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Versus Versace seduces its audience at London Fashion Week

True to its roots, Versus Versace brought the glamour to London Fashion Week on Sunday, a daring appetiser ahead of the keenly anticipated return of Armani to the British capital. Versus, the Italian brand's laid-back line, transformed the city's Central Saint Martins college, a hub of British design talent, into a temporary nightclub for its...

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5 things you should know about Anthony Vaccarello...

London - The industry was on edge for the better part of Monday, awaiting confirmation that Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello was the one to take up the creative reins at French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent, following the exit of Hedi Slimane on Friday. Although rumours have been circulating for the better part of three months that Slimane...

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Could Anthony Vaccarello be 'the one' for Yves Saint Laurent?

London - Anthony Vaccarello as been highlighted as the one to succeed Hedi Slimane as creative director at French fashion house Yves Saint Laurent, as Slimane's contract with the Kering owned label officially came to an end last week. The luxury conglomerate is said to be set to make an announcement concerning Vaccarello appointment at Yves...

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London Fashion Week opens in new Soho setting

Hot on the heels of New York, London Fashion Week opens Friday with a cohort of young designers hoping to make their mark -- and a new venue to boot. Leaving behind the institutional luxury of its former Somerset House setting, this year's show will be staged in the urban jungle of London's famous Soho entertainment district. The 62nd edition of...

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Westfield to invest in luxury Village

Westfield London has announced a multimillion pound investment into the luxury shopping quarter, The Village at its shopping centre in Shepherd’s Bush. The investment will see a number of stores expand, new luxury names opening and existing retailers relocating to larger spaces, as Westfield looks to enhance the shopping quarter in response to...

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Anthony Vaccarello tapped as Versus new creative director

Versus Versace has named Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello as it's new creative director, following his highly successful capsule collection for the Versace sister label. His appointment is part of the fashion house's scheme to continue developing the brand. In his new role, Vaccarello will oversee the develop of both Versus women's wear and...

Design

Superga continues UK expansion

Italian footwear brand Superga has opened its fourth London store on Commercial Road in Spitalfields. The brandhas been steadily expanding across the city and the Spitalfields store joins its locations in Camden, Covent Garden, and its flagship on Carnaby Street. The design of the Commercial Road store reflects the “simple and minimalistic style...

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Versus Versace taps designer Anthony Vaccarello

Luxury brand Versus Versace has announced a future collaboration with Belgian designer Anthony Vaccarello, who will create a capsule collection for the line. He is the latest designer to team up with the sister line of Versace, after J.W Anderson launched his capsule collection this year May and British rapper M.I.A created a collection for the...

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M.I.A. x Versus Versace

Grammy-award winning artist M.I.A. is the latest name to team up with Versus Versace, confirming recent rumours that the London-born rapper was collaborating with Donatella Versace. The 19-piece collection, which launches on October 16, is inspired by the bootleg Versace merchandise she found in London markets as a teenager and features...

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Vaccarello rumoured as next Versus designer

Belgian fashion designer Anthony Vaccarello is rumoured to be in talks with Italian fashion house Versace to be the next guest designer for its sister label Versus. If the rumours are true, Vaccarello who is showcasing his Spring/Summer 2014 collections in Paris this week, would be following in the footsteps of London-based designer JW Anderson,...

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K-Way x Versus Versace

Versus Versace’s one-off partnership with activewear brand K-Way has been unveiled featuring a unisex, reversible jacket, pack-a-mac jacket, which K-Way is best known for, and an iPad case. The jacket fuses K-Way’s trademark functionalities - being windproof, waterproof, adjustable and lightweight, with an optical monochrome pattern inspired by...

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JW Anderson for Versus

The new-look Versus Versace and its collaboration with British designer JW Anderson has finally been unveiled at an event held in New York. Not simply a catwalk presentation, the launch of the latest incarnation of Versus Versace at New York’s Lexington Avenue Amory was a multimedia affair, which was streamed live on the brand’s new website and...