Must Read: Dries Van Noten Launches Beauty, What's Next for Off-White Without Virgil Abloh
Photo: Courtesy of Dries Van Noten
These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday.
Dries Van Notendebuts beauty
The master of unexpected juxtapositions, Dries Van Noten, has brought his print clashing to our vanities with a new fragrance and makeup line. Launching on March 2, the designer's first beauty offering contains 10 gender-fluid perfumes and 30 lipsticks created in collaboration with Puig. {Fashionista inbox}
What's next for Off-White without Virgil Abloh
While losing a founder who was essential to the brand's DNA can present concerns regarding its long-term viability, the owners of Off-White are confident in their ability to use the ideas left behind by Virgil Abloh to grow the brand into a multi-billion-dollar business. Executives at New Guards Group and LVMH revealed their plans for Off-White's next chapter to Business of Fashion, beginning with the label's first show without Abloh at Paris Fashion Week that will include "couture-like fashions" and "tease a move into beauty." {Business of Fashion}
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