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23 Sep

Karoline Vitto prepares to interrupt the mould in Milan

With only a few weeks to go before her first solo show in Milan tomorrow, London-based, Brazilian-born designer Karoline Vitto is facing some sleepless nights. She has reached one of the vital difficult parts of the lead-up to her show: model castings. It's because Vitto’s eponymous label, founded in 2020, covers UK sizes 8 to twenty-eight and the designer is set to showcase many of the range on the runway, versus sticking to at least one sample size, normally a UK6 or 8, as most brands do. “Possibly you will have an array of samples in UK14, 20 and 18, but you don’t find the proper model and so suddenly you will have to regulate the dress, recast the model or...
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20 Sep

Karoline Vitto is bringing size inclusivity to Milan. Can

“With Karoline and her work, it was love at first sight,” say Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in an email to Vogue Business. “Together with her we share the thought of authentic beauty, that doesn't have a look at sizes and standards, but is an expression of a deep state of the soul. Her creations gently reveal the feminine shape: the cuts, the stretch fabrics, the main points that frame the body remind us how good it's to be happy to wear what we wish and feel comfortable in.”Dolce & Gabbana ranked ninth in Milan for size inclusivity in Vogue Business’s AW23 report, with 2.7 per cent plus-size looks, while Karoline Vitto ranked first in London and internationally with 100...
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20 Sep

Three Debuts in Presentations at Milan Fashion Week Spring 2024

MILAN — It’s not only runway shows. On this edition of Milan Fashion Week crammed with debuts — led by the buzzy trifecta of Sabato De Sarno at Gucci, Peter Hawkings at Tom Ford and Simone Bellotti at Bally — there are also first-timers to look at off the catwalk.  Enriching the busy schedule of presentations, three brands are to unveil their course under latest creative directors on Thursday. These include Fiorucci launching its latest chapter under the vision of Francesca Murri; Fabiana Filippi moving into uncharted territory with its first creative director, Lucia De Vito, and Jacob Cohën unveiling its first important collection designed by American talent Matthew Adams Dolan. Here, a preview of what to anticipate from these collections. Fiorucci Energy was running...
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