Following up a technology influenced runway show, Chanel’s spring-summer 2017 campaign embraces eclectic styles. Model Arizona Muse appears in the advertisements captured by creative director Karl Lagerfeld. The theme range from pop Lolita to cyber punk with Arizona sporting lingerie-inspired lace, the house’s signature tweed and silk jackets. Jewelry also takes the spotlight. Pearls, white gold and diamonds shine while the BOY Chanel handbag is featured in a perforated white leather version.

French ready-to-wear label Zadig & Voltaire has decided to improve its presence in the U.S. This upcoming New York Fashion Week, the contemporary fashion house will show for the first time in the city. This comes as strategic timing for the brand as the fashion house reaches its 20th anniversary this year. The collection will showcase on February 13 at Skylight Modern for NYFW, which will be its debut for the Big Apple, WWD reports. Zadig & Voltaire has shown before in Paris Fashion

For Valentino’s spring-summer 2017 campaign, creative director Pierpaolo Piccioli tapped a mix of supermodels and new faces. Photographer David Sims captured the advertisements backstage at the runway show and black and white studio portraits. Seven models appear in the images featuring Christy Turlington, Liya Kebede, Ratner, Fei Fei Sun, Blesnya Minher and Mali Koopman. This marks Piccioli’s first solo campaign since the departure of Maria Grazia Chiuri last year. Piccioli says about the i

Louis Vuitton’s spring-summer 2017 campaign celebrates the spirit of Paris. The advertisements, shot by Bruce Weber, were captured on and around Île Saint-Louis, one of two islands on the river Seine. Brand ambassadors Michelle Williams, Jennifer Connelly and Sasha Lane appear in the campaign, according to WWD. The images also feature models Natalie Westling, Rianne van Rompaey and Mica Arganaraz. Juxtaposed with studio images are still life shots of new season bags as well as sheer gowns with b

UK fashion chain Topshop is the latest British retail company attempting to tap into China's market by opening its first standalone store in 2018. The British high-street retailer has agreed a deal with Chinese partner and online fashion retailer Shangpin.com. The e-commerce business had already started to push Topshop into the Chinese mainland by selling the brand on Shangpin.com two years ago. Arcadia Group, Topshop's owner company, said the first shop will open in top tier cities in the

Dior unveils its first campaign under Maria Grazia Chiuri’s creative direction. For the spring-summer 2017 season, the Italian designer focused on the collection’s theme of femininity. Twin models Ruth and May Bell appear in the studio portraits captured by Brigitte Lacombe. “I really wanted to have a woman photographer,” told WWD about the ads. “I’m really interested in different interpretations of femininity, and [Lacombe] really captures the expression of different attitudes.” Shot in blac

Givenchy’s spring-summer 2017 campaign tells a tale of two worlds. According to WWD, Givenchy creative director Riccardo Tisci wanted to convey “freedom and serenity” for the advertisements. Models Irina Shayk, Lea T., Vittoria Ceretti and Faretta appear in the Mert & Marcus lensed images. The layout juxtaposes studio portraits with a desert landscape shot on location in Southern California. “I want to make clear that we are welcoming different kinds of women, different kinds of men in o

The new fashion season is just around the corner, which means new colours for the upcoming season. The Pantone Colour Institute, known for its colour of the year prediction, had shortlisted the fashion colour set to pop next season based on colour palettes used by designers in their Spring/Summer 2017 collections. FashionUnited takes a moment to reflect back on the fashion weeks past to present the most striking catwalk looks for next season by colour, ticking off the colour chart starting in th

Luxury cashmere brand Sand River has entered the US market and will offer complementary shipping to its US customers from its Shanghai location within four days and a local US-based return policy. The slow fashion brand currently operates eleven boutiques in Asia and has a worldwide e-commerce presence through its website sandrivercashmere.com. Sand River counters the current fast fashion trend by guaranteeing genuine, high-quality and long-lasting cashmere products, which are sourced direct

Singer, actress and the most followed person on Instagram with 104 million followers, Selena Gomez has been named as the face of Coach, which will see her designing a piece in partnership with the label. The deal was rumoured last week and the American fashion brand has confirmed that Gomez will not only be starring in Coach’s autumn/winter 2017 fashion campaigns, but her partnership will also include a “special design project” with Coach executive creative director Stuart Vevers. In add