Yoox launches dedicated Disney fashion boutique

Disney fans who like their merchandise with a designer edge will be pleased to learn that the brand has teamed up with luxury e-tailer Yoox on a new project. The online store now features a special Disney boutique, housing designer collaborations across womenswear, menswear, childrenswear and home accessories. Collaborators include French designer Olympia Le-Tan, accessories brand Codello, knitwear brand Markus Lupfer and Italian footwear company Superga.

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Moschino to present men’s collection and women’s pre-fall in Milan in January

Moschino has announced it is to hold its men's show for fall in Milan in January reports WWD. The news marks the first time that creative director Jeremy Scott will present his men's collection for Moschino in the Italian city.

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Chiuri raises banner of feminism in first Dior show

In the high point so far of Paris fashion week, the Italian designer — who wore a Superman necklace for the occasion — dressed her female models as if preparing mediaeval knights for a joust with destiny.

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Chiuri at Dior targets Millennials with eclectic wardrobe

By Astrid Wendlandt and Pascale Denis PARIS (Reuters) – Maria Grazia Chiuri, Dior's first woman designer, on Friday took the fashion brand in a new direction with a maiden eclectic collection aimed at connecting with young consumers and re-invigorating sales. Chiuri, who arrived at Dior in July after two decades at Valentino, put together in five weeks a wardrobe that mixed “sport couture” with street style and fairy tales. “The collection is eclectic just like women are eclectic, they like to mix different things and create their own personal style,” Chiuri said after the show.

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Millennial Conservatives Prefer to Wear Noted Hillary Clinton Supporters Ralph Lauren, Tory Burch

A new study confirms that young Republicans prefer traditional brands, while young Democrats choose contemporary ones.

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Dolce & Gabbana mixes tropics with traditions at Milan fashion show

By Giulia Segreti MILAN (Reuters) – Italian fashion brand Dolce & Gabbana transported guests to a warm and busy Italian street setting for their spring/summer 17 catwalk show on Sunday, in one of the most flamboyant displays of Milan fashion week. A big red “Tropico Italiano” sign hanging from the ceiling, banana trees, coconuts and white sand contrasted the ambience of an Italian village festival as soon as lights went off and young street dancers hit the catwalk, moving to the beat of tarantella folk music. The loud and bright collection by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, known for their rich and embellished looks, carried all the typical elements of their style throughout the years, in a jubilation of gold, laces, embroidery, sequins, flowers, Madonnas, food, animal prints and lights.

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Bottega Veneta marks its 50th anniversary at Milan Fashion Week

With Milan Fashion Week in full swing, the Italian label — known for its leatherwork skills — is set to unveil its spring/summer 2017 collection at a fashion show event. As well as marking the brand's 50th anniversary, it celebrates 15 years with creative director Tomas Maier at the helm. Founded in 1966 by Michele Taddei and Renzo Zengiaro, then bought by the Gucci Group in 2001, Bottega Veneta is celebrating five decades of existence, of luxury goods and of savoir-faire in 2016.

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Versace’s Versus brings swagger to London Fashion Week

Under low lights and with a pumping soundtrack, bright young things wearing black leather and slouchy ripped denim put some swagger into London Fashion Week, courtesy of Donatella Versace. There were cutaway dresses exposing the shoulder and stomach, with a silver zip running down the back, and pleated and leather mini-skirts — one with the belt left provocatively open — matched with leather jackets. Bonded mesh dresses and crop tops brought a sporty edge to the collection, which also featured cropped, zip-up bomber jackets, military-style knits and washed out ripped denim with metal and crystals sparkling underneath.

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Fashion: three designers to watch for this fall

In 2015 and 2016, the fashion world appeared to be playing a game of musical chairs, ushering in radical changes and a variety of new perspectives for the major labels concerned. The first collections of some of these new designers will be presented in the course of the 2017 spring-summer shows to be held in Paris this September and October. Newly appointed as creative director for Dior, the Italian designer will present her first collection for the luxury brand on September 30.

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Chiuri to take over as creative director at Christian Dior

PARIS (AP) — Christian Dior has named Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri its new creative director, making her the first woman to lead the illustrious French fashion house since it was founded 70 years ago.

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