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Vivienne Westwood

1941-2022

Fashion’s original punk pioneered the youth movement back in the ‘60s with her subversive, anti-fashion statements.

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Exhibits Examine the Subcultural Roots of London’s Fashion Creativity

In London, two exhibits pay homage to the raw, rebellious and deliriously inventive energy of the British capital’s creative underground, which trickles up to the catwalk like nowhere else.

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Exhibits Examine the Subcultural Roots of London’s Fashion Creativity

In London, two exhibits pay homage to the raw, rebellious and deliriously inventive energy of the British capital’s creative underground, which trickles up to the catwalk like nowhere else.


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Diesel Founder Taken Aback by Race for Young Designers

PARIS, France — Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel, says competition for hot designers is now as intense as for football stars, as shown by the speed

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Diesel Founder Taken Aback by Race for Young Designers

PARIS, France — Renzo Rosso, the founder of Diesel, says competition for hot designers is now as intense as for football stars, as shown by the speed


Fashion Week

London Fashion Week Kicks Off With Digital Drive

LONDON, United Kingdom — The fashion universe has always been a bit of a self-contained bubble to outsiders. Those too-tall models in acres of silk?

Fashion Week

London Fashion Week Kicks Off With Digital Drive

LONDON, United Kingdom — The fashion universe has always been a bit of a self-contained bubble to outsiders. Those too-tall models in acres of silk?


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Designer Vivienne Westwood Shuns Expansion

MILAN, Italy — British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood said on Monday that she has no plans to further expand in China and defended the high

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Designer Vivienne Westwood Shuns Expansion

MILAN, Italy — British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood said on Monday that she has no plans to further expand in China and defended the high


Fashion Week

Photo Diary | Milan Men's Fashion Week, Days 1-2: Jil Sander, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, Prada

MILAN, Italy — Today our contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde files backstage imagery from the Jil Sander, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Salvatore

Fashion Week

Photo Diary | Milan Men's Fashion Week, Days 1-2: Jil Sander, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Calvin Klein, Prada

MILAN, Italy — Today our contributing photographer Sonny Vandevelde files backstage imagery from the Jil Sander, Versace, Bottega Veneta, Salvatore


Fashion Week

Milan Seeks to Shed Malaise, Woo Italian Designers Back

MILAN, Italy — Burberry has packed up for London, abandoning Milan after a decade of menswear fealty. Giorgio Armani has scolded Italian designers

Fashion Week

Milan Seeks to Shed Malaise, Woo Italian Designers Back

MILAN, Italy — Burberry has packed up for London, abandoning Milan after a decade of menswear fealty. Giorgio Armani has scolded Italian designers


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Fashion Writer Suzy Menkes to Sell Her Own Clothes Online

LONDON, United Kingdom — Suzy Menkes, doyenne of the fashion press, says she plans to auction off part of her own label-strewn wardrobe at a two-week

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Fashion Writer Suzy Menkes to Sell Her Own Clothes Online

LONDON, United Kingdom — Suzy Menkes, doyenne of the fashion press, says she plans to auction off part of her own label-strewn wardrobe at a two-week


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Punk Finds Its Place in Hallowed Halls of Met

NEW YORK, United States — Punk and high fashion can now share the same stage, and a new Costume Institute exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art,

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Punk Finds Its Place in Hallowed Halls of Met

NEW YORK, United States — Punk and high fashion can now share the same stage, and a new Costume Institute exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum of Art,


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New York's Met Museum Celebrates Punk's Influence on Fashion

NEW YORK, United States — With their black leather, studded jackets, ripped jeans, bondage trousers and messages of rebellion and anarchy, punks from

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New York's Met Museum Celebrates Punk's Influence on Fashion

NEW YORK, United States — With their black leather, studded jackets, ripped jeans, bondage trousers and messages of rebellion and anarchy, punks from


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10 Young London Creatives Shaping the Future of Fashion

BoF speaks to 10 of London's fastest-rising fashion creatives, poised to assume their rightful position amongst the industry's top talents of tomorrow.

News & Analysis

10 Young London Creatives Shaping the Future of Fashion

BoF speaks to 10 of London's fastest-rising fashion creatives, poised to assume their rightful position amongst the industry's top talents of tomorrow.


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