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STEP ON THE GAS: Red Bull’s fashion label AlphaTauri is screeching into Milan by taking over the city’s Rinascente department store starting today until Feb. 17.
Launched in 2016 as a brand extension to the Austrian conglomerate, AlphaTauri’s collections are based on innovation and functionality, aiming at using the newest technologies to create everyday apparel, suitable for office and outdoors.
As part of the tie-up, the label took over the department store’s eight windows facing the arcade on central shopping thoroughfare Corso Vittorio Emanuele II and installed two pop-up shops inside, dedicated to men’s and women’s wear, respectively, to mark the retail debut of its spring 2020 collection, which the company presented last year during Berlin Fashion Week.
“We debuted in 2016 in the German-speaking area — Germany, Austria and Switzerland — but Italy represents our first move into global expansion. The country will play a major role as it’s an important player in fashion and therefore it made sense for us to make our debut here, starting from Milan,” said Ahmet Mercan, AlphaTauri’s general manager.
The executive said France and the U.K. come next as the brand is negotiating with local premium department stores to replicate a similar tie-up there. Japan is also

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MILAN — Italian fashion group Arav is expanding its brand portfolio.
The Naples-based group, which has recently inaugurated its new offices in the heart of Milan’s Brera district, has acquired Italian brand Marcobologna, which was established in 2011 by designer duo Marco Bologna and Marco Giuliano.
Arav, which also acquired John Richmond in 2016 and founded the Silvian Heach diffusion label in 2002, holds 50 percent of a new company created with Bologna and Giuliano to operate the Marcobologna brand.
“We are strategically looking at the evolution of the market and we are trying to attract emerging designers enabling us to approach new customers,” said Arav founder and chief executive officer Mena Marano. “We want to cover different segments of the market without creating any internal competitions. In the case of Marcobologna, we have been impressed by the designers’ determination and passion and we believe that the brand features an aesthetic which can be successful in the next years.”
According to Marano, the Marcobologna brand, which is defined by a strong, feminine image exalted by the use of precious embellishments and vibrant prints and is positioned in the upper contemporary segment of the fashion market, is expected to be highly appealing for international markets,

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Is Phoebe Philo readying a fashion comeback?
According to multiple sources on both sides of the Atlantic, the English designer is planning a new collection and has been interviewing designers. The exact nature and timing of her project could not immediately be learned.
Philo’s name has been mentioned frequently, both in connection with Azzedine Alaïa, and with a signature design project that has an eco slant and an essentials focus.
She did not respond to repeated requests for comment.
One of the most acclaimed designers of her generation, Philo made her name during a 10-year tenure at Celine. Season after season, she minted low-key modernist clothing and handbags and built a intensely loyal fan base.
She spoke to her customers’ desire for comfort and chic — no easy task — and used the likes of Joan Didion and Marie-Agnès Gillot, principal dancer at the Paris Opera Ballet, and older models such as Stella Tennant, in the Celine campaigns.
She also sparked a frenzy for old-school sneakers when she took her runway bow in 2015 shod in a pair of gleaming white Stan Smiths. Even before that, she was spotted in New Balance 574s and Vans, causing her fans to snap up the footwear.
Philo exited Celine, which

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Serena Williams is continuing her mission of women’s equality with a new job title.
The tennis champ is Secret Deodorant’s newest brand ambassador, teaming with the P&G-owned brand to promote gender equality in sports.
“[Secret] has a history of supporting women’s issues and fighting for women’s equality,” Williams said in an interview with WWD, ahead of the announcement on Tuesday. “That’s what I do. I fight for equality and I’m vocal about gender bias. It only makes sense for me to join in this charge with Secret.”
Together, Secret and Williams will be conducting a study on gender inequality in sports to see how gender bias plays out for athletes ranging from high school players to professional sports leagues. The brand will then donate $1 million to organizations that address these issues.
The partnership is a natural one for Williams, who has routinely been outspoken on gender-inequality issues throughout her career. Williams most recently spoke on her activism at a press conference on July 13 after she competed in Wimbledon, stating: “The day I stop fighting for equality and for people that look like you and me will be the day I’m in my grave.”
She’s also used fashion as a way to communicate her

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The street style set is embracing Pantone’s fall 2020 colors at New York Fashion Week.
The Pantone color projections are becoming a big street-style trend this fashion week, popping up in monochromatic looks, statement accessories and mixed prints. The colors are said to encourage experimentation and the blending of traditional hues, highlighting shades that are said to be genderless, seasonless and all-inclusive.
Pantone’s leading fall 2020 color, Amberglow, a dusty orange, has proven to be a favorite for many who are looking to the hue for monochromatic looks or paired with neutral pieces.

Colder temperatures and rainy weather has had many embracing the color projections for outerwear, including one of the more vibrant colors of the bunch, Samba.

Scroll on to see more of Pantone’s fall 2020 colors at New York Fashion Week and click the above gallery to see more fashion week street style photos.
Fall 2020 Colors: Classic Blue 

Fall 2020 Colors: Sandstone

Fall 2020 Colors: Rose Tan

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