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Even the mighty LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE can't escape the distress in China.However, the fall in its share price - up to 2% - in early trading today looks to be an overreaction.It subsequently reversed the losses.The owner of Dior and other luxury brands is still the behemoth on the bling block, and should be able to benefit from Chinese revenge spending when it comes.

London studio Sybarite has created a department store for SKP in Chengdu, China, that is topped with a landscape created in collaboration with New York-based James Corner Field Operations.Set alongside the New Century Global Centre, which is the world's largest building, the store contains 500,000 square metres of retail and hospitality spaces with 99 per cent of the buildings below ground level.

AUSTIN, Texas It appears that Christian Dior Couture is planning to open a store at The Domain.According to a filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), the designer brand plans to open a 6,300-square-foot store at 11600 Century Oaks Terrace, Ste.A01A.The filing, which was registered in late October 2022, states that construction is estimated to cost $6.8 million and be completed by the end of this year.

You knew this was going to happen.We all did.It just happened that much quicker than we expected.Major brands are now using Ai generated images to advertise their products instead of choosing the more traditional photographer/human model option.French lingerie brand Undiz has caused a few ripples recently by using nothing but AI-generated images to advertise its bikini range.

SAN JOSE Westfield Valley Fair in San Jose has begun to attract visitors and retail activity at levels that top the big shopping mall's trends prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus.The retail center is also going through a stretch where it is attracting merchants at a brisk pace, according to Sue Newsom, senior general manager with Westfield Valley Fair.

A bomb threat hoax led to the evacuation of Northbrook Court mall in Northbrook Sunday afternoon, according to village officials.Northbrook police officials characterized the incident that shuttered the upscale North Shore mall at 1515 Lake Cook Road as "swatting," a term used for calling in fake emergencies that will send law enforcement rushing to the scene, usually a private home or business.

Following Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama's latest collaboration with fashion brand Louis Vuitton, we have collected eight projects and collaborations featuring her trademark colourful polka dots.At almost 94 years old, Kusama is widely considered to be one of the world's most successful living artists, with a portfolio ranging from installations, sculptures and performance art to fashion, painting and video.

Tré Seals plans to ease the world out of its Helvetica obsession one font at a time.After becoming frustrated by the monotony of the graphic design industry, he started his own foundry, Vocal Type, which he runs out of a refurbished stable on his family's farm in Accokeek.Instead of focusing solely on aesthetics, Seals creates his typefaces based on significant moments in Black history and culture.

Ammaar Reshi was playing around with ChatGPT, an AI-powered chatbot from OpenAI when he started thinking about the ways artificial intelligence could be used to make a simple children's book to give to his friends.Just a couple of days later, he published a 12-page picture book, printed it, and started selling it on Amazon without ever picking up a pen and paper.

Clinical, stripped-back show spaces made appearances at Miu Miu and Courrèges, while Off-White and Dior opted for more extravagant sets for their Autumn Winter 2023 collections at Paris Fashion Week.Paris Fashion Week took place from 27 February to 7 March and was the final fashion event of the Autumn Winter 2023 womenswear season.

American producer Pharrell Williams has been named creative director of menswear at French fashion house Louis Vuitton, a position held by Virgil Abloh before his death.Louis Vuitton announced that Williams' title would be instated "effective immediately", with his first collection set to be presented in June 2023 during the menswear season at Paris Fashion Week.

After Abloh's death, the brand carried on with splashy men's shows, largely without a creative director.Abloh, a DJ and founder of the brand Off-White, turned the job at Louis Vuitton into that of "curator," rather than simply "designer," as he expanded his interests into housewares, art, jewelry, industrial design and architecture.

"I aim to create a truly unique hand-crafted product from paper that celebrates the beautiful, unique architectural forms of nature," said Wales-based paper artist Zoe Bradley.Working across disciplines, her work brings together sculpture, fashion, and theater, with her skills as a former fashion designer being evident in the almost tailored sculptures.

