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Berluti unveils Team France’s Olympic opening ceremony outfits

With 100 days until the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, French luxury menswear fashion house Berluti has unveiled Team France’s outfits designed to embody “true elegance à la française”. The LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton-owned brand said it wanted to bring together the “savoir-faire and experience of its artisans to ensure...

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Carine Roitfeld and Adrian Cheng join forces for major fashion exhibition in Asia

Editor and stylist Carine Roitfeld is teaming up with cultural entrepreneur Adrian Cheng on a major fashion exhibition ‘Savoir-Faire: The Mastery of Craft in Fashion,’ opening in Hong Kong on December 13. ‘Savoir-Faire: The Mastery of Craft in Fashion’ will be Asia’s first multi-brand exhibition and will explore the world of craftsmanship in...

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Karl Lagerfeld launches capsule with Kenneth Ize

Nigerian fashion designer Kenneth Ize has designed a black and white graphic and colourful capsule collection for Karl Lagerfeld that launches on July 7. The capsule collection for spring/summer 2021, proposed and curated by Karl Lagerfeld style advisor Carine Roitfeld, fuses Nigerian and European styles and features ready-to-wear,...

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YouTube hosts first virtual runway show

YouTube on Saturday hosted its first virtual runway show, an indication of how fashion week may look for the coming season. The online video platform held what it dubbed the “first-of-its-kind virtual fashion show and behind the scenes event of Carine Roitfeld’s CR Runway and amfAR against Covid-19.” The event brought together some of the...

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Carine Roitfeld is named style adviser to Karl Largerfeld brand

Carine Roitfeld has joined the Karl Lagerfeld for a three-season contract. In her new role as a style adviser, the esteemed fashion editor will help extend the late designer's legacy through working alongside the brand's current design director, Hun Kim. Though Lagerfeld's passing on February 19 shocked the fashion industry worldwide,the...

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Former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld to launch perfume business

Last week, former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld was rumored to occupy Karl Lagerfeld’s role alongside Design Director Hun Kim at Lagerfeld’s eponymous label, following the designer’s passing. But that’s not how she will be occupying her extra time now that she diminished the scope of her role at CR Fashion Book, the magazine she founded in...

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How Karl Lagerfeld’s eponymous brand plans to continue for now

After the death of the iconic German designer Karl Lagerfeld on Tuesday, questions remain at his eponymous label as to who will succeed him. Hun Kim is the current design director at the brand and former French Vogue editor Carine Roitfeld will continue to play a role in the creative process. "At this moment, we're grieving. Decisions will be...

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Karl Lagerfeld announces Fall 2019 collaboration with Carine Roitfeld

Karl Lagerfeld and Carine Roitfeld are collaborating once again, this time for Lagerfeld's Fall 2019 collection. The veteran fashion designer and visionary editor have joined forces numerous times throughout their longstanding friendship. The newest collaboration, called The Edit By Carine Roitfeld, entails a curation of Lagerfeld's Fall 2019...

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Sisters Aren’t Doing it for Themselves; Women out at Vogue

Eminently qualified for the editorship of British Vogue, Edward Enninful will take up the position when current editor Alexandra Shulman leaves in June. Having met him, I would add that he’s a terrific person too. The industrywide goodwill towards him speaks to his character and talent. The New York Times called this “a barrier-breaking choice”...

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Uniqlo to launch collection with Carine Roitfeld

Fashion retailer Uniqlo is collaborating with fashion editor Carine Roitfeld for autumn/winter 2015 with a womenswear collection that reflects her “broad experience” showcasing new styles and designers to a global audience. Set to launch at the end of October, the Carine Roitfeld Collection is part of the Japanese fashion retailer’s LifeWear...

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Debut issue of Carine Roitfeld's magazine sells out

The debut issue of famed fashion editor, Carine Roitfeld’s own magazine, simply entitled, CR Fashion Book, has fully sold out, according to its publishers, Fashion Media Group LLC. The 50,000 copies printed initially for the mid-September launch have been snapped up at 14 pounds a pop, so 15,000 more will be printed in time for Christmas. The...

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Harper's Bazaar appoints Carine Roitfeld as global fashion director

Fashion publication Harper's Bazaar has appointed former French Vogue editor-in-chief as its global fashion director. Harper's, which is owned by the Hearst publishing group, will see Roitfeld produce a limited amount of editorials for the magazine to run across world wide editions. David Carey, president, Hearst Magazines, and Duncan Edwards,...