Jean Paul Gaultier names Duran Lantink new permanent creative chief for RTW, couture

Jean Paul Gaultier is gearing up to make a bigger impact on both ready-to-wear and couture with owner Puig naming Duran Lantink as its permanent creative director. Duran Lantink. Photo by Walter Pfeiffer – DR The new creative chief’s first RTW collection for the label will be for SS26, showing in September. The equivalent couture […]

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Andam 2025 welcomes a creatively charged jury

Translated by Roberta HERRERA Published March 31, 2025 The 2025 edition of the Andam Prize (National Association for the Development of the Fashion Arts) introduces a jury infused with artistic and cultural sensibility. Under the presidency of Sidney Toledano—the esteemed LVMH executive and president of the French Fashion Institute (IFM)—this year’s panel includes a lineup […]

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Sustainable fibres producer Spinnova names Janne Poranen as CEO

Translated by Nicola Mira Published March 25, 2025 Spinnova, a Finnish company specialised in producing cellulose fibres free from harmful substances using paper, carton, cotton, leather and agricultural waste, has named its co-founder Janne Poranen as CEO. He takes over from Tuomas Oijala, who announced he was stepping down as CEO at the beginning of […]

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LVMH Prize 2024 reveals names of 20 semi-finalists

Translated by Nicola Mira Published Feb 12, 2024 The LVMH Prize, one of fashion’s most important emerging designer competitions, is staging its 11th edition, having been first organised by the world’s number-one luxury group in 2014. This year, it received over 2,500 applications from around the world, compared to 2,400 last year, and has selected […]

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Giuseppe Zanotti to develop footwear line for New York label Area

Translated by Nicola Mira Published Feb 7, 2024 Giuseppe Zanotti has signed a new licensing deal. The Italian luxury footwear company, renowned for the Giuseppe Zanotti brand, will design, produce and distribute on the wholesale channel, in a “multi-season partnership,” the footwear line of New York label Area, beloved by celebrities and a finalist at […]

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A promising line-up for February Fashion Week with the return of Vetements

Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS Published Jan 30, 2024 The Chambre Syndicale de la Mode Féminine is unveiling the line-up of its next Fashion Week. The Fashion Week, dedicated to women’s ready-to-wear collections for autumn/winter 2024/25, will be held from February 26 to March 5, with 71 shows and 38 presentations and a total of 109 […]

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Men hold sway in Paris with LGN, Walter Van Beirendonck, Bluemarble

Translated by Nicola Mira Published Jan 18, 2024 Men, especially male designers, are making their voice heard at Paris Fashion Week. The second day of runway shows for the Fall/Winter 2024-25 menswear collections featured an explosive mix of different styles and approaches, imaginatively reinventing the male canon: from LGN Louis Gabriel Nouchi’s austere couture elegance, […]

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Men’s fashion returns to Paris with an intense line-up and Louis Vuitton once again in the spotlight

Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS Published Jan 15, 2024 After creating a worldwide buzz in June with his first Pharaonic show on the Pont-Neuf for Louis Vuitton, Pharrell Williams is well on the way to doing it again. On Tuesday, his show is sure to create a stir at the opening of Paris Fashion Week, dedicated […]

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Andam celebrates its 35th edition with Saint Laurent’s creative director Anthony Vaccarello

Andam is launching its call for entries for 2024. For its 35th anniversary, the fashion competition for young designers has chosen Anthony Vaccarello, Saint Laurent‘s creative director, to head the jury. He will also mentor the winners for a year. As last year, the competition is offering 700,000 euros in prize money.  Anthony Vaccarello – […]

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Ludovic de Saint Sernin to show in New York next February

Translated by Nicola Mira Published Jan 9, 2024 Ludovic de Saint Sernin is heading for New York. The French designer, renowned for his sensual style and uninhibited eroticism, has been showing in Paris ever since his debut in June 2019, but will move overseas for the Fall/Winter 2024-25 season. de Saint Sernin will in fact […]

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