Louis Vuitton has named multitalented singer-songwriter-philanthropist Pharrell Williams creative director of its menswear division, replacing the late Virgil Abloh, the company said Tuesday.Pharrell Williams is a visionary whose creative universes expand from music, to art and to fashion establishing himself as a cultural, global icon over the past 20 years, the luxury house said in a statement.

Sportswear company Nike has created the Virgil Abloh: The Codes c/o Architecture exhibition at  Miami Art Week, which showcases the collaborations between the designer and the brand.Open in Miami's Rubell Museum, The Codes c/o Architecture showcases the hundreds of sneakers that Abloh created during his partnership with Nike on pedestals and in a large central lightbox, alongside his other designs including stereos and turntables.

It looks like Pharrell might actually love those blurred lines (the ones between musician and fashion designer).The musician will succeed the late designer Virgil Abloh as the creative director for the men's section of the fashion house."Pharrell Williams is a visionary whose creative universes expand from music to art, and to fashion - establishing himself as a cultural global icon over the past twenty years," Louis Vuitton stated in an Instagram post on February 14. "The way in which he breaks boundaries across the various worlds he explores, aligns with Louis Vuitton's status as a Cultural Maison, reinforcing its values of innovation, pioneer spirit, and entrepreneurship."

German car brand Mercedes-Benz has created the Project Mondo G puffer jacket-informed car as its contribution to Moncler's Genius collection, which was unveiled at London Fashion Week.Designed as an "eye-catching sculptural object", the car is a version of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class with a reflective silver roof and wheels that resemble a puffer jacket.

Louis Vuitton has invited for a second time, world renowned artist Yayoi Kusama to create a new collection.Kusama, who is 93 years old and lives in Japan, has received international acclaim and exposure in the last 15 years, now making her one of the most popular artists in the world.She is known for painting and creating infinity rooms with colored dots.

Imperious and controlled, Marie-Pierra Kakoma the Belgian artist who performs as Lous and the Yakuza is singing about la money to a rapt crowd.From her latest album, last year's Iota, the track reflects on what happens when plus de money sours a relationship.Although peppered with English, the lyrics to Kakoma's banging R&B songs are mostly in French.

Luxury brand Louis Vuitton has transformed its stores across the world for the launch of its anticipated capsule collection with Japanese contemporary artist Yayoi Kusama.The launch of the collaboration has seen a number of key stores across the world redecorated with Kusama's signature polka-dots, life-like animatronics of Kusama painting in the windows of the stores and an inflatable replica of Kusama peering over the roof of Louis Vuitton's Champs-Élysées store.

My partner Vincent is an artist and every year he creates a Christmas art gift for me, and it's been a tradition for 45 years.The fun and suspenseful part is that I never what form or shape it will be; There have been books, sculptures, videos, paintings, hand painted tapestries, and multi- media pieces.

N ew Bond Street is no longer the most expensive place to rent shop space in Europe with Milan's premier street taking the crown.Home to countless luxury brands, including Chanel and Dior and Louis Vuitton, the street is famed for hosting top-of-the-line retail clients.But New Bond Street has been overtaken by Via Monte Napoleone, Milan, according to property expert Cushman & Wakefield.

H undreds of suspected fake designer items from brands such as Louis Vuitton and Chanel have been seized during a raid on a shop in Kensington.The alleged counterfeit luxury brands, valued at around 200,000, were among the haul discovered at a store on Kensington Church Street.A total of 467 suspected fake Dior, Burberry and other designer coats, jackets, handbags and accessories were discovered by Trading Standards officers from Kensington and Chelsea Council as well as trademark representatives from the brands involved.

In fashion, desirable accessories are nothing new.See the Fendi baguette, the It bag of the 00s, or the recent fad for chunky dad trainers.But, as social media's influence on style becomes more heightened, it is shoes, bags and hats that are hogging the spotlight more than ever.This is the era of the viral accessory.