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Lagerfeld's life as a graphic novel

Those seeking light summer reading may find what they're looking for in Alfons Kaiser's latest project. The fashion critic of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) has now released his 383-page biography of Karl Lagerfeld as a graphic novel. Illustrator and comic author Simon Schwartz has selected key moments from the book, tracing...

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Work begins on 'The Devil Wears Prada 2'

Almost 20 years after the release of the comedy "The Devil Wears Prada", work has begun on the sequel. "The Devil Wears Prada 2 - now in production," 20th Century Studios wrote on Instagram. Anne Hathaway and Stanley Tucci, stars of the 2006 hit film, shared the post, while Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt are also returning for the new film,...

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Retrospective: Kering celebrates Demna Gvasalia’s fashion creations for Balenciaga

The ‘Balenciaga by Demna’ exhibition was held at Kering. Open until July 9, 2025, it traced Gvasalia’s journey as creative director of Balenciaga, from 2015 to 2025. The cross-shaped installation had a religious feel. It began with a photocopy of the first email exchange between Balenciaga and Gvasalia, in which the brand stated it was not...

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Paris fashion museum sheds light on Rick Owens’ gothic universe

Paris – From Saturday, the Palais Galliera in Paris will shed light on the dark and gothic universe of American designer Rick Owens. This is the first French retrospective of this unique and avant-garde creator, a symbol of underground fashion. Also, for the first time, the Parisian fashion museum held an exhibition in daylight, which is not...

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Exploring the enduring legacy of David Bowie's style

London’s Victoria & Albert museum which hosted the globally acclaimed “David Bowie Is” exhibit in 2013 announced in February that it has acquired more than 80,000 archive items spanning Bowie’s career that will be made open to the public in a custom-built David Bowie Centre for the Study of Performing Arts in 2025. As New York City prepared to...

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Frida Kahlo, The Immersive Biography opens in Brooklyn

“Frida Kahlo, The Immersive Biography” has arrived in Brooklyn. A co-creation between the Frida Kahlo Corporation and Layers of Reality, a Spanish digital arts center, the immersive biographical exhibition spans seven different transformational spaces and includes an award-winning VR experience enabling the visitor to enter the life and work of...

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Iconic 70s model Debbie Dickinson curates fashion and art in Manhattan exhibit

“It truly was by fluke,” says Debbie Dickinson of her entry into the modeling industry in the mid-70s. She had moved to NYC with the goal of becoming an actor, her mind filled with dreams of Broadway, but that all changed when scouts visiting from a Paris model agency spotted her and offered to fly her to France. “The day I landed I worked with...

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Death of American photographer William Klein, at the age of 96

American photographer William Klein, who established itself in fashion photography and urban photography, is died Saturday evening in Paris at the age of 96, announced Monday in a communicated his son Pierre Klein. Passed away "peacefully", William Klein revolutionized photography with his punchy images conveying the feverishness and violence of...

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First ever 'Africa Fashion' exhibition opens in London

Britain's most extensive exhibition of African fashion is set to open in London, showcasing designers past and present, as well as the continent's diverse heritage and cultures. "Africa Fashion", at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum from Saturday, is also the country's first exhibition dedicated to the medium. Project curator Elisabeth Murray...

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Unique expo places Saint Laurent among Paris treasures

Tucked away like Easter eggs in the most prestigious Paris museums, a unique commemoration of designer Yves Saint Laurent cements his status among the greats of French cultural history. "I am utterly eclectic," the designer once said, and the point is proven by how easily his clothes fit into museums covering very different eras and artistic...

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Late designer Thierry Mugler's legacy of transforming fashion

French designer Thierry Mugler, who died on Sunday at 73, reigned over fashion in the late 20th century, helping to re-invent the catwalk as a place of fantastical and salacious spectacle. In Mugler's hands, fashion shows became the province of wild animals -- models dressed up as reptiles, birds, and big cats -- and non-stop parties. "I always...

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A suit of banana fibres: 'Grow' exhibition at Fashion for Good shows a future with biomaterials

Substances from mushrooms and orange peels, dyes from bacteria and fungi, materials that you can reuse indefinitely and then biodegrade. It may still sound like future music, but the development of biomaterials has been moving at lightning speed in recent years. And that's a good thing, because many of the regular materials in fashion are...