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Maison Alaia sets roots in the digital retail market

Maison Alaia has reached an important milestone in its lifespan today, launching its first space in the digital sphere. The luxury fashion house had previously only occupied two brick-and-mortar spaces, one in London and one in Paris, as well as retailing with various department stores. The brand’s new digital flagship, located at...

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Inside Maison Alaïa’s debut London store

Maison Alaïa has opened its first flagship store outside of Paris on New Bond Street in London, chosen for the area being “internationally recognised” as the capital’s “fashion, luxury and cultural centre”. The three-floor 6,000 square foot store located at 139 Bond Street houses the designer label’s ready-to-wear collections, footwear, bags,...

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Paris show pays homage to 'eternal style' of late designer Alaia

Two months after legendary designer Azzedine Alaia's sudden death plunged the fashion world into mourning, an exhibition in homage to the "King of Cling" opens Monday in his studios in Paris. The Tunisian-born designer, renowned for the way his clothes hugged the body, died suddenly in November aged 82, reportedly of heart failure after falling...