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Lauren Elaine imagined Empress Josephine on a journey to India with a trunk full of Empire-waist tea and cocktail dresses flowing in hand-dyed cotton, silk chiffon, taffeta and with touches of metallic brocade and leopard print for pizzazz.

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Nicolas Ghesquière has taken a stand against @realdonaldtrump. ⁣ ⁣ Three days after the U.S. president joined Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, to inaugurate a new Louis Vuitton leather goods workshop in rural Alvarado, Tex., the brand’s artistic director of women’s collections seems to have distanced himself from the highly publicized event.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ “Standing against any political action. I am a fashion designer refusing this association #trumpisajoke #homophobia,” the designer wrote in a post on Instagram below the cover of the 1984 Evelyn Thomas club hit “High Energy.”⁣ ⁣ Report: @jdiderich
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@SerenaWilliams is going to have some help designing her next @Nike collection. ⁣ ⁣ The tennis superstar is collaborating with Nike to find a team of emerging New York City designers who will create Williams-inspired apparel and footwear next year.⁣ ⁣ Starting today, a group of designers from schools, institutions and collectives, including Harlem’s Fashion Row, will be invited to Nike Inc.’s New York headquarters for the day. ⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: @jeanpalmieri . . . . . . #wwdfashion #serenawilliams #nike
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Personal items from Lee Radziwill’s estate sold for $1.2 million at a Christie’s auction. ⁣ ⁣ Radziwill, who died in February at the age of 85, was perennially linked to her sister, First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. But her own striking style and eye for decor was showcased amid the 168 lots that were up for grabs at Christie’s. ⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: Rosemary Feitelberg⁣ 📸: @shutterstocknow .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #wwdfashion⁣ #leeradziwill ⁣ #christies⁣ #jackiekennedy
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@JLo dazzled fans in NYC when she stepped out in an elaborate wedding dress. ⁣ ⁣ The intricate beaded lace gown with floral embroidery, however, was not for her wedding to fiancé @arod, rather it was a costume for her upcoming film “Marry Me.” The movie, which also stars Owen Wilson, is set to be released next year.⁣ ⁣ The @zuhairmuradofficial dress closed out the designer’s Paris couture show in July. ⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio to see the dress. ⁣ ⁣ Report: @sophiachabbott 📸: @shutterstocknow ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ . ⁣ #jlo⁣ #weddingdress⁣ #zuhairmurad ⁣ #marryme
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“Looey Vootton is a name I know very well."⁣ ⁣ @realdonaldtrump’s visit to the new Texas @LouisVuitton factory got the meme treatment. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Fashion watchdog @diet_prada spliced a video of Trump saying “Looey Vootton” no fewer than five times, with a clip of Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestley in “The Devil Wears Prada” saying “disappointing and, ah, stupid.” ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Report: @sophiachabbott ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #wwdfashion⁣ #trump ⁣ #louisvuitton
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge were bid a furry farewell before departing their royal tour of Pakistan. ⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio to see all of the Duchess of Cambridge's looks from the tour. ⁣ ⁣ Report: @laylailchi 📸: @shutterstocknow . . . #wwdfashion #dukeandduchessofcambridge #royaltour
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Chanel’s Mademoiselle Privé exhibit has opened in Tokyo. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The Tokyo version features an entirely new layout and scenography, with five sections inspired by different elements of Coco Chanel’s private creation studio on the third floor at 31 Rue Cambon in Paris, as well as by the five colors that are most iconic to the brand. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ In each room, haute couture creations by Karl Lagerfeld and Virginie Viard are shown alongside bottles of the No.5 perfume and jewelry pieces designed by Chanel herself.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Report: Kelly Wetherille ⁣⁣ . . . . . #wwdfashion #chanel
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The Duchess of Cambridge channeled Princess Diana on the royal tour of Pakistan. ⁣ ⁣ Here is Princess Diana in 1991 and Kate Middleton in 2019. ⁣ ⁣ On the five-day tour with Prince William, Kate Middleton has worn many looks that channel outfits Princess Diana chose for her visits to Pakistan in the Nineties, including pieces by designer brand, Catherine Walker, who regularly dressed the late Princess.⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: @laylailchi ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #wwdfashion⁣ #duchessofcambridge ⁣ #princessdiana ⁣ #royaltour
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Diane von Furstenberg’s granddaughter Talita von Furstenberg is following in her iconic matriarch’s footsteps.⁣ ⁣ The 20-year-old released her second TVF for DVF collaboration with her grandmother on Wednesday, a collection of floral dresses, alpaca wool sweaters and satin pieces that emulates her own style and is meant to reach a younger consumer for the Diane von Furstenberg brand. She serves as art director for the collection.⁣ ⁣ “Talita has always been clear about wanting to follow my path, but she is very much her own person with her own style,” Diane said in a statement. “It is a joy to teach her all I know as she is more disciplined than I am.”⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: @laylailchi
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Nicki Minaj celebrated her Fendi “Prints On” collaboration on Rodeo Drive. ⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ 📸: @shutterstocknow