Jil Sander SS26: Simone Bellotti’s debut was an ode to minimalism

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. The simplest painting in the Tate Modern is an ultramarine blue rectangle, Yves Klein’s IKB 79, painted in 1959. Famously, ‘IKB’ stands for his trademark, patented colour, International Klein Blue, and the painting at the Tate…

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Demna’s Gucci debut was a film premiere turned fashion show

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Since arriving on the scene in 2014 with his transgressive label Vetements, we’ve known Georgian mastermind Demna to do things a little differently. His shock defection from Balenciaga to Gucci back in March continued his penchant…

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Facebook is rolling out an AI matchmaking service – what could go wrong?

Editor’s pick — Culture quick take: the cultural angle (trend signal, audience insight, crossover with fashion/music/art) in 1–2 lines. Once upon a time, when Facebook was used for something other than snooping on the lives of your old schoolfriends or selling a second-hand bed frame, the ‘relationship status’ option actually mattered. In David Fincher’s 2010…

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