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Sabyasachi returns to New York after 20 years. South Asian fashion now holds a far more visible place in the global conversation than it did two decades ago.

The long-awaited return feels less nostalgic than symbolic of how much that landscape has shifted.

Source: @wwd

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Milan revisited familiar codes. Prada centred knee length skirts, Gucci on pencil skirts and broad shoulders, Moschino on exaggerated proportions. Across three different houses, everyday pieces became a way to play with proportion, styling and attitude.

Source: @ELLEmagazine

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What happens when a heritage brand is handed to someone who remembers it differently?

For Kane, Mulberry was never just the Alexa bag. He knew it through football shirts, youth culture and Motherwell. Now he gets to turn that memory into Mulberry’s next era.

Source: @BoF

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Armani has never had an outside creative director. Until now.

Dario Vitale takes over Emporio Armani, entering a house shaped by Giorgio Armani for four decades. The appointment tests how its singular code evolves beyond its founder.

Quite the handover.

Source: @Firstpost

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Glenn Martens is leaving Diesel after reshaping the brand’s place in fashion.

His final show is September 22 in Milan, closing a chapter that pushed Diesel further into fashion and culture without losing its irreverent DNA.

What’s next for Diesel?

Source: @FNW_FR

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UGG already had a visual language. Willy Chavarria gave it a new one.

By flipping the brand’s familiar softness into biker codes, black leather and chrome, Chavarria shows what a strong collaboration can actually do: change how you read the product.

Source: @GQMagazine

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The real test of a creative director? Creating codes that outlive the collection.

At Gucci, Demna is building “GucciCore” turning his vision into staples that can become recognisably Gucci, season after season.

Source: @vogue

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Italian fashion is rooted in lineage. But the new guard is reshaping what comes next.

This season, Milan’s calendar puts established houses like Gucci and Fendi alongside new names like Sézane and Venerdì Pomeriggio, while Moschino enters a new creative era.

Source: @FNW_FR

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A brand’s codes mean little if they stop feeling current.

Michael Kors is using Suki Waterhouse’s London and high-low style to reframe its familiar codes for fall without walking away from what makes the brand recognisable.

Source: @wwd

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American fashion is having its comeback moment.

Ralph Lauren and Coach are gaining younger shoppers, while Tommy Hilfiger returns to NYFW. In a slowing luxury market, homegrown brands are proving there’s still appetite for a distinctly American point of view.

Source: @FNW_FR

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Who gets canonised matters as much as who gets remembered.

John Galliano’s cancelled Met retrospective shows the tension between recognising a designer’s influence and giving institutional weight to their legacy.

Source: @WWD

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The interesting part isn’t Tom Brady wearing Gucci. It’s Demna’s fashion language on someone outside it.

Brady calls the clothes a new kind of uniform—rigid, structured, unfamiliar.

Fashion doing what it does best: shifting the frame.

Source: @GQMagazine

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What if the strongest fashion move right now is doing less?

Kris Van Assche is relaunching his label with fewer, more considered pieces, using deadstock fabrics and designing around what he actually wants to wear.

Source: @WWD

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The most interesting footwear trend might be the absence of it.

Raye’s barefoot Reading Festival performance comes amid a growing shift toward barely-there and no-shoe styling.

Sometimes, removing the shoe makes the statement.

Source: @wwd

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The royal wardrobe wasn’t the beginning. It was the evolution.

Long before Meghan Markle entered royal life, her style already had the signatures: sharp tailoring, sculpted silhouettes and a serious affinity for designer shoes.

Source: @wwd

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Being everywhere is no longer the point.

Louis Vuitton’s Guiyang closure reflects a wider shift in luxury retail: fewer locations, stronger markets, and a more deliberate physical presence.

Source: FashionTimes

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The most interesting luxury codes are the ones you don’t see coming.

Chanel’s barefoot sandals started as an unexpected runway statement. Now, on Margaret Qualley, they’re becoming part of the house’s evolving visual language.

Source: @vogue

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Design is increasingly about pushing familiar forms somewhere new.

Pharrell’s Jellyfish takes the language of performance footwear and exaggerates it - playing with scale, proportion and movement until function becomes a form of expression.

Source: @wwd

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Luxury is no longer just about how you look. It’s about how you live.

Balenciaga’s new TechWear line brings sport, technology and savoir-faire into the luxury wardrobe—reflecting a shift towards movement, wellness and performance.

Source: Balenciaga

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Some brand stories take years to build.

Ronaldo and Georgina’s Gucci story began in Madrid. Ten years later, Demna is designing their wedding looks.

A decade of brand association coming full circle

Source: @vogue