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Post-lockdown innovation dominates Paris fashion week SS22

Paris Fashion Week wraps up Tuesday after nine days of innovative experiments that showed how the industry is embracing technology and new approaches for a post-pandemic future. While many fashion houses stuck to online presentations, the biggest names such as Dior, Balenciaga and Stella McCartney -- even Yves Saint Laurent, which had been first...

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Video: Paul Smith SS22 collection

In this video, British fashion designer Paul Smith has presented his SS22 collection at Paris Men's Fashion Week (PFW). Watch the video below. Video: Paul Smith via YouTube Photo credit: Paul Smith, Facebook

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Video: Paul Smith presents his FW21 collection

In this video, Paul Smith has presented his FW21 menswear collection at Paris Fashion Week. The collection has been inspired by subcultures that have signposted Smith’s career. Watch the video below. Do you want to see more FW21 clothing collections? Click here to view the FashionUnited Marketplace. Video: Paul Smith via YouTube Photo credit:...

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NOW LAUNCHED - CARAN D’ACHE + PAUL SMITH NEW COLLABORATION

Caran d’Ache + Paul Smith unveil their latest collaboration featuring a limited edition collection of Caran d’Ache’s iconic stationary with the addition of the British fashion designer’s Artist Stripe. Following the success of their two previous collaborations, Caran d’Ache has teamed up with Paul Smithfor a third time. The new edition combines...

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Paul Smith bans exotic skins from future collections

British fashion label Paul Smith has banned exotic skins in all its future collections. The brand told animal rights organisation Peta that the ban includes ‘K-leather’ - leather made from kangaroo skin. Peta - which has published several exposés on the exotic skins industry in recent years, including ones on the treatment of goats, alligators,...

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PFWM SS20: Paul Smith takes a trip to Seventies New York

British designer Sir Paul Smith took inspiration from his visits to downtown New York in the 1970s for his colourful spring/summer 2020 co-ed show during Paris Fashion Week Men’s. Inspired by New York’s young artistic community of the Seventies and the burgeoning pop-art scene, Smith’s SS20 collection places “intentional scruffy elegance” at the...

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Manchester United and Paul Smith launch accessories

Football giants Manchester United are continuing to conquer the fashion world, launching a new campaign collection of accessories with Paul Smith, less than a month after the team unveiled its first denim wear collection with True Religion. The collaboration with Paul Smith builds upon their existing formalwear partnership, which has seen the...

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Video: Paul Smith SS19 Menswear PFW

Paul Smith Spring Summer 2019 Menswear collection, Paris Fashion Week. Source: Fashion Feed, YouTube.

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In Pictures: Paul Smith reinvigorates the suit at Paris Fashion Week

Paul Smith was one of the few designers at Paris Fashion Week who did not include streetwear or sportswear elements in his collection. The British designer stuck to what he does best: tailoring. The brand commented on the show via a press release: “With rare independence, the designer confidently contradicts the zeitgeist." With a collection...

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Boys can be girls: what we learned from Paris fashion week

As Paris men's fashion week comes to an end Sunday we look at four things we learned from a packed and at times emotional six days: Men don't have to be men The pressure is off, boys. Dress like you did when you were a kid raiding your mother's wardrobe. That seems to be the big message from a fashion week where the gender lines have never been...

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New Balance collaborates with Paul Smith

Sports footwear and apparel brand New Balance has launched a new collaboration with designer Paul Smith, featuring trainers and a football boot for men and women, all of which are part of the brand’s ‘Made in the UK’ initiative. The New Balance x Paul Smith collection features a men’s football boot, a follow-on from the brand’s first ‘Made in...

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Video: On the label - Paul Smith

Simple, curious and constant. A brief history of the story behind the renowned British label Paul Smith, and it's style of "classic with a twist". Check out our exclusive interview with designer Sir Paul Smith and what is his key to success. Source: Fashion Television, YouTube.