Dior to skip next Paris couture July season, as Maison Margiela and Iris van Herpen return

The house of Dior will sit out the next Paris couture catwalk season in July, even as Maison Margiela and Iris van Herpen return to the runways in the French capital, according to a provisional calendar released Monday. See catwalkDior – Fall-Winter2024 – 2025 – Haute Couture – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight The decision by Dior […]

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Paris menswear season welcomes back Saint Laurent; features newcomer Kartik Research

Next month’s Paris menswear catwalk season will welcome back Saint Laurent along with five other key labels and in a week, we will also see the debut of hot newcomer Kartik Research. See catwalkSaint Laurent – Fall-Winter2025 – 2026 – Menswear – France – Paris – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight The next Paris menswear season runs from Tuesday, […]

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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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Paris couture opens Monday, Pascal Morand outlines its continuing importance

Fashion’s highest expression of creativity – the Paris haute couture season – kicks off Monday morning, with the profession rarely in finer fettle. Pascal Morand outlines its continued importance. Pascal Morand – Pascal Montary  There is ever increasing competition to win a coveted place on the official calendar, dominated by some of the most legendary […]

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handover from Michael Burke to Sidney Toledano

Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS Published Jan 18, 2024 The world’s number one luxury goods group LVMH announced on Thursday that it would be making further management changes around Bernard Arnault, by switching two of the CEO’s loyal associates Michael Burke and Sidney Toledano, according to a press release. Michael Burke and Sidney Toledano – Stéphane […]

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