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EDITOR’S NOTE:  Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. If you want more Style in your life, consider subscribing to our newsletter here. At the London premiere of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s new film “Digger,” Emma D’Arcy arrived at the red carpet event in a scene-stealing silky duster coat. The “House of the Dragon” breakout star managed to harness the theatricality of a regal ballgown (they were rubbing shoulders with the Prince and Princess of Wales, after all) without…

Sofia Coppola was once robbed. The burglar broke into the first floor of the director’s New York townhouse, scanned an array of expensive framed artworks on her wall and made their choice. It was a little surprising. The thief decided to steal a set photo of Coppola’s 2006 movie, “Marie Antoinette.” In it, two extras stand in a large white tent, dressed in designer Milena Canonero’s pastel Oscar-winning costumes, snapping a photo on a digital camera. “It’s so funny because you can watch the surveillance camera and the guy looks around and around and that’s the thing he takes,” said…

Clothes can often tell a story. In Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s case, he’s really spelling it out for us. Appearing Wednesday at a company event in Menlo Park, California, Zuckerberg opted for a shirt that carried an overt message — and an apt one at that, considering he was showcasing the latest Meta designs in AI and wearable tech. Zuckerberg’s oversized black T-shirt bore the words “BUILDING IS MY LOVE LANGUAGE,” in Serif font. The boxy shirt looked similar to others Zuck has previously had custom-made via a partnership with Los Angeles-based designer Mike Amiri. Reps for Meta and Amiri…

Milan —  The skirt to Prada is what the trench coat is to Burberry and the Bar jacket is to Dior; a defining silhouette that has underpinned every collection since co-creative director Miuccia Prada took over her family business in the late 1970s. Prada has never wavered in her devotion to the skirt and has rarely been spotted wearing anything else but an A-line cut. “The skirt is like a T-shirt,” she said in a 2006 interview on Charlie Rose which gained new legs online after Prada’s skirt-focused show opened Milan Fashion Week. For Prada, skirts are the basis for building…

Mumbai, India —  It’s no secret that Europe’s biggest luxury houses routinely rely on Indian craftspeople for some of their most intricate handiwork. Now, amid growing conversations around attribution, cultural appropriation and transparency, some brands are beginning to acknowledge the artisans behind their collections. Chanakya International is one of the most prominent Indian ateliers working with major Western fashion labels. The Mumbai-based textile and embroidery house has collaborated with more than 50 international brands, including Fendi, Dior, Gucci and Prada. After decades of anonymity — among the wealthy shoppers who wear its creations, at least — Chanakya’s public profile was dramatically…

London —  How can a 170-year-old brand feel modern? The answer may lie in understanding the difference between building on heritage versus leaning on nostalgia. At the Burberry show on Monday night — the final event on the London Fashion Week calendar — Britain’s oldest luxury fashion brand, under the creative stewardship of designer Daniel Lee, showed it can still build. The new collection, created in collaboration with the exuberant, swinging sixties textile designer Celia Birtwell, featured happy prints: embellished and texturized floral motifs of bright yellow mimosas and twisting vines jazzing up the bright white box tent outside the Chelsea…

London —  This season, many of the designers showing at London Fashion Week seemed to want to remind us of one thing: humans made these clothes. It was an idea placed front and center at the Steve O Smith show — which wasn’t a show at all, but a seminar, delivered by Smith himself to 20 or so fashion editors and journalists in a cozy drawing room at the Royal Academy of Arts. Each look was carefully broken down not just in terms of narrative but also granular technique — a luxury compared to the three second fly-by of typical runway…

The head of American fashion’s leading trade association has taken a professional leave of absence after reacting “inappropriately” during an altercation with animal rights protesters at a runway show. The CEO and president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA), Steven Kolb, was filmed appearing to physically restrain two activists who interrupted a New York Fashion Week presentation on Sunday. Videos show Kolb grabbing the protestors, snatching at their printed signs and covering their mouths with his hands as they shouted slogans including “get wool off the runway now.” He was also filmed wrapping his leg around one…

The legendary fashion and costume designer Bob Mackie, who dressed divas from Cher to Diana Ross in glittering, eye-catching designs, has died at age 87, according to his social media accounts. “It is with a heavy heart that we share the news that Mr. Bob Mackie passed away today. He lived his 87 years to the fullest, fulfilling his dream of being a Fashion and Costume Designer, which is all he ever wanted to do,” read a post on his Instagram account. “His genius and extraordinary designs will live on forever, continuing to bring beauty into this world.” Over decades…

This New York Fashion Week served up something the city has in swathes: confidence. There was theater (in Thom Browne’s human-sized insects), drama (of the kind the CFDA surely hopes we’ll forget), and a lot of old fashioned glamour. Several designers reminded us that when a brand does away with chasing virality or shallow spectacle, and instead celebrates their singularity, fashion magic can still exist. The week was less about designers feeling the pressure to make something new and never-before-seen, and more about embracing what works and has always made them stand out. If you don’t truly know yourself, you…