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    • Tuesday, 18 April, 2023
      Fashion
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      Tailoring’s most famous destination has spent 50 years grappling with the existential threat of ready-to-wear

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    • Friday, 29 June, 2018
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      Buy a bum bag — and other lessons from the SS19 menswear shows

      Suits fought back against sneakers, saturated colour ruled, and shorts were still quite short. Charlie Porter sums up the season

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    • Sunday, 24 June, 2018
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      After a long period of sobriety, designers are embracing hedonism — and bucket hats, again

    • Thursday, 21 June, 2018
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      Louis Vuitton men’s SS19: Virgil Abloh’s glorious debut

      A stellar collection heralds a new era for menswear at Louis Vuitton

    • Thursday, 21 June, 2018
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      Raf Simons SS19 review: the new New Wave

      Does the Belgian designer’s duchess satin jackets mean return of tailoring for men?

    • Thursday, 21 June, 2018
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      Off-White, Acne Studios, Valentino SS19 men’s review: Paris starts to heat up

      Virgil Abloh is liberated at Off-White via Bart Simpson and James Dean

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    • Sunday, 17 June, 2018
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      Prada SS19 menswear: simple yet so good

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    • Sunday, 17 June, 2018
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      Versace, Ermenegildo Zegna review SS19: Blockbusters of Milan menswear

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    • Friday, 15 June, 2018
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    • Monday, 11 June, 2018
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      Who needs a catwalk at the London Collections Men’s SS19? Martine Rose takes to the street

      SS19 review of Martine Rose, plus A-Cold-Wall, Art School, Rottingdean Bazaar, Stefan Cooke and Bianca Saunders

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