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The fantastic, underwater world described by Jules Verne in his “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” novel served as the main inspiration for the Vionnet pre-fall collection.
Marine creatures popped up on the pretty multicolor plissé tops and maxidresses featuring shimmering effects and a pattern of micro wales decorated a range of fluid pieces, including a chic tea dress and a effortless elegant pajama set, both worked in an eco-friendly silk.
The elegant look, which included a wide range of draped and bias-cut frocks, including a pretty style crafted from interwoven grosgrain, was peppered by sporty accents, including elastic belts punctuating the frocks. They were inspired by the tennis outfits of Billie Jean King, one of the most successful tennis players of all-time who is also a feminist icon. Her style echoed in a chic tennis-inspired set, featuring a draped mini skirt paired with a T-shirt with the plissé front sprayed to obtain a pinstriped effect.
With this lineup, which offered a varied wardrobe for sophisticated woman, Vionnet scored the match point.

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It must be nearly impossible to pry Junya Watanabe out of a specialist camping or trekking store. His fascination with functional garments and detailing was as obvious on his fall runway as a moose in the middle of a hiking path.
Reflective stripes, rugged patches, zippers and pockets galore were the features of this outdoors-y collection, which was heavy on meaty outerwear and the types of pants and sweaters a very stylish longshoreman might wear.
The show had an easy confidence and the clothes were masculine, handsome and approachable. The gadgetry was impressive: Some jackets converted to bags and vice versa, while some coats were worn as backpacks, or boasted built-in backpacks.
A pioneer in inviting specialist manufacturers to realize his designs, Watanabe rolled out a collaboration with Canada Goose on a range of technical outerwear inspired by archival models. The dark and generously sized parka, duffle coat and coach’s jacket that helped open the show were particularly striking. Other collaborations included Karrimor, Filson, Gloverall, Carhartt, Levi’s, New Balance and Heinrich Dinkelacker.
Unfortunately, the bounty of other labels and logos on display sometimes made it seem like Au Vieux Campeur or Paragon Sports put on a highfalutin’ fashion show with a bouncy techno soundtrack.
It

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13 Bonaparte continues to develop its vocabulary of architecturally inclined contemporary men’s wear in its non-seasonal Collection 12. Founder David Sarfati, who cites luminaries such as Oscar Niemeyer as influences, said his lineups are envisioned as midseason ranges dotted with outlying seasonal items. For winter, those would be a generous navy double-breasted coat or a long silhouette in all-over dark gray pinstripe.
Rather than positioning the brand within the elevated utility and sports movement, the driving impression for fall was of a uniform fit for gallery owners and art critics. Neutral tones of black, greys and olive abounded in this very monochromatic iteration, standing alongside vibrant yellow — a hue being touted as “Gen Z Yellow,” soon to supersede Millennial pink.
But being seasonless didn’t isolate the collection from of-the-moment notions like revisiting normal clothing, or expanding on the capsule of women’s wear explored in Le Denim. Unlike others tapping into men’s wear for women slipstream, Sarfati acknowledged this small but keen segment of his clientele would be served through a compact denim offering that included skirts — a crafty mini that looked like jeans legs reassembled — or even dresses, as well as the expected adapted men’s wear, but that there were no

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PILATI’S ENCORE: Stefano Pilati has taken to Instagram Stories for the second time, revealing teaser images that suggest that his latest fashion project — revealed in June — is progressing, although he has yet to detail plans for it.
“For the second Instagram Stories story of Random Identities, the focus is on the fashion, as in the art used as the background of the 15 looks,” Pilati said to WWD over e-mail. He was referring to the images of his models, who are posed in front of artworks. “The brand concept is still in development and once more, the clothes aren’t for sale. #itisnotaboutsilhouettes #artbystefanopilati.”
Pilati plans to post 15 looks. The first ones include some male models wearing women’s clothes and some women wearing men’s wear. They are wearing trousers, coats and knee-length skirts in a palette of black, white, khaki and denim — and a little bit of brown. He also showed a striped leather bomber, slim suits, a belted dress, button-down shirts, sweaters as well as T-shirts.
It is understood that the artworks in the background were created by Pilati in the Nineties, before he embarked on his fashion career.
This is the second time Pilati has used the social media

