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The Paris luxury fashion house Givenchy has named Sarah Burton creative director for women’s and men’s collections, with immediate effect

catwalk is getting her own exhibition. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London is launching «NAOMI: In Fashion», a celebration of Naomi Campbell's enduring career. The exhibition, which opens in June, will showcase memorable designer outfits worn by Campbell, one of the most recognisable models and Black women in the world. «I'm honoured to be asked by the V&A to share my life in clothes with the world,» Campbell, 53, said in a statement. Sonnet Stanfill, a fashion curator at the museum, called Campbell «one of the most prolific and influential figures in contemporary culture.»

London Fashion Week launches its 40th anniversary season on Friday with a city-wide extravaganza, featuring a «Love Letter to London» campaign and a plethora of special events spanning from Selfridges to Number 10 Downing Street. «London Fashion Week still carries the same spark it did 40 years ago,» remarks Caroline Rush, CEO of the British Fashion Council (BFC), the organizer of LFW. «I continue to be inspired by the designers; they never fail to surprise me. Watching them evolve as both creatives and business leaders is incredibly rewarding. There's a palpable anticipation and energy coursing through the city this season.»

London Fashion Week is set to kick off on Friday, marking its 40th anniversary this year. The event will showcase the autumn/winter lines of both new and established designers, while fashion enthusiasts join in the celebrations. The British Fashion Council (BFC) will open the London Stock Exchange on Thursday, and iconic landmarks like Covent Garden and the London Eye will be illuminated in green to honor the creative industry's contribution to the British economy. According to the BFC, UK womenswear and menswear sales reached a staggering £47.5 billion ($59.6 billion) last year, highlighting the significance of the fashion industry. The BFC, established in 1983, hosted its first London Fashion Week a year later. London Fashion Week is renowned as one of the premier fashion events worldwide, alongside New York, Milan, and Paris. It is particularly recognized for its platform for emerging talent and avant-garde trends, which have launched the careers of notable designers like Alexander McQueen and Stella McCartney.

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Costume Institute's 2024 exhibition and gala, the fashion world's party of the year — 'Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.' Every year, the Met Gala draws a who's who of A-listers from the worlds of fashion, film, politics and sports — a list tightly curated by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. Next year, the party will take place in Manhattan on May 6 to celebrate the opening of the exhibition, which the public can view from May 10 through September 2. Both are cosponsored by popular video sharing app TikTok. The sweeping and immersive exhibition will feature about 250 garments and accessories spanning four centuries, from the Costume Institute's vast archives of 33,000 pieces — from a 17th century embroidered jacket to an Alexander McQueen gown from spring-summer 2001 made of shells. «Using the natural world as a uniting visual metaphor for the transience of fashion, the show will explore cyclical themes of rebirth and renewal, breathing new life into these storied objects,» the Met said. Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton explained that when items enter the museum's collection, «it can't be worn, obviously.

The fashion designer who created the wedding dress of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, is stepping down as creative director at Alexander McQueen after two decades at the brand, luxury group Kering said

The president and CEO of Gucci is stepping down later this year

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