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As the fashion world watches @matthieu_blazy’s ascension to creative director at @chanelofficial, i-D is reflecting on the time fashion’s Holy Trinity: @rafsimons, @pieter_mulier and the aforementioned man of the hour had their first ever candid conversion – on record. Originally appearing in The Timeless Issue, no. 371, Spring 2023, the fraternity discussed their relationship’s origins, cultural and aesthetic influences, and various roles from their respective smoke filled zoom screens. Looking back on Blazy’s career, what do you think the future of Chanel will look like?

If you’ve ever sighed audibly while browsing Depop, the RealReal, or insert-reselling-platform-here, you’re not alone. It’s no secret that archive vintage fashion has been pretty mainstream for some time now, but while prices rise the vibes are tanking. i-D spoke to a range of vintage lovers, most feeling that the game no longer represents the community spirit it engendered just a few years ago. True vintage collectors have come to a consensus: luxury vintage is totally over. ⁣ ⁣ Read more at the link in bio, and you may become persuaded to sell your 80s Issey Miyake in favour of some pieces of true vintage US Army uniform instead.

We met up with @kimkardashian at the opening of the @skims New York City Flagship store where she chatted with us about her most coveted SKIMS pieces, recent @thenorthface collab, and @arianagrande obsession–all while looking fab on a scooter.

After taking its FEAST dinner party concept five stops across the globe (London, Berlin, Shanghai, Beijing, Tokyo) @ourlegacy’s final homecoming celebration hosted guests at the newly opened and ever-chic @stockholmstadshotell. We caught up with friends and family of the brand, asked their tips for hosting dinner parties and chatted with @robynkonichiwa, who instead of dancing on her own, danced with @yunglean2001 to a set by @aloegarten after a number of festive performances from some of the Nordics coolest musicians including @elias.ronnenfelt.

Last weekend, Colombian reggaetón artist @feid took over Medellín’s Estadio Atanasio Girardot with three nights of sold-out, packed out shows. Photographer @alfredwashere went down to the shows to capture an exclusive BTS. Here’s what went down.

@matthieu_blazy has been announced as the new creative director of @chanelofficial. His first collection will be for Spring 2026, to be presented in Paris in October 2025. Blazy takes over Chanel after the brand parted ways in June with Virginie Viard. Viard was a staple part of the design team that worked under Karl Lagerfeld for three decades, and was the brand’s creative director herself for 5 years. Kering, parent company of Bottega Veneta, thanked Blazy for “his transformative contributions” to the brand. Bottega’s new creative director will be Louise Trotter, currently at Carven. She is set to join the house in January next year.

A hundred years before you spent the days before Christmas watching Home Alone and Elf, the slate of festive movies that audiences could choose from were mostly short and silent. Those films – strange, funny and surreal – were either inspired by fairytales or were dismal stories of the realities of 20th century life. If you’ve completed your watchlist already, here are seven gems from legendary directors of a bygone era that you’re likely to have never seen before. Words @douglasgrnwd

London-based artist @alvarobarrington’s latest installation ‘Grace’ at Tate Britain is his most collaborative project to date. Supported by Bottega Veneta, the three-section piece invited over three dozen artists including @jawaraalleyne, @devhynes and @nts_radio founder @eddie_fiction to collaborate on pieces exploring Blackness, Carnival traditions, community and Barrington’s layered relationship to the UK.⁣ ⁣ At the link in bio, @preciousadesina speaks to Barrington and some of the people involved about his latest work.⁣ ⁣ Photography by Jebi Labembika @labembika

Now in its eleventh year, @f_hyperlocal is a music festival that lasts for just one night and takes place in either Buenos Aires or London, always with an eclectic line up of limitless genres. This year’s festival hosted Mica Levi, @n_e_w__y_o_r_k_, LOTO (@estoylola and @todoyoto) and more.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Eilidh Duffy (@proncess336) got stuck into this year’s festival, speaking to artists and punters about the festival’s nonconformist line-up, the city’s music community and Argentina’s current culture war against the arts.

Luxury fashion’s game of musical chairs continues: today, Maison Margiela has announced that the designer will be leaving after a 10-year stint as their creative director. As of right now, Galliano’s future plans are unknown, and it is not known who will take his place. Who do you think will lead the French fashion house next?

Now on at London's @gagosian, ‘Japanese Art History à la Takashi Murakami’ shows several of the artist's reinterpretations of Japanese historical paintings. From his iconic flower figures being imposed onto a 17th century map of Tokyo to an anime-meets-pop-art revision of a geisha, the exhibition, he says is an “escape from the bold.” i-D spoke to the legendary Japanese artist ahead of the exhibition’s opening – swipe to hear what he had to say about it (and his iconic upcoming @louisvuitton collaboration).

Ever thought a £4.99 WHSmith Lever Arch File would fetch £20,000? Well, yesterday one sorta did. As part of yesterday’s Passion for Fashion auction at @kerrytaylorauctions, the auction house sold a collection of original Lee Alexander McQueen sketches, prints and images from his time at Saint Martins and Givenchy. Expected to sell for between £20,000 to £30,000, the contents of the folder features xeroxed drawings, polaroids, fabric samples, fitting images, scans, as well as 54 loose pencil and biro sketches, assumed to be made during his time while studying at Saint Martins. The largest part of the folder’s content is an SS01 couture studio book from Lee’s final show at Givenchy, which includes almost 50 designs, accompanied by swatches, references and fabric samples from zebra print textiles, a leather lace sail jacket, beadwork scans and a diamond inset wedding dress. What price would you put on the folder?