Gigi and Bella Hadid are donating all of their earnings from fashion week
The sisters broke the news via Instagram. “Having a set fashion month schedule has meant that my colleagues and I often present new fashion collections during heartbreaking and traumatic times in history. We don’t have control over most of our work schedules, but we would like to walk ‘for’ something. Following in the footsteps of my friend Mica Argañaraz, I am pledging to donate my earnings from the fall 2022 shows to aid those suffering from the war in Ukraine, as well as continuing to support those experiencing the same in Palestine,” Gigi wrote. Fellow models such as Kaia Gerber have also since announced their intentions to donate part of their earnings to Ukrainian aid organisations.
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Alexa Chung draws the shutters on her eponymous label
Chung took to Instagram to break the news, attributing the closure of her brand to the pandemic’s impact on small businesses. “The decision to close was not taken lightly, not least because I am so grateful for the passion and creativity the team at Alexa Chung brought with them every day and the faith everyone involved had in this endeavour,” she wrote. “I am so proud of the company we became.”
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Fendi taps Lee Min Ho as their next Korean brand ambassador
The prolific actor made his debut on Fendi’s Instagram page sporting the brand’s iconic Peekaboo ISeeU bag in medium as well as other key pieces from the spring/summer 2022 collection. “I’m very honoured to be a part of the Fendi family as an ambassador, a maison that to me is rich in heritage as well as creativity,” he stated in an official press release.
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Manolo Blahnik presents a new iteration of Birkenstocks
The collaboration was a natural next step for the Spanish designer, who has made it no secret that he’s a fan of Birkenstocks. Manolo Blahnik for Birkenstock includes three different versions of the Birkenstock Arizona, where it is crafted from a plush velvet material and harbours crystal detailing. Get your hands on them when the full range drops online on 24 March.
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Olivier Rousteing has been named the next guest designer at Jean Paul Gaultier
His work will debut during Couture Week in Paris this July, and is said to be a homage to Jean Paul Gaultier’s brand of glamour and sexiness. “I think he helped many people from my generation to feel free to be who they wanted to be,” Rousteing stated in a press release. “People need to remember who has been the pioneer at the time, to fight for what we’re fighting today.”
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