Italy’s philosopher tycoon shapes landscape of his legacy

Brunello Cucinelli says he feels like the Roman emperor Hadrian: responsible for the beauty of the world. “It is like another emperor, Marcus Aurelius, said — live each day as if it was your last — but plan as if it was for eternity,” he tells AFP in an interview at Cucinelli headquarters in his native Umbria. Now 63, Cucinelli has long been celebrated for combining enlightened employment practices with commercial success.

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Women take center stage in Dior spring/summer 2017 campaign

French fashion house Dior has unveiled the advertising campaign for its spring/summer 2017 collection, the first ready-to-wear line overseen by new creative director, Maria Grazia Chiuri. In the spirit of the catwalk show, which previewed the collection in September, the Italian designer's feminist values play a key role in the project, designed by, with and for women. The eagerly awaited Dior spring/summer 2017 show caused a sensation back in September, when the fashion world discovered the label's first collection from Maria Grazia Chiuri, the first female creative director in the history of the French fashion house.

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Edie Campbell and Anna Ewers enjoy a breath of fresh air in Versace SS17 campaign

To show off its latest collection, Versace has picked British model Edie Campbell and German model Anna Ewers, both of whom featured in the label's last catwalk show. “This is a collection about the dynamic moment and the freedom of the Versace life,” explains Donatella Versace, the label's artistic director, who also designed the campaign.

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Martha Hunt and Jasmine Tookes star in Liu Jo SS17 campaign

The ready-to-wear label has announced that it has chosen American models Martha Hunt and Jasmine Tookes for its spring/summer 2017 campaign, keeping the “#StrongTogether” concept running for another season. Launched for the fall/winter 2016-2017 season, the “#StrongTogether” campaign is set to return for spring/summer 2017 with a new pair of stars. Martha Hunt and Jasmine Tookes — who are friends in real life — have been signed up to take over from the lovely Jourdan Dunn and Karlie Kloss, who starred as last season's double act for the brand.

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Martha Hunt and Jasmine Tookes star in Liu Jo SS17 campaign

Prints rule the runway for spring/summer 2017

Back in September, ready-to-wear labels presented their spring/summer 2017 collections, giving fashion fans a full overview of the upcoming season's biggest trends. Whether artsy, wild, spring-like, streetwear, seventies, geometric or abstract, the spring/summer 2017 season has all sorts of prints and patterns in store.

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Prints rule the runway for spring/summer 2017

Kendall Jenner stars in new La Perla lingerie campaign

The lingerie label announced Kendall Jenner as the face of its spring/summer 2017 campaign this week. The model is joined by two of the brand's regulars — internationally renowned models Liu Wen and Isabeli Fontana — in a campaign themed on liberating women. Kendall Jenner is everywhere right now.

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J-pop and sci-fi: outlandish shows at Tokyo Fashion Week

The Marc Jacobs of Japan, singing cats and models cloaked in armour: J-pop and science fiction transformed Tokyo Fashion Week spring/summer 2017 into a style fest unlike any other. In a world where fashion mines entertainment like never before, Japan's established and break-through labels pounced on musical hook-ups, street culture and animation to drive interest. Mikio Sakabe got the biggest applause of the week for his show in Miyashita Park, a last hurrah before it closes for renovations ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.

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J-pop and sci-fi: outlandish shows at Tokyo Fashion Week

Mambrini designs footwear capsule for Emanuel Ungaro

The Italian designer Francesca Mambrini's eponymous label has teamed with Emanuel Ungaro for a stylish and graphic spring/summer 2017 footwear collection. Known for its sophisticated footwear collections focusing on refined details plus precious leathers and materials, Mambrini has designed a capsule collection with graphic, even arty inspirations for Emanuel Ungaro.

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Virtual catwalk: Microsoft’s Hololens used to demo lineup at London Fashion Week

London Fashion Week has played host to five Microsoft Hololens headsets, giving Martine Jarlaard the chance to show off her entire spring/summer 2017 collection, without a single garment in site.

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The five top trends at Paris fashion week

Rare were designers who didn't include at least one or two see-through dresses or tops in their Paris collections. In a week in which she has lost much of her bling, Kim Kardashian can at least take comfort from the fact that Paris designers seem to embracing something of her sense of style.

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