s clothing line will debut on eBay and Fwrd’s official online store on Tuesday.

New York Fashion Week will coincide with the launch of 48 styles in sizes XXS to XL as part of Revolve Gallery’s initial release.

Originally from Stockholm, named the brand Helsa after the Swedish word for health (hälsa) and created a platform to communicate her vision based on her heritage, two decades of modeling experience, travel experiences, and beliefs for herself and others.

The story goes that she studied fashion secretly, but very secretly. To be continued…

BURBERRY AND DANIEL LEE

Burberry is exploring a new creative path, and speaking to designers who could potentially replace chief creative officer Riccardo Tisci, whose contract expires in early 2023.

According to industry sources, one of those designers is Daniel Lee, who made an abrupt departure from the Kering-owned Bottega Veneta late last year, shortly after the brand’s spring 2022 runway show in Detroit, Michigan.

During its first-quarter results presentation in mid-July, Burberry said it was very happy with Tisci, and declined to comment on whether it was seeking to replace him. The sacred life force, invisible and powerful, contains the memory of the past and the vision of the future. It allows creation to manifest itself in matter here and now.

LVMH VACANCY LEVELS RECORD

As LVMH’s vacancy levels reach record levels, the company highlights its recruitment drive. At LVMH, an event highlighted the company’s recruitment efforts during the past 12 months, vacancies are peaking amid a shortage of skilled workers.

This year, we have a record number of vacancies. In addition to leather goods workers, jewelers, watchmakers, and sales associates, we also need hotel and restaurant workers. There will be 30,000 in 2024.

Since its founding in 2014, the Institut des Métiers d’Excellence has trained some 1,400 people in France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Germany and Japan. For the first time, jeweler Tiffany is expanding the program to the U.S. with 450 apprentices this fall. A crisis in a group can also be of growth. But why young people don’t want to work for this group?

VICTORIA NAKED

The beauty brand which is owned by parent company Victoria’s Secret Co.  on Tuesday will release “Bare Eau de Parfum,” a partnership with international perfume school Symrise. (Bare mean naked )

Bare is unlike any other fragrance in how it takes the idea of a signature scent to a whole new level. A proprietary blend of adaptive musks, developed in conjunction with the [nonprofit, independent scientific research center] Monell Institute  amplifies the weares unique scent, like a manifestation of their authentic self.”

“Choosing a fragrance is an extremely personal experience, so we took our time developing a scent that could be both relatable and unique to everyone who wears it,” said Victoria.

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VACCARELLO BACK IS BACK

Riding out  way out  to the Agafay desert one hour outside Marrakech, a van full of English and American editors were gobsmacked by the sight of two camels, They had seen the wintour and didier Grumler kissing, a real nightmare vision. In the Kering group we save the planet, the journalist had walked in the desert several meters.

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THE OTHERS AND DE LIBRAN

It’s like being invited to brunch at the designer’s house when you attend a Julie de Libran couture show. Watch models wind their way through the basement floor’s living room, inner courtyard, and kitchen while eating finger sandwiches and biscuits stamped with her initials.

inspired by a Peter Lindbergh photograph of Amber Valletta with angel wings. Meanwhile, surplus items from her collaboration with Eres, including lace bodysuits, bra tops and leggings, were given a new lease on life with a bedazzling of chunky Swarovski crystals.

This season, de Libran partnered with French specialist Causse on items including scooped silver driving gloves trimmed with a chain, and bicolor evening gloves. She also teamed with beauty brand Sisley on a black leather lipstick holder worn around the neck. finally a collection made by others.

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FRENCH HAUTE COUTURE

In spite of all the talk about changing the fashion calendar and downsizing shows, Paris Couture Week was back in full swing with 30 on-calendar shows and dozens of other runways and presentations. Nothing felt “slow fashion” about the four-day frenzy.
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FENDI 2023 TRULY MAGICAL

For its HAUTE COUTURE line the house Fendi moves away from its historical muse, Rome. Over the years, Fendi has declared its love for the city where it was established almost 100 years ago, as in the spring-summer 2022 couture season where Kim Jones took the historical codes and transposed them into a futuristic version.

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VALENTINO 2023

“Beauty is resilience, not escapism, and creativity is the only means to contrast dictatorial decisions,” Piccioli said.

As the sun set behind the Roman landmark, 102 models walked down the steps Piccioli’s light gowns fluttering in the evening breeze singer Labrinth performing live at the top of the monument, and people gathering all around from Piazza Mignanelli, home to Valentino’s headquarters, to Via Condotti and as far as the eye could see, cheering and clapping. It made for quite the spectacle even for the most jaded fashion insider.

“Nothing has changed but everything has changed,” said Piccioli. “People are what makes the difference, the Valentino palazzo is the same, the Spanish Steps are the same, but the brand has changed: It’s no longer about embracing a lifestyle but it’s rather about a community sharing the same values.”
40 Black models, as well as models of different ethnicity, age and body size, and men to walk the show like a message.

LA MÉTAMORPHOSE 2023

Maybe the most curious contradiction about fashion right now is its status as a pillar of Polish culture.

Several of these commentators have probably never been to a fashion show or acquired couture clothing. However, there is a great deal of interest in fashion in terms of analyzing, sourcing, and inquiring. In the current fashion world, the reach is democratic, but the taste is snobbish. Anyone, in other words, can be a Snoby but Snob means “Sine Nobile” in Latin which is without gentry.

The show on Monday was packed with references to the work of French Fashion designers and the gambit is that many fans can comb through the collection.
It’s similar to the way that television shows are created now, with bread crumbs sprinkled about to reward vigilant viewers. Everyone used to give Virgil Abloh a hard time for copying (which was misplaced criticism, I always thought), but now the point is not only to copy but to spot the reference, and celebrate it. That the way it is.
The most important is that the references are there. They just need to invent by themselves with their own culture the fashion of tomorrow, The picture above shows a good way.

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