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After saying goodbye to Demna Gvasalia at Balenciaga, the Haute Couture Week in Paris was an important event in July 2025. The autumn-winter 2025-2026 couture collections show a fashion image that is traditional and technological at the same time. Recycling is central (Glenn Martens for Maison Margiela, Germanier), with respect for nature (Ronald van der Kemp and Iris van Herpen) as a core of an innovative creative process. The absent ones were striking, largely due to the shifts at the big fashion houses: Jonathan Anderson (Dior) keeps his first haute couture collection for January 2026. Duran Lantink (Jean Paul Gaultier)…

Paris-The first Birkin bag from Hermès, specially designed for Jane Birkin in 1984, was auctioned on Thursday for 8.58 million euros, Sotheby’s reports on its website. This large, black leather bag, which formed the basis for what would be one of the most famous and most expensive bags in the world, was the masterpiece of the ‘fashion icons’ auction. According to Sotheby’s expert Morgane Halimi, the original Birkin Bag has developed into a pop culture phenomenon that embodies luxury in a particularly refined form. This article has been translated into Dutch using an AI tool. FashionUnited uses AI Taaltools to…

Demna’s last bending at Balenciaga was not spectacular, but modest. A word that is rarely associated with the designer who has again defined the fashion house for almost ten years. The 54th Haute Couture collection of the fashion house, shown in Paris on Wednesday, was both a personal farewell and a statement of return: to construction, silhouette and the studio. The designer born in Georgia, who is now preparing to take over the creative leadership at Gucci, leaves a Balenciaga that is radically different from the house he inherited in 2015. Under his leadership, the turnover of the brand has…

Not only the location of fashion factory was new this summer edition, the exhibition floor also had some novelties. FashionUnited visited some brands that made the debut. One Hundred Stars Fashion brand One Hundred Stars is known for the prints. The British company once started as an accessory brand, but now it has grown into a women’s fashion brand. The most famous items from the collection are the kimonos and the various prints. One Hundred Stars expands the types of prints further every season. The brand has also added a mid-season capsule collection to make the offer even larger. The…

Life. It’s a Constant Movement Fluidity of the Mind Being Left undefined. It’s to keep Becoming and never arrive. For SS26, Knit-Ted is guided by these sentences. Not a classic mood board, but a poetic approach that invites openness and movement, physically and mentally. Fluidity is the keyword: a collection that is not clear, but soft, layered and always on the move. The designs breathe space, for interpretation, for expression, for freedom. Materials with a story: Rough and refined at the same time The collection is a game between the unpolished and the refined. Inspired by the power and texture…

Luxury fashion house Prada officially confirmed in a letter to the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Maharashtra (Maccia) that the sandals shown during the recent men’s fashion show, and which showed a striking similarity with the traditional Indian Kolhapuri-Sandaal, were indeed inspired by the iconic footwear. Prada has now proposed a video conference interview with Maccia to continue the discussion and to explore possible partnerships, including the possibility of co-branding of the iconic footwear, according to the communication that Maccia has received. The meeting is planned for the time being on 11 or 15 July. On behalf of…

Accessible, urban and casual retro shirts – Can table tennis become the following seasoning in the combination of sport, fashion and lifestyle? Tennis served as a source of inspiration for a long time, with leading brands such as Lacoste and Fila, which embodied an elitist look with pleated and pullovers. This chic sports style fits perfectly with the conservative change in society, but also requires a counter -movement. The little sister, table tennis, never kept to the formal rules. While legendary table tennis brands such as Dony, Joola and Butterfly have modernized themselves over time, the retro looks offer a…

In the dynamic landscape of social media there is one luxury fashion house that not only participates in the conversation, but also actively leads. Loewe, the Spanish luxury house founded in 1846 and known for its beautiful leather goods and innovative Prêt-à-Porter, dives full and creates content that deeply resonates with a diverse digital audience. While many established brands carefully explore the fast world of short videos, Loewe knows how to captivate the audience with his tailor -made approach on Tiktok. This sets the brand a new standard for the involvement of luxury brands. The secret of Loewe’s Tiktok-Dominance lies…

The Paris Fashion Week Men’s Spring/Summer 2026, which took place from 24 to 29 June, felt optimistic and at the same time was ‘both contemporary and human’, said Simon Longland, purchasing director Fashion at the British luxury Harrods Luxury Department Store. “There was a rare sense of coherence in Paris – designers this season unusually like their vision, with common themes that emerged in collections without ever feeling distracted,” Longland stated in a statement. “What struck me the most was optimism. We saw collections rooted in beauty, certainly, but also based on real clothing, designed for real life – pieces…

In May Bever opened the doors of her brand new office in Pijnacker. Immediately upon arrival, the building exudes the outdoor feeling that the brand is known for. With an entrance surrounded by trees and a centrally located sewing workshop, the link with the outdoor living is clearly felt. Credits: Bever Working at Bever will have a new dimension here: in addition to regular workplaces, there are inspiring alternatives such as the roof terrace, the balustrades and the garden. There are also various meeting rooms, calling cells and a spacious work café with barista coffee for an extra energy boost.…