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3 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | James Fallon |Aaron Royce
Steve Madden’s latest campaign is taking footwear fans deeper into his universe — literally. The designer’s new Steve Maddenverse promos create an immersive experience led by stylish stars, including Normani. “Steve Madden has been such a huge presence and force in fashion throughout my childhood, so it was an easy ‘yes’ when asked to be part of this,” said Normani. The new campaign features the MTV VMA-winning singer, as well as Jordan Alexander, Sydney Sweeney, Nessa Barrett and Justine Skye.
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1 month ago | 
wwd.com | James Fallon
And again summer approaches and one must sift through all those spoiling invitations that inevitably come rolling in when one is an indolent (and impoverished) European aristocrat - who needs to freeload off the rich and hardworking.
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2 months ago | 
wwd.com | James Fallon
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Feb 22, 2025 | 
wwd.com | James Fallon
We all need to dream - especially these days - and for fans of fashion, there is no greater dream than the couture. Those three or four days in Paris of fantastical designs are the pinnacle of creativity - and proof that fashion can, indeed, at times approach the level of art. The spring 2025 couture season was no exception, with collections by an alphabet of designers - Ashi Studio to Zuhair Murad, stopping by Chanel, Dior, Germanier, Elie Saab, Schiaparelli and Giambattista Valli along the way.
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Feb 21, 2025 | 
wwd.com | James Fallon
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. Fashion shows are ephemeral - 12 or so minutes of lavish fantasy and then, poof! Over and done. So, too, is a couture season, which, unlike its month-long ready-to-wear counterpart, unfolds over the course of a concise four or five days. Yet the creative impact of these runways lingers.
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Dec 26, 2024 | 
wwd.com | James Fallon
Richard Baker has talked about buying Neiman Marcus Group ever since he acquired Saks Fifth Avenue over a decade ago. Having succeeded at last, now he and his management team have to make the combined group work. The completion of the $2.7 billion deal, announced Monday, comes as Saks continues to struggle, delaying payments to vendors, and as Baker negotiated to lock up the financing.
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Dec 23, 2024 | 
wwd.com | James Fallon
“Mocha Mousse” might have garnered Pantone’s 2025 Color of the Year honors, but is anyone really turning heads in a tasteful brown? Statement dressing loves a statement hue, and it doesn’t get much more statement-y than eye-popping red. When it comes to red dressing, one figure stands head and freedman’s cap above the rest. So, settle down, Beelzebub. Move aside, Red Riding Hood. You can’t hold a cinnamon-spiced candle to the King of Crimson, that right jolly old elf himself, Santa Claus.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
wwd.com | James Fallon
Long before it finds its way to consumers’ favorite chair or sofa, upholstery fabric makes its debut at the Interwoven textile fair, held semi-annually in High Point, N.C. The fall edition of the show revealed a number of trends, from emerging colors to patterns and materials, likely to shape furniture design and interiors over the coming seasons.
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Dec 15, 2024 | 
wwd.com | James Fallon
The 7th CIIE concluded in November with intended transaction values exceeding $80 billion. At the same time, the Global Fashion Summit made its debut in China during the period. The Global Fashion Summit-Shanghai Gala attracted a variety of brands ranging from fast fashion to entry-level and high-end luxury, as well as decision-makers from marketing, retail, and the supply chain.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
wwd.com | James Fallon
Style wasn’t the only thing on the minds of leather makers at the recent Interwoven home textile fair in High Point, N.C. The semi-annual show, which brings together upholstery and leather companies with furnishings manufacturers and interior designers, gives buyers a first look at the trends that will shape home design in the coming seasons. And one of the biggest trends at this fall’s show was sustainable leather.
