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Here’s Everything You Need to Know About This Year’s Met Gala
"It’s nearly time for the Met Gala 2019, an event so hyped and over-the-top that it’s considered by some as fashion’s equivalent of the Super Bowl. Chaired by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, the Gala is a themed fundraising event for the Metropolitan Museum Of Art’s Costume Institute. For those lucky enough to attend, it’s the perfect opportunity to experiment in the sartorial department; the more outlandish the outfit, the better."

via: Highsnobiety

What Prada’s 'Murderer Bag' Says About China's Luxury Market
"Uninspired by brands’ forgettable foreign product names, Chinese consumers have come up with their own catchy nicknames for bags and beauty products alike. Should luxury executives tolerate, embrace or learn from this phenomenon?"

via: Business of Fashion

Stefano Pilati’s Next Move
"From his new base in Berlin, the former Yves Saint Laurent designer is breaking away from the traditional luxury model and building a fledgling fashion venture rooted in accessible pricing, digital sales and customer feedback. Can it scale?"

via: Business of Fashion

Jaden Smith to Play Alternate Reality Kanye West in New TV Series Omniverse
"Jaden Smith is set to play an alternate reality Kanye West in Omniverse, an upcoming anthology TV series. The half-hour show will examine “the many doors of perception”, according to Deadline, with its first season using Kanye West as a vehicle to explore the Ego."

via: Dazed

Balenciaga Revenues Will Break 1 Billion Euros This Year, Per Kering CEO
"At Kering’s Annual General Meeting, the Paris-based luxury goods conglomerate spoke at length about the marquee brand under its ownership umbrella, Gucci, which will launch its debut fine jewelry collection in June, in furtherance of an effort to not only “strengthen the high-end positioning" of the brand but to diversify its product offerings to continue to achieve “explosive” revenue growth. Another topic of interest during Wednesday’s meeting? The group’s new billion euro brand."

via: The Fashion Law

Apparel and Accessories Are the Most-Seized Types of Counterfeits in the U.S.
"The shadowy trade in counterfeit goods has a footprint that reaches from the expanse of the Chinese mainland to ports in the U.S. with everything from replica luxury fashion products and copycat automobiles to fake cigarettes and pharmaceuticals making their way into the consumer marketplace. Of the $1.2-plus trillion global counterfeit industry (a figure that is expected to grow to $1.82 trillion by 2020), the market for counterfeit clothing, textiles, footwear, handbags, cosmetics, and watches, alone, amounted to a whopping $450 billion, and growing."

via: The Fashion Law


"He said that technology wouldn’t be there for about another 10 years—which, from his point of view in the technology industry, is a rather long time. To the 100,000 plus people who work at Amazon’s fulfillment centers, and to the local economies and social systems that will need to cope with such a large influx of automated-out-of-work employees, it might not seem like such a lengthy timeline. If Amazon and its competitors automate its warehouse operations in 10 years, that’s around 1 million unskilled jobs gone, with nowhere obvious to replace them."

via: Gizmodo

The 13 Most Notorious Deleted Tweets in History
"Everyone makes a bad tweet now and then. And sometimes a tweet is so bad, that the user has to delete it forever. But the internet never forgets."

via: Gizmodo

Why Kiko Kostadinov x Asics Is the Most Exciting Sneaker Collab in Fashion
"From the outer side, the Sokat looks like a bouncy Asics runner (it’s the first shoe in the collaboration to feature a full “Gel-Quantum Infinity” sole, which promises blissful foot comfort). But trace the upper around the heel and you’ll find an extremely do-you-even-fashion-bro design flourish: an asymmetrical, mid-height inner ankle. Like with his past Asics models, Kostadinov designed the Sokat by selecting an Asics running sole unit before diving into the brand’s extensive Japanese archives to plunder inspiration. That’s where Kostadinov found the obscure Tsunahiki 109, a shoe designed for professional tug-of-war. Tug-of-war at an elite level apparently requires sturdy inner-ankle protection, and Kostadinov adapted the Tsunahiki’s silhouette for the Sokat (which means “tug-of-war” in Basque)."

via: GQ

https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/supreme-store-guide/
"With success comes expansion, and there will certainly be more Supreme stores opening in the not-too-distant future (skate capital San Francisco has already been confirmed, while European stores in Berlin and Milan have been rumored). But, as is the case with all Supreme projects, the brand likes to take its time. James Jebbia will only open in a location he thinks is absolutely perfect."

via: Highsnobiety

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