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THEORY’S PALM BEACH PAD: Theory is diving deeper into the South Florida market. The contemporary brand today opened its second freestanding store in Florida at Royal Poinciana Plaza in Palm Beach. Spanning 1,300 square feet, the boutique houses women’s, men’s and accessories collections.
The store features a series of arches and natural materials to reflect the region’s colonial architectural heritage. Theory’s other South Florida store is located in Miami’s Design District. The company, which has more than 225 stores globally, declined to give first-year sales projections.
The Royal Poinciana is a land-marked 60-year-old, 180,000-square-foot, open-air setting in Palm Beach, Fla., designed by architect John Volk. Among the tenants are Saint Laurent, Hermès, Kirna Zabête, Haute Yoga, Joey Wölffer Cremieux, Assouline, Beach 100% Capri, Cynthia Rowley and Palm Beach Grill.

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Shepard Fairey is joining the Emerson Collective to support an immigration program protecting people who were brought to the U.S. as children that’s embroiled in the impending government shutdown.
The artist and Obey Giant founder released an updated version of his popular “We the People” print featuring a woman wearing a shirt with an eagle eating a rattlesnake, a symbol of Mexico, to read “Dream Act Now!” Emerson Collective, a nonprofit focused on social justice founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, a philanthropist and widow of Apple founder Steve Jobs, is encouraging supporters to get the prints, being given away for free, in hopes that they will spur Congressional action and be used during the upcoming Women’s March.

Shepard Fairey’s revised poster in support of legislation to promote young immigrants. 

Emerson Collective also collaborated at the end of last year with Virgil Abloh of Off-White on a T-shirt reading “We Are All Dreamers” that was worn and promoted by a number of celebrities and high-profile fashion figures. Jessica Chastain, Ellen Degeneres, Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, Goldie Hawn, Selena Gomez, Naomi Campbell Grace Coddington and even Barbara Bush, daughter of former Republican president George Bush, have all promoted and worn the shirts.

Today and every day,

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Eighty percent of Sleeper’s clients are located in the U.S., but Asya Varetsa, who cofounded the sleepwear brand with Kate Zubarieva, will start to handle sales and business development out of New York and they will also set up a showroom during New York Fashion Week.
“It makes more sense to be here because a lot of our buyers are here,” said Varetsa. “We need to be here to figure out the shipping situation and build more relationships.”
It’s a big move for the brand, which is based in Ukraine and has steadily gained accounts including Moda Operandi, Harrods, Barneys New York and Opening Ceremony since launching in 2014 and the line has been worn by fashion industry influencers including Mira Duma, Aurora James and Eleonora Carisi. Retailers have been drawn to their stylish pajamas that are made by hand at its manufacturing facilities in Ukraine. They also produce a men’s and children’s collection.
Varetsa and Zubarieva have tapped into the pajama dressing trend and captured a modern consumer who is accustomed to the comfort of ath-leisure and working from home. The assortment includes a core collection of basic pajamas and robes, a linen collection of dresses and slips, and a bridal collection of

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BORN THIS WAY: There’s nothing casual when it comes to Lady Gaga.
The American singer hit Milan on Thursday for the only Italian gig of her “Joanne World Tour” and turned the occasion into something more personal, too.
For the first time, Lady Gaga met some of her Italian cousins, and her family-like bond with Donatella Versace was on full display during the trip, and vastly shared on social media — Instagram in particular.
“@versace_official @donatella_versace you are the most wonderful friend, and inspiration and comfort to my life,” read the caption to a photo Lady Gaga shared with her 27.4 million followers, in which she is laying on a bed covered with Versace Barocco bedding. “Thank you for these beautiful gifts I will never forget this moment I am speechless as usual. You always make Milano my home, and as an Italian American girl it means so much. Ti Amo my queen,” concluded the caption.

Lady Gaga sharing a love declaration to Donatella Versace on Instagram. 
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Meanwhile, Versace was prepping for the concert, posting a picture of her holding the singer’s latest album “Joanne” and a collage of images portraying Lady Gaga in Versace looks. “Gaga, a true friend and a true Versace ICON! ❤

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The second rare 40-year-old expression in Macallan’s Sherry Oak series will be headed for “collectible” status.

The historic property has once again become a hotspot for the city’s swinging social set.