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These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Thursday. Big Tech Wore Indie Designers to the Met Gala Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri wore Kartik Research, while VP of Fashion Eva Chen wore Proenza Schouler . Stewart Butterfield (Slack CEO) and Selby Drummond (founder of tech venture firm Plum Alley) both wore Conner Ives. Charles Porch, OpenAI's VP of global creative partnerships, wore Kallmeyer 's first-ever men's look. "Opting for an emerging name signals a level of investment in fashion's rising stars, rather than its established houses," Madeleine Schulz writes for Vogue Business . { Vogue Business /paywalled} James Murdoch Is Reportedly in Talks to Buy New York Magazine James Murdoch is in "advanced talks" to buy Vox Media's New York magazine and podcast division, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The deal, which is through Murdoch's Lupa Systems investment company, isn't yet final. A challenging advertising mark...

The Savannah College of Art and Design ( SCAD ) stands apart from its peers thanks to its extensive hands-on training: Its film majors explore an 11-acre backlot, aspiring actors enjoy an on-site casting office and now, its fashion design students can sell their one-of-a-kind garments in a luxury boutique. Located at 318 E Liberty St. in downtown Savannah, GA, Bazaar by ShopSCAD opened its doors in March to showcase student, faculty and alumni creations while simultaneously preparing its collegiate designers for the realities of the retail landscape. To Bazaar Director and Manager Ash Williams, the off-campus boutique functions as "a trading post of sorts for the school of fashion." "Students learn about design, branding and consumer behavior in the classroom, and Bazaar gives them a real-world environment to see those lessons play out," she expands. "When a customer picks up your product, examines it and decides to buy it, [it] allows a kind of feedback n...

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This year's Met Gala dress code, "Fashion Is Art," left guests and designers with a lot of room for interpretation. As a result, the best looks on the red carpet were those that took advantage of that opportunity with maximum creativity and clever nods to famous artworks (and, sometimes, nipples ). Sabrina Carpenter wore a Dior dress made from actual film strips; Rihanna evoked medieval architecture in Maison Margiela ; Emma Chamberlain turned heads with a long watercolor train by Mugler ; Hunter Schafer embodied Gustav Klimt’s "Mäda Primavesi" in Prada ; and Heidi Klum committed to the bit by transforming herself into a marble statue. And yes, as always, some guests just wore very, very pretty dresses, and there's nothing inherently wrong with that, especially when you're Zoe Kravitz. See all the best looks from the 2026 Met Gala below. Sabrina Carpenter in Dior at the 2026 ...

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These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Friday. The Costume Institute Is Easing its Reliance on the Met Gala Since 2016, the Costume Institute has slowly been building an endowment fund. By 2030, the museum will have saved enough to support itself without relying on the Met Gala . The move comes after the museum decided it needed to find a permanent solution to be entirely self-sufficient. The endowment fund also serves as a safety net if the museum were to face unexpected economic disasters, like a global pandemic or a major recession. { The New York Times /paywalled} 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' Faces Boycott in Asia A handful of Asian countries, including China, Japan, South Korea and Hong Kong, are calling for the boycott of "The Devil Wears Prada 2," due to a controversial representation of an Asian character. Jin Chao (played by Helen J. Shen) serves as Andy Sachs' (Anne Hathaway) assistant, and Asian viewers accuse the film of reinforcing offen...

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