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    LVMH Announces the 20 Semi-Finalists for the 2026 LVMH Prize

    February 10, 2026 - By 

    LVMH has officially revealed the 20 young fashion houses shortlisted for the semi-final of the 13th edition of the LVMH Prize for Young Fashion Designers, to be held on 4 and 5 March 2026 in Paris. This year’s edition once again confirms the global reach and relevance of the Prize. More than 2,400 designers from around the world applied, making it one of the most competitive platforms for emerging fashion talent today. From this pool, 20 brands were selected, representing 17 different countries, including Georgia, Kenya, and Thailand for the first time. The diversity of this shortlist reflects a broader shift in contemporary fashion. The…

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    Hermès Quietly Introduces the Kelly Constellation for Ultra-VIP Clients

    January 29, 2026 - By 

    Hermès has quietly introduced one of its most discreet and conceptually refined creations in recent memory: the Kelly Constellation, a handbag reserved exclusively for the Maison’s highest-tier clients. There was no campaign, no runway moment, and no public announcement. True to Hermès’ philosophy, the bag entered the world almost invisibly, circulating only through private conversations and trusted client relationships. This silence is not accidental. It is part of the object’s meaning. The Kelly Constellation reimagines the iconic Kelly through the lens of high jewellery rather than status display. The bag is set with 172 diamonds, applied using a confidential technique developed internally by…

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    Dior Haute Couture Is Now Open to the Public at the Musée Rodin

    January 28, 2026 - By 

    For a brief moment, haute couture steps off the runway and into public view. Dior has opened its latest Haute Couture presentation to visitors at the Musée Rodin, allowing the public to walk through the same space where the show took place just days ago. Rather than a traditional retrospective or museum exhibition, this is a continuation of the couture moment itself. The garments are displayed within the Rodin gardens and interiors, preserving the original atmosphere of the show. Seen up close, the pieces reveal a level of craftsmanship that is often lost at runway distance. Embroidery, construction, and fabric choices…

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    Listening to Jonathan Anderson on Refashioning the House of Dior

    January 28, 2026 - By 

    House of Dior | The BoF Podcast”  Today I listened to Jonathan Anderson on Refashioning the House of Dior on the BoF Podcast and it left me thinking deeply about fashion, craft, and creative transformation. From the very beginning, Imran Ahmed sets the scene Jonathan Anderson has just shown his first couture collection for Dior, and it’s one of the most anticipated creative moments this year. Right away I sensed the weight of history behind this moment not just a show, but a culmination of a decade-long journey from JW Anderson to Dior. As Jonathan speaks, what stands out most is how honest and human he…

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    Dior Haute Couture Spring–Summer 2026

    January 27, 2026 - By 

    Sewing as a Living System For his first Haute Couture collection at Christian Dior, Jonathan Anderson approaches couture not as a fixed inheritance, but as a living system. One that thinks, adapts, and remains open to questioning. Rather than positioning couture as a ceremonial summit, Anderson treats it as an active laboratory, a space where ideas, materials, and gestures remain in continuous exchange. This debut does not announce itself loudly. It proposes itself quietly. What if couture were not about preservation, but perception. What if sewing itself became a way of reading the present. Anderson’s couture feels less like an inauguration and more…

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    How Schiaparelli Turned the Louvre’s Lost Jewels Into Couture

    January 26, 2026 - By 

    High fashion often looks forward. This season, Schiaparelli looked backward, toward absence, loss, and memory. For its Paris couture presentation, the house drew inspiration from one of the most unusual chapters in French cultural history: the jewels of the Louvre that vanished, were scattered, or exist today only through archives and imagination. Rather than reconstructing historical objects literally, Schiaparelli treated the idea of the “lost jewel” as a conceptual starting point. What does it mean when an object that once symbolized power, ritual, or beauty no longer exists in material form, yet continues to shape cultural memory? Couture became the medium to explore that…

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    Christie’s Asia 40th Anniversary

    January 23, 2026 - By 

    This January, Christie’s presents a preview of its Asia 40th Anniversary Sales in Singapore, offering a rare opportunity to view important works by some of the most influential modern and contemporary artists before they are auctioned in Hong Kong. The preview brings together works by Pablo Picasso, Claude Monet, Bernard Buffet, Yoshitomo Nara, Le Pho, and Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès, among others. Together, the selection reflects a wide range of styles, periods, and cultural influences. A Key Highlight by Picasso Among the works on view is Pablo Picasso’s Nu couché et musicien, a composition built around one of the artist’s most familiar themes: the relationship between the creator and the…

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    Valentino Garavani passed away on January 19, 2026

    January 19, 2026 - By 

     (1932–2026) Valentino Garavani passed away on January 19, 2026, at the age of 93, in Rome. He died at his residence, surrounded by loved ones. With his passing, fashion loses one of its most enduring figures, a designer who shaped elegance for more than half a century and gave Italian couture a singular, global voice. Founded in Rome in 1960, the House of Valentino became synonymous with refinement, discipline, and beauty. Garavani’s work never relied on provocation or noise. Instead, it spoke through proportion, fabric, and a deep respect for craft. His gowns carried a quiet authority, precise in construction…

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    Diesel Appoints Andrea Rigogliosi as CEO

    January 15, 2026 - By 

    What This Leadership Move Means for the Brand Diesel has appointed Andrea Rigogliosi as its new Chief Executive Officer. The decision comes at a time when the brand is enjoying renewed cultural visibility and a clearer creative identity, shaped by the work of Glenn Martens. Rather than indicating a shift in direction, this appointment suggests something more measured. Diesel is not redefining itself. It is reinforcing the structure around a direction that is already in place. A Leadership Change Focused on Stability Rigogliosi’s appointment is significant because he comes from within OTB Group, Diesel’s parent company. OTB is known for promoting internal leadership when a…

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    Why Voice Still Matters in Fashion

    January 10, 2026 - By 

    What 20 Years of the Influencer Economy Taught Me About Voice, Luxury, and Losing the Plot I watched Examining 20 Years of Fashion’s Influencer Economy expecting another familiar conversation about authenticity, platforms, and content. Instead, it felt like a quiet reckoning with how fashion media, influence, and luxury slowly drifted away from their original meaning. What stayed with me most was how unintentional the influencer economy really was at the beginning. Early fashion bloggers were not building brands or chasing monetisation. They were writing because they had no access, no permission, and no stake in the system they admired from a distance.…