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Received — 1 May 2026 Fashion Lifestyle

Dries Van Noten’s Next Act

1 May 2026 at 04:30
There is no such thing as retirement for the Belgian designer. With his new Venice foundation, he’s blossoming professionally and personally under the influence of La Serenissima.

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Dries Van Noten has embarked on a next act: establishing his own art foundation in a 15th century palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice.
Received — 27 April 2026 Fashion Lifestyle

Exclusive: Matthieu Blazy’s Vision for Chanel, Revealed

6 October 2025 at 18:29
With the season’s hottest debut, Blazy is charting new territory for Chanel — and fashion itself — fuelled by new insights into Gabrielle Chanel’s own creative process, the designer tells Tim Blanks in an in-depth global exclusive interview.

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Designer Matthieu Blazy is charting new territory for Chanel, fuelled by new insights into Gabrielle Chanel’s own creative process.

Alessandro Michele’s Valentino Vision

26 September 2024 at 04:30
After a historic turn at Gucci, Alessandro Michele’s next move was the subject of intense industry speculation. Now, the superstar creative director and BoF 500 member has returned to fashion with a new vision for the storied Roman couture house Valentino.

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Star creative director Alessandro Michele will make his runway debut for the storied house of Valentino this Sunday.

How Isamaya Ffrench Is Reinventing Beauty

2 October 2023 at 04:30
The make-up wunderkind and BoF 500 cover star is growing a beauty brand that’s less about prettification and more about ‘world building’ for a generation that grew up with the speed and fluidity of the internet.

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Isamaya Ffrench is growing a beauty brand that’s less about prettification and more about “world building” for a generation that grew up with the speed and fluidity of the internet.

Giorgio Armani: Lion in Winter

3 October 2022 at 04:30
Fashion’s most successful designer is finally in touch with his tender side after a career driven by perpetual dissatisfaction. In an exclusive interview, he looks back on his life and addresses the mysteries of his succession plan.

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From his private garden in Milan, Giorgio Armani looks back on his life and addresses the mysteries of his succession plan.
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