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It might be a bastion of US style, but Ralph Lauren will be making its presence felt during London Fashion Week with the opening of its first Polo Ralph Lauren flagship store in Europe. The boutique will be officially unveiled on London's Regent Street on September 15, the day before fashion week mania hits the city. “The English way of life has always inspired me,” explained Ralph Lauren.
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Polo Ralph Lauren to unveil European flagship store in London
Vivienne Westwood has announced plans to fuse her womenswear and menswear lines under a single label. The grande dame of British fashion has announced she will present her Autumn/Winter 2017/18 collection in one show in January 2017, as part of London Fashion Week Men's. The move effectively puts an end to the practice of showing her womenswear line, formally known as the 'Red Label', and her menswear line, formally known as the 'MAN Label', separately, in London and Milan respectively. The two lines will now sit together under the name 'Vivienne Westwood'.
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Vivienne Westwood set to merge menswear and womenswear lines in London
Vivienne Westwood has announced plans to fuse her womenswear and menswear lines under a single label. The grande dame of British fashion has announced she will present her Autumn/Winter 2017/18 collection in one show in January 2017, as part of London Fashion Week Men's. The move effectively puts an end to the practice of showing her womenswear line, formally known as the 'Red Label', and her menswear line, formally known as the 'MAN Label', separately, in London and Milan respectively. The two lines will now sit together under the name 'Vivienne Westwood'.
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Back in March, Marc Jacobs uploaded a photo of himself to Instagram enjoying a cigarette break while simultaneously showing off a set of dark purple nails. Social media users everywhere have since been embracing the #malepolish trend with renewed enthusiasm, with Instagram displaying over 1,200 images tagged with the caption. Although stars such as Marilyn Manson, Jared Leto and Jacobs himself are known for championing the gothic look with somber shades, the Internet shows a glitzier side to the trend.
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Marc Jacobs kick starts men’s beauty trend for ‘male polish’
Straight after New York (September 8 to 15), the fashion world will be heading to the British capital where London Fashion Week sees the next round of spring/summer 2017 collection previews, with shows from the likes of Paul Smith, Charlotte Olympia, J.W. Anderson, Topshop Unique, Mulberry and Christopher Kane.
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London Fashion Week: spring/summer 2017 show schedule
The British Fashion Council has unveiled provisional schedule for September's London Fashion Week, with some slight changes to the usual lineup.
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British Fashion Council releases provisional London Fashion Week schedule
Alexander McQueen's Paris boutique has won the second edition of the Prix Versailles for Commercial Architecture, reports Women's Wear Daily.
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Alexander McQueen’s Paris store wins Prix Versailles for architecture
Genderless fashion is the buzzword for many of today's top designers, highlighted at London Fashion Week by a string of androgynous touches on the catwalks. From Christopher Kane's heavy, dark, asymmetric tailoring to Burberry's parade of male and female models in military overcoats and aviator jackets, masculine styling repeatedly stood out in the women's autumn/winter collections. It's not just in London where designers are experimenting with preconceptions about gender and identity.
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Genderless fashion blurs lines on London catwalks
Nowhere was that more apparent than at the annual Fashion Week in New York City. Although Fashion Week doesn’t come with an official diversity report, it is estimated that each show had 4 to as many as 25 African-American models. This year one of the three cover models for the popular Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue is Ashley Graham.
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