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Rimowa and Maison Margiela's bag beats their suitcase
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Via WWD · 12 NOV
The bag is the stronger idea. Rimowa and Maison Margiela's limited-edition travel pieces drop Nov. 19.
Both pieces are hand-painted: the cabin suitcase costs 3,200 euros; the grooved leather handbag costs 3,600 euros, WWD reports.
Grooved leather makes the Maison Margiela handbag more convincing than the hand-painted cabin suitcase.
Via ELLE · 12 NOV
Zimmermann celebrates cruise 2027, “The Clash,” in New York.
Zimmermann held its first New York brand party since 2020, at Indochine, WWD reports. ELLE says the collection is now in stores.
Uma Thurman's all-black cruise 2027 ensemble, per Vogue, works: it is from the line ELLE says is now in stores.
Via WWD · 12 NOV
Vince expands: Ardmore opens Friday, Atlanta relocates to Buckhead Village, and the full-price store count reaches 44.
WWD: the push follows an 11.7 percent rise in second-quarter net sales to $81.8 million. Three existing stores have also been renovated.
A sound call: sales are up, so Vince opens stores. Aspen will stock Vince's capsule for Nordstrom’s 125th anniversary.
Via WWD · 12 NOV
Armed robbers hit De Beers London’s Paris flagship.
WWD reports no staff were physically harmed. Europe 1 puts the stolen goods at more than a million euros.
Closed: the Paris flagship will stay shut until further notice.
Via Harper's BAZAAR · 12 NOV
The silver column works at the 2026 Tusk Conservation Awards. The gold gown's credit is less clear.
Harper's BAZAAR credits the gold gown to Jenny Packham; WWD says it appears to be Oscar de la Renta, its credit for the silver gown.
Oscar de la Renta's silver column gets it right: the floral embroidery gives the strapless cut a clear focus.
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