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@LVMH Prize Winner @thebemagugu has launched an online store. ⁣ ⁣ Winning the LVMH Prize for Young Designers last year should have propelled Thebe Magugu on a fast-track to expansion. Instead, the designer has found himself navigating choppy waters as the coronavirus pandemic has upended relationships between retailers and labels.⁣ ⁣ The silver lining? The drop in wholesale orders has prompted the South African brand to speed up the launch of its e-commerce site, which goes live today alongside Magugu’s fall 2020 campaign shot by Travys Owen.⁣ ⁣ Designed by London-based branding consultancy Commission Studio, which created the visual identity for Rihanna’s Fenty label, and built by digital agency Official Business, ThebeMagugu.com is inspired by the front-end look of .edu web sites, reflecting Magugu’s tradition of naming his collections after university courses.⁣ ⁣ “I wanted to make an open invitation into my universe — making it more tangible and accessible,” he said.⁣ ⁣ At the link in bio, The South African designer speaks to WWD about how he is navigating the COVID-19 retail landscape while maintaining his brand identity.⁣ ⁣ Report: @jdiderich
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Riccardo Tisci took to the wilds of Buckinghamshire, England, for a livestreamed @burberry show that was full of color and odes to land and sea.⁣ ⁣ It was a big moment for Tisci, who downplayed the Burberry beige and worked bold blocks of color into fishermen’s coats and trenches and splashed shark and other fishy patterns onto silk tops and jackets for this fresh, youthful collection. ⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Review: Samantha Conti
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@csiriano’s live show felt redemptive, a wonderful expression of normalcy at this awful moment. ⁣ ⁣ It was fashion with a capital F. Make that three Fs: Fashion, Fantasy, Fun.⁣ ⁣ These clothes were bold and fantastical, yet Siriano’s inspiration came from home. Specifically, he drew ideas from his quarantine leisure activities: poring over a stack of old comic books that his mother sent him (at a distance, one could miss the pop print derived from those perusals), and watching classic movies. ⁣ ⁣ “Clueless'” Cher Horowitz’s feisty gingham ran throughout Siriano’s show, opening it with a skimpy, sexy little skirt suit and almost closing it with an extravagant bra-top-and-ballskirt affair seen here. ⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio to see the full collection. ⁣ Review: Bridget Foley 📸: @lexieblacklock
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Rihanna is gearing up for her second @savagexfenty lingerie fashion show with @amazonprimevideo.⁣ ⁣ In an Instagram post Thursday, @badgalriri revealed she’s debuting the Savage x Fenty Vol. 2 show on the streaming service, posting a behind-the-scenes video of herself at the Los Angeles Convention Center in a face mask and shield with a caption reading, “It’s going down Oct. 2 on @amazonprimevideo!”⁣ ⁣ The video includes the list of the show's performers, which includes Travis Scott, Rosalía, Miguel, Bad Bunny, Roddy Rich and other musicians.⁣ ⁣ Rihanna also revealed a lengthy list of stars who will be featured in the show, including Lizzo, Demi Moore, Cara Delevingne, Bella Hadid, Willow Smith, Big Sean, Normani, Paris Hilton, Erika Jayne and Paloma Elsesser, among others.⁣ ⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣ ⁣ Report: @laylailchi 📸: @lexieblacklock
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A new biography on Karl Lagerfeld has revealed that the late designer's parents were both members of the Nazi Party.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The 383-page book written by Frankfurter Allgemeine journalist Alfons Kaiser has already caused a sensation in Germany. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Kaiser, who edits Frankfurter Allgemeine’s society and style section, was interested in delving behind Lagerfeld’s carefully constructed public persona, and also in dispelling some popular German myths about fashion.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ During his 13 months of research beginning in March 2019, Kaiser conducted more than 100 interviews with classmates, friends, colleagues, business partners, neighbors and journalists.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Pierpaolo Righi, chief executive officer of the Karl Lagerfeld brand, says despite the brouhaha, Kaiser’s book will stand as a definitive account of Lagerfeld’s life. “I really think it's probably one of the most rounded books, if not the most rounded book, I've read about Karl so far,” he says.⁣ ⁣ “The book is a really good reflection of Karl's life and his persona and his work, and it's really inspiring to read and gives people a lot of different context, different perspectives. It reveals things that they have not heard, not in a sensational way, but in a way of really to get to know Karl better, and I think that's a good thing,” he says.⁣ ⁣ Righi does not believe the revelations will have an impact on the Lagerfeld brand, noting that the designer was no stranger to sparking debate. “He was controversial, and people could agree with him, disagree with him, and that can have a reflection on the brand,” he notes.⁣ ⁣ But in this case, the events happened when Lagerfeld was too young to have a say. “Who could be angry with little Karl, who happened to be born into this situation?” he argues. ⁣⁣ Tap the link in bio for more. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ Report: @jdiderich⁣ ⁣ —⁣ #wwdfashion⁣ #karllagerfeld