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Fashion's New Guard Is Assembling Around the World
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Fashion's New Guard Is Assembling Around the World

Apart from the major fashion houses that have found ways to remain relevant for decades, most brands, like trends, cycle through periods of highs and lows. As hard as that may be to come to terms with, it’s the way of the industry. Consumers only have so much attention they can pay to fashion, which means that not every brand can sit at the helm forever. New names replace old favorites, and while we’ll never forget the designers and labels that came before, one of the most refreshing aspects of this business is the never-ending pool of fresh talent that brings forth unexpected trends and introduces us to unfamiliar perspectives. As we speak, the next generation of industry-shaping designers is assembling around the world in established capitals like Paris and London as well as growing fash...
The Bride Wore Monique Lhuillier for Her Moroccan Wedding
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The Bride Wore Monique Lhuillier for Her Moroccan Wedding

Welcome to Who What Wear Weddings, the destination for style-minded weddings. Expect insightful tips straight from the newlyweds, shoppable elements, and plenty of must-save imagery as we share the nuptials of our favorite fashion people getting married. For upcoming features, share your submissions here. ...
Who Is She: Jordan Grant, London's Consummate It Girl
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Who Is She: Jordan Grant, London's Consummate It Girl

Who Is She is a column that unveils the most elusive tastemakers on the internet.The term "fashion girl" is an overworked cliché that I'd rather not use at this point, but let this be the 1% of cases where the phrase is actually applicable. If I could assemble all of the qualities that embody what it authentically means to live, breathe, and consume fashion, one of the first people that comes to mind is Jordan Grant.  Quite literally, fashion is a resounding part of her life. She's the content director for Heat—a London-based commerce company "curating new luxury for a new generation of consumers." Geared toward a Gen-Z audience, the brand takes the viral sensation of mystery boxes to a whole new level vis a vis incremental drops including high-end designer pieces. Heat has recently secure...
The Bride Wore Brandon Maxwell for Her South African Wedding
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The Bride Wore Brandon Maxwell for Her South African Wedding

Welcome to Who What Wear Weddings, the destination for style-minded weddings. Expect insightful tips straight from the newlyweds, shoppable elements, and plenty of must-save imagery as we share the nuptials of our favorite fashion people getting married. For upcoming features, share your submissions here. "We kept locking eyes from across the party," explains Lauren Burke as she thinks back on the summer afternoon in June 2019 when she met her now husband Barry Dry on the rooftop ...
Saks’s New Wave Program Is Changing the Fashion Industry
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Saks’s New Wave Program Is Changing the Fashion Industry

Photo: Courtesy of Anna Irving; Courtesy of Tory Burch; Launchmetrics Spotlight/ Ludovic de Saint Sernin; Courtesy of Proenza Schouler Here's a harsh truth: Breaking into the fashion industry is no easy feat. There are numerous hurdles for designers, especially those from marginalized communities, including finding funding, carving out a niche in an oversaturated market, and getting stock-listed...
Paco Rabanne’s 1997 Runway Is Summer’s Fashion Blueprint
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Paco Rabanne’s 1997 Runway Is Summer’s Fashion Blueprint

Photo: Getty Images/ Daniel Simon It's been less than six months since the passing of visionary designer Paco Rabanne, but his influence continues to permeate the fabric of today's trends. Since establishing his own fashion house in the 1960s, Rabanne has been at the forefront of futurism, redefining the depths of haute couture with his innovative use of materials like metal and plastic. He was ...
19 Game-Changing Asian Designers Making Waves in Fashion
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19 Game-Changing Asian Designers Making Waves in Fashion

Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons Photo: Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic It would be a travesty to define Rei Kawakubo just as a Japanese designer. While she did grow up in Tokyo and rose to the international stage around the same time as some of her counterparts, this woman would detest such an unoriginal definition of her, and it does not behoove her influence. ...
Who What Wear Weddings: Ava Imperio and Dennis McCarthy
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Who What Wear Weddings: Ava Imperio and Dennis McCarthy

Welcome to Who What Wear Weddings, the destination for style-minded weddings. Expect insightful tips straight from the newlyweds, shoppable elements, and plenty of must-save imagery as we share the nuptials of our favorite fashion people getting married. "It was all meant to be," explains Ava Imperio as she reminisces about meeting her now husband, Dennis McCarthy. The couple met 11 years ago while studying at university, and the timing was just right. Imperio was just about to graduate when she and McCarthy, who was a freshman at the time, met. "Ne...
Moda Operandi Has Partnered With Fifteen Percent Pledge
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Moda Operandi Has Partnered With Fifteen Percent Pledge

Photo: Moda Operandi/Sukeina Launched in 2020, the Fifteen Percent Pledge envisioned a new future for retail: 15% of shelf space dedicated to Black-owned businesses and entrepreneurs. The percentage (which represents the demographic of Black people in the United States) seems minute at first glance, but in a climate where Black brands are historically looked over, the ask was radical. The idea f...
5 Female Fashion Designers to Know
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5 Female Fashion Designers to Know

Photo: Imaxtree/Mowalola; PICTURED: Fall/Winter 2023 Collection Mowalola Ogunlesi isn't keen on being put in a box, or at least that's what one can deduct after deep diving into the designer's career. The Nigerian creative first made her foray into fashion by attending (and dropping out of) Central Saint Martins. Though she's openly discussed how she disliked her experience there, she accredits ...