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Eliminating waste, circulating materials, and regenerating nature, Gucci was this week announced as a strategic partner to the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, which petitions for ethical design processes. The charity will help Gucci in scaling and embedding the principles of the circular economy into its business, increasing its use of recycled materials, while channeling profits into regenerative agriculture. 

London’s Marques Almeida announced its plans for an AW22 show, beamed live and direct from the Portuguese coastline. With a runway splintering into the ocean, the collection comprises garments from the label’s M’AKERS project: sculptural, research-led pieces developed with Portuguese artists, artisans, and crafters. The 100-look pre-collection will become shoppable later this month. 

Old scribblings from Karl Lagerfeld raised a total of £300,212 at Sotheby’s in Paris this past week, reaching almost three times their auction estimate. Spanning 40 years of his career, from 1969 to 2018, this was the fourth major sale from the late-designer’s estate, with the most expensive piece, a sketch he had produced for Chloe, racking-up €40,320.

Guram Gvasalia staged his SS23 Vetements show, mining “childhood memories, war trauma, hidden desires, and twisted imagination”. Hourglass tailoring, swamping denim, bulwark shoulders, tendrilous belts, and laundry bag trench coats made up a subversive and hard-knuckled offering. It was about growing up in a world “that sometimes can be very brutal, especially being LGBTQ and growing up in a super homophobic environment.”

For the first time Reference Studios is taking its festival overseas, more precisely to London, where it will  join forces with Selfridges on a collaborative SUPERFUTURES exhibition – an immersive show bringing together 13 installations from artists, brands, and thought-leaders. Running from the 10th to the 13th July, the exhibition will feature the work of Monira Al Qadiri, Katja Novitskova, Sevdaliza, Gentle Monster, Joey Holder, and Ottolinger, among so many others. Head here to find out more.

Lila Moss and her bleached eyebrows star in Donatella’s Pre-Fall 22 campaign. Shot by Oliver Hadlee Pearch, the model steps into a slew of sliced, safety-pinned tailoring before emerging in a chiffon wind tunnel alongside Selena Forrest in cut-out silk columns and matching baroque headscarves. See more of the shoot here. 

Naomi Campbell has been awarded an honorary PhD from the University of the Creative Arts for her services to the fashion industry. With a shout-out to south London, the model said “it’s an honour to be here today,” wiping a lone tear from her cheek during an acceptance speech at the Royal Festival Hall. “And just to think, yesterday I was on the runway doing Balenciaga.”