Givenchy’s S/S 2017 ad campaign celebrates juxtapositions of style

On Wednesday, December 21, Givenchy unveiled the first shots of its S/S 2017 ad campaign which plays with juxtapositions of style, age, and decor: the French fashion house shows us its creativity extends to all men and women. The Italian model Vittoria Ceretti's star has been rising for several seasons now, with a raft of big fashion and beauty brands interested in working with her. In addition to this campaign for Givenchy, she recently featured in photo shoots for Alberta Ferretti and Saint Laurent, and has done catwalk work for Louis Vuitton, Miu Miu, Chanel and Valentino's S/S 2017 collections.

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Calvin Klein to merge women’s and men’s collections for 2017 fall show

Calvin Klein will show its men's and women's collections together at New York Fashion Week reports WWD. The fall 2017 runway show will take place on February 10 at 10 am and will feature both Calvin Klein's men's and women's ready-to-wear and accessories. The highly anticipated collection will be the first from new chief creative director Raf Simons, who moved to the brand in August after heading up French fashion house Dior.

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Bottega Veneta to combine men’s and womenswear shows

Luxury design house Bottega Veneta has announced that going forward it will combine its menswear and womenswear ready-to-wear shows reports British Vogue. The change is set to take place in February at the brand's Milan Fashion Week autumn/winter 2017 womenswear show. The news comes after many other design houses have decided to shake up their schedules, with DSquared2 and Burberry also now opting for co-ed collections combining both menswear and womenswear.

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Chanel launches CdMdiary lifestyle portal with Caroline de Maigret

The French fashion house has launched a lifestyle portal called CdMdiary by Caroline de Maigret, narrated by the producer and model. Caroline de Maigret and Chanel go way back. The model, who flies the flag for chic French style all over the world, first took to the runway for Karl Lagerfeld in 1998, presenting the spring/summer ready-to-wear collection.

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Hugo Boss, Vera Wang to skip NY Fashion Week

Hugo Boss and Vera Wang are skipping Fashion Week in New York next February in a sign of the upheaval rippling through the industry. In a presentation to investors, the Hugo Boss group explained it wants to concentrate more on its men's ready-to-wear clothes. The fashion house will take part in late January in the menswear fashion show that precedes Fashion Week for women's wear.

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Hugo Boss cuts brands to return to growth by 2018

The new chief executive of Hugo Boss said he expects to return the struggling German fashion house to growth in 2018, announcing plans to simplify its brand portfolio and adjust prices in a bid to appeal to younger customers. Mark Langer, the former finance chief who was appointed CEO in May, said the company will focus in future on two main brands – upper premium businesswear under the BOSS label, and a new positioning for its HUGO label for a younger audience. Ahead of an investor day in London, Boss said it expected 2017 to be a year of stabilization, predicting a return to growth in 2018, with plans to harmonize prices across the globe set to be completed by the end of 2018.

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Burberry marks 160 years with video about founder

LONDON(Reuters) – British fashion house Burberry, known for its beige trench coats and signature check print, is marking its 160th anniversary this year with a video about its founder shot in the form of a cinematic trailer. At three minutes long, “The Tale of Thomas Burberry” is a fictionalized account of the founder's story and stars “The Revenant” actor Domhnall Gleeson as the protagonist. Directed by Asif Kapadia who won an Oscar for documentary “Amy”, the video kicks off the company's Christmas campaign and recalls Burberry's invention of weatherproof fabric gabardine. …

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French label stops traffic with outdoor Tokyo catwalk

French label Koche made its Japan Fashion Week debut Wednesday, transforming part of Tokyo's famed Harajuku district into a catwalk — stopping traffic to unveil street cool with a French twist. Paris-based designer Christelle Kocher brought her two-year old fashion house to the heart of Japanese youth culture, taking over a street lined with boutiques, which until shortly before the show had been bustling with teenage girls dressed in Japan's distinctive school uniforms. Kocher cast real people to personify the concept of street fashion, including a Japanese DJ, a photographer and a designer, in a high-energy show presenting more than 40 looks for summer and winter.

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Chanel debuts futuristic helmets in Paris fashion week

Spring 2017 might mark the beginning of some ultra-modern trends.  On Tuesday, Chanel debuted its Spring/Summer 2017 collection, in which the label's classic tweed suits got a robotic update thanks to some truly futuristic accessories. SEE ALSO: Horrifying bejeweled crocs hit the runway at London Fashion Week #cocobot @chanelofficial @pascalbraultt #hairbysammcknight #karllagerfeld #chanel @djcori A photo posted by Sam McKnight© (@sammcknight1) on Oct 4, 2016 at 3:41am PDT For Paris Fashion Week, Karl Lagerfeld transformed Paris' Grand Palais into a futuristic data center, with stacked servers, multicolored wires and ethernet cables. The show opened with two models dressed in black and white suits and topped with futuristic helmets, collars, mittens and shin guards.  Dubbed the Cocobot on Instagram, this robotic look transitioned quickly into throwback trends such as side ponytails, baseball caps and lots of peach blush.  Intimacy & technology, humour & beauty @chanelofficial @karllagerfeld #cocobot @voguegermany #pfw #grandpalais A photo posted by Christiane Arp (@christianearpvogue) on Oct 4, 2016 at 2:59am PDT #DataCenterChanel #SpringSummer2017 #PFW A photo posted by CHANEL (@chanelofficial) on Oct 4, 2016 at 3:32am PDT Karl Lagerfeld more futuristic than ever! @Chanel #SS17 #défilé #pfw #finale # #chaneldatabase #futuristic #digital #robots #cocobots A photo posted by Nadine Dabboussi Kabbara (@daretoweardubai) on Oct 4, 2016 at 8:22am PDT

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Aussie metal guru quits 007 tailor after six months

The Italian fashion house Brioni has parted company with its controversial creative director Justin O'Shea only six months after the Australian was brought in to shake-up “James Bond's tailor”. The tattooed, shaven-headed heavy metal fan, who had never designed clothes, was seen by many as an uneasy fit with a brand famous for its bespoke suits. The Milan-based house had dressed every James Bond from Pierce Brosnan in “Goldeneye” in 1995 to Daniel Craig in “Casino Royale”.

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