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The late Azzedine Alaïa clocked in at around five feet tall, but his influence on fashion towered over his diminutive height. The Tunisian designer, who passed away last November, is being honoured in an exhib­ition at the Design Museum in London, England, opening today. Alaïa himself hand-picked over 60 of the garments that will be […]

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T-shirts have always been political. Even 100 years ago, when they were marketed as undergarments, they were part of the U.S. military uniform during the First World War. During the 1950s, wearing them as outerwear or under a leather jacket, à la Marlon Brando or James Dean, became a subversive act. But to participate in […]

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When it comes to investment dressing, a Max Mara coat is in­variably at the top of any fashion savant’s shopping list. With that in mind, the label launched the Atelier collection in 2009. This special project, which continues to this day, has a dedicated design team who continue to reimagine these signature looks. Atelier coats […]

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Say the name “Louis Vuitton” and monogrammed totes, cross-body bags and Damier duffles spring to mind, but travel is where the house got its start. What is now an empire of luxury goods grew from a single Paris storefront, opened in 1854, from which the visionary founder, Mr. Vuitton, outfitted an exclusive class of travellers […]

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