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Fashion month is officially back and, after a few rather low-key seasons, New York Fashion Week seems to have finally found its energy again. More shows, more media attention and, above all, more to talk about: between large-scale productions, awards and a new wave of emerging talent, the Big Apple seems to have reclaimed its place as an integral part of the circuit. But the fashion system wouldn't truly be back without the season's first major rumour. Kicking off the usual round of creative director speculation is Saint Laurent, where various reports have begun to cast doubt on the future of Anthony Vaccarello. The designer has been at the helm of the Maison since 2016 and, after ten years, may have reached the end of one of the longest creative tenures in contemporary fashion. In short, we're only at the beginning of fashion month, yet the SS27 season already looks set to deliver more movement than expected.
NYFW opened with Ralph Lauren SS27, reminding us of the importance of lightheartedness.
Liu Jo unveils the second drop of the Liu Jo feat. Elodie capsule collection.
Fashion wants to take over the film industry, and the new collaboration between Dior and A24 confirms it.
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Adéla, Bad Bunny, Zara Larsson, Lisa, the Katseye: our favourite pop stars are no longer American.
From girlhood to the pink pill: the risks of social trends for women.
Is Lee Chang-dong’s “Possible Love” the best film at Venice 83?
A timeline of the beauty GRWM that, from YouTube to TikTok, has reinvented itself countless times without ever disappearing.
Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons are back with a new interview in the Financial Times.
According to Vogue Business, brands are betting everything — and too much — on rage bait.
Hermès wants to make its mark in watchmaking, but the Wall Street Journal reports that the Birkin’s popularity could get in the Maison’s way.
No one is curious anymore, and that’s why we’re not happy — an analysis by The Atlantic.