In fashion, presentation matters. Show venues these days are every bit as important as the collections to the statement a designer makes, and a prime opportunity for fashion houses to flex their creative muscles and stand out from the crowd.
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From Prada’s curved archipelagos (produced in conjunction with AMO/Rem Koolhaas) to Dior Homme’s avenue of trees, Dries Van Noten’s seventy vintage cars and John Galliano’s race track, the best in the business proved once again that they know how to put on a show.
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Sabato De Sarno is appointed new creative director of GucciItalian designer Sabato De Sarno – formerly of Valentino – is the new creative director of Gucci, replacing Alessandro Michele who left the house last November
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Sotheby’s to auction Marie-Antoinette’s armchairs, amid other regal lots, in aid of French château
Sotheby’s Paris will auction works from the collection of interior designer Jacques Garcia in aid of Château du Champ de Bataille
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Marco Campardo wins Design Museum’s emerging designer prize
The Design Museum, London, announces Marco Campardo as winner of The Ralph Saltzman Prize, an annual accolade to celebrate and support emerging designers
