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Belgian designer Chloë Reners recognized at ITS contest in Trieste

Belgian designer Chloë Reners has won the ITS jury special mention award. The award ceremony for the 24th edition of the contest took place on March 20, in Trieste, Italy. The organisers emphasised that the award “is designed to offer tailored support, in line with her creative needs and aspirations. More than a celebration, it represents a...

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Asian designers are set to go big at Milan Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week kicks off Wednesday with luxury giants from Versace to Prada sharing the stage with hot up-and-comers from Asia. Gucci opens six days of catwalk creativity, following earlier fashion weeks which throbbed with politics -- New York runways flush with anti-Donald Trump protests, and Brexit-battered London. The Florence-based...

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Costume National founders exit company

After 30 years at the helm of Costume National, brothers Ennio and Carlo Capasa have confirmed that they are exiting the fashion label they founded in Milan in 1986. The announcement was greeted with widespread surprise as there was no hint of an exit earlier this month when the Italian label presented its latest collection during Milan Fashion...

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Armani goes back to black, Black Gold makes comeback at Milan Fashion Week

Giorgio Armani went back to black on Friday, unveiling an Emporio Armani collection for next Fall and Winter that transported the spirit of 1980s power dressing into the digital age. Big-shouldered suit jackets anyone? There will be plenty available in Emporio outlets, but not before the end of this summer. Giorgio is no fan of the "see now, buy...