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Unveiled at the Fortezza da Basso and complemented by a live acoustic performance by Victor Ray, the British singer and Karl Lagerfeld ambassador, the fall collection by creative director Hun Kim revolved around one of the late Lagerfeld’s distinctive garments: the white shirt.
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
The experience was an early lesson in where the real power lay between the British government and the tech companies.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
During their meeting in the U.K. last week, Macron and Starmer discussed sending troops but the British prime minister was not fully behind the idea, The Telegraph reported.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The category is the only award voted for by the British public.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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Martino Carrera, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
The experience was an early lesson in where the real power lay between the British government and the tech companies.
—Billy Perrigo, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
During their meeting in the U.K. last week, Macron and Starmer discussed sending troops but the British prime minister was not fully behind the idea, The Telegraph reported.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
The category is the only award voted for by the British public.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 15 Jan. 2025
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“The British.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20British. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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