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Paris, France Reuters  —  Fashion designer Hedi Slimane has left LVMH’s Celine brand, the company said on Wednesday, marking the latest high-profile departure from a fashion label as the industry grapples with a sales downturn. LVMH has named Michael Rider as Slimane’s successor. Rider, who will start his new job early next year, worked alongside former Celine designer Phoebe Philo at Celine for over a decade. Slimane’s departure will intensify speculation about upheaval in the industry, where a number of top designers have moved jobs. One of the most coveted roles, creative director of Chanel, remains unfilled after the departure of Virginie…

Editor’s Note: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week. See all coverage here Paris CNN  —  What role fashion can play in bleak times? As France — and much of Europe — grapple with the seemingly inexorable rise of far-right parties, headline-grabbing lawsuits tied to the #MeToo movement, alongside the global downturn of the luxury sector, designers at Paris Fashion Week, which culminated on Tuesday, felt it time to ask. The notion of heritage provided comfort for some, while others embraced surrealism and more high octane designs in collections which reflected a desire to escape.…

A Disney castle, Kylie Jenner and fireworks finale: Here’s how you stage a viral fashion show French fashion house Coperni has a knack for nailing a viral moment, from spraying a dress onto model Bella Hadid’s body in front of a live audience, to unleashing a pack of dancing robot dogs on the runway. For its latest collection unveiling, the brand staged an after-hours show at Disneyland Paris. 

CNN  —  With her witty one-liners, meticulous style and comically stoic demeanor, it’s easy to see why “Desperate Housewives” Bree Van de Kamp became a fan favorite among viewers when it debuted 20 years ago today. The dark comedy, which focuses on the scandalous secrets of the seemingly ordinary residents of Wisteria Lane, was instantly catapulted to both commercial and critical success. Starring an extensive ensemble cast, most of the series focuses on the lives of the whimsical Susan Mayer (played by Teri Hatcher), former high-powered businesswoman turned mom of five Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman), ex-fashion model Gabrielle Solis (Eva…

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published by The Business of Fashion, an editorial partner of CNN Style. CNN  —  Zac Posen points, emphatically, to a wall of blue — or rather a section of the wall filled with various swatches of navy and indigo, each imprinted with Gap’s narrow serif font logo on top. Posen, clad in khakis, combat boots and a white shirt with a small bunny pin on its pocket, has a bounce in his step as he paces along the wall. There’s the Gap blue and the Old Navy blue. “And that’s the Gap corporate blue,”…

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. CNN  —  First Rihanna’s bathrobe, now Gigi Hadid’s DHL tape dress — it seems that luxury fashion is looking right under our noses (or at least inside our houses) for inspiration. On Friday, Hadid walked in the Vetements show during Paris Fashion Week wrapped tightly in a roll of yellow and red DHL-branded packing tape. The adhesive tool was styled into a strapless mini dress, while two heeled pumps were wrapped…

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. CNN  —  On Monday, Kendall Jenner stepped out onto the L’Oréal Paris womenswear runway in a scarlet red Mugler gown that might have looked familiar to anyone with a sharp memory of 1999. The front of the dress was slashed open across Jenner’s right shoulder, exposing a matching denier bra. The peekaboo moment conjured up memories of another example of fashionable flashing: Lil’ Kim’s purple embellished jumpsuit at the…

Editor’s Note: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week. See all coverage here CNN  —  Paris Fashion Week is underway, and celebrities are out in full force as some of the biggest brands of the fashion world put not only their collections, but their VIP pulling power on display. Whether it’s running between shows or being spotted in the front row, A-listers are taking every opportunity to turn a look. So far we’ve seen Kendall Jenner debut a peroxide blonde long bob, Cardi B rock a set of razor-sharp alien bangs at Mugler and…

Editor’s Note: CNN Style is one of the official media partners of Paris Fashion Week. See all coverage here Paris CNN  —  On the second day of Paris Fashion Week at the city’s Palais de Tokyo, a giant inflatable elephant welcomed guests to the Ester Manas fashion show. The label (the only one on the official calendar dedicated solely to creating size-inclusive collections), cast a diverse range of bodies in a collection featuring finely crafted tulle, apparent lingerie and sanded, embossed leather. Since its launch in 2019 by design duo and couple Ester Manas and Balthazar Delepierre, the house has been lauded…

Milan CNN  —  The strapline to the recent Spring-Summer 2025 shows at Milan Fashion Week should read: “expect the unexpected.” The runways staged across the Italian city were a stark contrast to Milan’s usual doubling down on house codes and familiar signatures. Just six months ago, designers were offering up collections filled with practical everyday clothes. This week, many of those same labels largely went off script in pursuit of fresh perspective. The result was a season that was hard to take a temperature of. Brands that could usually be relied upon to deliver a strong point of view, gambled…