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Haider Ackermann going co-ed for runway

Haider Ackermann is the latest designer to announce he will be going coed for Fashion Week, which means Paris Mens Fashion Week has lost another one of its top designers. Ackermann, who recently departed from Berluti as creative director, will be showing his men's and women's spring 2019 collection together at Paris Fashion Week in September. “...

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Ackermann in new shock departure at top of men's fashion

Designer Haider Ackermann parted ways with Berluti Friday, the French brand said, in the latest twist in the frenetic game of musical chairs at the top of men's fashion. The Colombian had led the label for only 18 months, and his surprise departure sparked speculation he will be replaced by Kris Van Assche, the Belgian designer who left Dior...

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Video: Haider Ackermann AW18 panel discussion

Finn Mactaggart is joined by Levi Palmer and Matthew Harding of palmer//harding, Thomas Cohen and Lara Johnson-Wheeler to discuss the Haider Ackermann A/W 18 show. Source: SHOWstudio, YouTube

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Haider Ackermann named new jury president of Hyères festival

Haider Ackermann has been named the new jury president of the Hyères International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Fashion Accessories. Other members of the prize juries and their respective presidents, as well as the finalists competing in the different categories have also been announced. The Fashion Prize jury will be presided over by...

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Video: Haider Ackermann FW18 Men's PFW

Haider Ackermann Fall Winter 2018/19 Men's collection, January 2018, Paris Fashion Week. Source: FF Channel, YouTube

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What's hot at Paris Fashion Week

With Paris Fashion Week reaching its climax, we look at what is causing a stir on the catwalks. Vive le close cut! Oversized has been cut down to size. For the last two years the catwalks have been awash with sulking teenagers hiding in their hoodies, huge trailing trousers and enormous coats inside of which you could shelter a small family and...

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Andra Dumitrascu goes underground at Paris Fashion Week

Paris Fashion Week went underground in more ways than one when a rising young avant-garde designer held her show on the city's Metro. Berlin-based Andra Dumitrascu had to think quickly when the venue for her show late Friday fell through at the last minute. So she directed fashionistas to the nearest Metro station, Rambuteau, where her models...

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YSL sits out Paris Men's Fashion Week as Ackermann steps up

Paris men's fashion week starts Wednesday without two of its perennial star brands but with Colombian designer Haider Ackermann joining the big league with two hotly anticipated shows. Ackermann will put his own bohemian line on the catwalk Wednesday night and follow it up two days later with his debut show for the Italian luxury brand Berluti....

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Haider Ackermann named creative director of Berluti

Berluti has a new man in charge of their design team. Haider Ackermann has been named the new creative director of the brand. His first collection will bow for January 2017. This is a major shakeup for the brand which was once known for more tailored, traditional offerings. “We are not a sartorial brand,” said Antoine Arnault, chief executive...

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Haider Ackermann in talks with Berluti

Could Haider Ackermann be Berluti’s next creative director? The French designer is believed to be in talks with luxury menswear label Berluti to succeed Alessandro Sartori, according to a report by FashionMag.com. Paris-based Berluti has been actively looking to replace Sartori, who left the brand earlier this year to join Ermengildo Zegna. At...

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Tokyo Fashion Week opens with burst of butterflies, kisses

Fashion Week Tokyo was in full swing Tuesday after it opened in a burst of colour and bold prints, with butterflies, kisses, and geometric patterns dominating the first shows. Hanae Mori, one of Japan's most internationally acclaimed fashion houses, showcased its first collection by in-demand young designer Yu Amatsu, which featured swarms of...