Emporio Armani and Gucci explore their possibilities at Milan menswear fashion week

Travel and identity were at the heart of the menswear Spring/Summer 2017 shows during Milan fashion week on Monday. Emporio Armani led the way with a spirited collection that focused on DNA and individuality, featuring giant fingerprint patterns that appeared on everything from t-shirts to jackets. The Italian designer also jazzed up his typically neutral color palette, and although the opening looks were a haze of sophisticated blues, greens and neutrals, the show also featured glimpses of postbox red and softer salmon pink.

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Anthony Vaccarello continues to tease with mysterious Saint Laurent campaign

Anthony Vaccarello has taken to Instagram once more for the second phase of his teasing debut Saint Laurent campaign. The Belgian designer, who was named creative director of the house in April, following Hedi Slimane's departure, has been stirring up interest in his debut collection for the Kering label with a series of mysterious social media posts. The initial phase of the secretive campaign consisted of three video clips that gave no indication of what we can expect from Saint Laurent's clothes, and the latest instalment is not very different.

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Versace celebrates new Boston store with capsule collection

The Italian fashion house is expanding its presence in the USA with its first Boston, Massachussetts boutique. To celebrate the opening of this new store, the luxury label's creative director, Donatella Versace, has designed a mini-collection in the colors of the American flag. “I just adore the design concept of the new Versace Stores, which pays tribute to Italy's cultural heritage,” said Donatella Versace.

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Cool Asian fashion brands challenge Western labels

By Astrid Wendlandt and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – Fashion brands from South Korea, China and Japan are becoming serious rivals of their Western peers as Asian consumers become increasingly confident in their own style and take pride in buying home-grown labels. Asian consumers are the world's biggest spenders on high-end fashion, representing around half of total buyers. Most of them are under 35, Internet-savvy and increasingly on the hunt for small, cool, original brands that will make them stand out and look different from their parents, fashion executives and retailers say.

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Paris Fashion Week: Vivienne Westwood Talks Buying Less, Choosing Well

“We’d all like to have less fashion shows,” said the designer of fashion’s fast production during the opening of her Paris showroom.

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Paris Fashion Week: John Galliano Sees Military Might on the Runway

Designer Bill Gaytten soldiered on with military coats and Edwardian jackets for fall.

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Academy Award winner Sofia Coppola to direct first opera in Rome

Academy Award winner Sofia Coppola will make her operatic debut in May, directing a new production of Giuseppe Verdi's romantic tragedy “La Traviata”, Rome's opera house said on Monday. Coppola, who won the gold statuette for the screenplay of the 2003 film “Lost in Translation”, was invited to direct the production by its patron, fashion designer Valentino Garavani, the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma said in a statement. Garavani asked the American film director and producer to swap screen for stage after watching her 2006 historical drama “Marie Antoinette”, in which the theater said she balanced “the classic and the modern”.

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Hard Rock Cafe fetes 45 years with London memorabilia exhibit

From Madonna's bustier to Paul McCartney's suit, fashion memorabilia from the world of music goes on display at an exhibition in London on Wednesday celebrating the 45th anniversary of the opening of the Hard Rock Cafe. The display, called “Hard Rock Couture”, features items worn as well as instruments played by singers and musicians across the decades, including Elvis Presley, Jimi Hendrix, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. The Hard Rock Cafe, which first opened its doors in central London before expanding with restaurants worldwide, has what it calls “the world's greatest collection of music memorabilia” — all of which began with an Eric Clapton guitar.

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The call of the East: Malaysia Fashion Week set to showcase the continent’s hottest new designers

The fashion spotlight is set to swing over to Southeast Asia in November with the opening of Malaysia Fashion Week (MFW) 2015. Officially launched this fall in Paris, the second annual edition of MFW will showcase the Spring/Summer 2016 collections of over 60 Malaysian and over 30 international designers, all overseen by the star shoe couturier Jimmy Choo, who has been appointed Honorary Advisor to the show. Organized in partnership with Mercedes Benz and fashion events organizer Stylo International, MFW will also include an exhibition of over 300 booths of Malaysian and international businesses of fashion apparel, accessories, cosmetics and personal care as well as textiles.

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