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NEW IN UNIVERS: AUTRY

HONORING HERITAGE WHILE EMBRASING THE CONTEMPORARY THROUGH FOOTWEAR

Off-White Celebrates 5 Years in Manila
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Manila capsule collection exclusive launch

Of foliage and others: Derek Tumala on his latest collaboration with UNIVERS
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Tumala's The Garden of Others (2023) is an amalgamation of gardening, queerness, art, and science.

Welcome to UNIVERS NUSTAR
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Much like any other stories of unlikely meetings, opening UNIVERS in Cebu City might sound like happenstance. Afterall, why choose a location outside a country’s booming capital?

Comme des Garçons Tachiagari FW23 Presentation
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Tachiagari (Japanese) - meaning "beginning"

UNIVERS launches Fall/Winter 2023 Campaign
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A story of soujourn told through a collaboration of masters

BOUND FOR SXSW THIS WEEK, ARTIST ENA MORI TALKS TO NOUS
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In today's OPM arena, no one cheers louder for the offbeats than Ena Mori. Since the 2020 release of her self-titled EP, Mori has cranked fizzy, self-celebrating dance pop as consistently as a soda fountain in the summer.

New in UNIVERS: Edward Cuming
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Where menswear has been defined by tough edges, symmeterical cuts and structured appearance, Edward Cuming dares to defy convention.

MELITTA BAUMEISTER in UNIVERS
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In MELITTA BAUMEISTER's world, the concept of body positivity feels archaic—at the very least, redundanct. To the New York-based designer and LVMH Prize finalist, a woman's anatomy was always meant for more.

Barena at homme et femme 8 Rockwell
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Just as life in Venice was built around its waters, the designs of Italian label Barena flow first from its fabric.

SIMONE ROCHA Men's in UNIVERS
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To be feminine is to be a force of nature. At least that's what Simone Rocha's clothes have declared since the launch of the designer's namesake label in 2010.

CP Company in UNIVERS
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Over 50 years ago, the Italian label C.P. Company pushed past the conventions in coloring fabric. The result was the sort of brilliance never before achieved with pre-dyed clothing; a bold step taken in the early 1970s.

RICK OWENS' FW23 Men's Collection
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In RICK OWENS' FW23 Men's show, it's as if the Velvet Underground was bestowed an Egyptian afterlife.

KOLOR FW23
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The clothing line doubles down on abstraction, yielding a collection that's both seamless and stunning.

KIKO KOSTADINOV Men's FW23
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In menswear, the future is female. Or, as KIKO KOSTADINOV suggests in his FW23 men's show, the future may be forgotten female designers from a not-so-distant past.

"America Too" at Benilde Design & Arts
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See Virgil Abloh and Takashi Murakami's "Times Nature" at Benilde's Center for Campus Art starting February 10.

DRIES VAN NOTEN Men's FW23
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Set in a carpark with the kind of lighting reminiscent of action film interrogation scenes, the collection began with a menacing look: a sharply tailored coat in sinister black.

JUNYA WATANABE MAN FW23
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If the last few years have taught us anything, it's that disaster can go viral at any moment. One second, you're taking clients out for kaiseki; the next, you're speeding out of the city on a stolen Vespa, narrowly escaping a zombie outbreak.

COMME des GARÇONS HOMME PLUS FW23
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Rei Kawakubo Creates Armor for the Intellectual Apocalypse

BODE SS23 Women's Collection Debut
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In the label's first womenswear collection, each piece conveys a fabulous life lived

New at Univers: 19-69
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Cult perfumer 19-69 lets you spritz the spirit of an era.

When We Danced
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Eddie Boy Escudero's When We Danced shares postcards from an era of pure, beat-driven festivity.

LE GRAMME
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Minimalist jewelry that lets identity shine through.

CIRE TRUDON
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Heritage candlemaker Cire Trudon lights the way to planning a promising new year.

THE VIRGIL ABLOH FOUNDATION
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The foundation is letting the late designer's legacy flourish, giving opportunity to student minorities.

New at Homme et Femme 8 Rockwell: CALCATERRA
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Discover the lofty yet light silhouettes of Calcaterra.

UNIVERS SHANGRI-LA
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At the new UNIVERS Shangri-la, retail's evolution feels right at home.

OFFICINE UNIVERSELLE BULY 1803: HOLIDAY EDIT
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The gift of ceremonious self-care.

CARL JAN CRUZ X UNIVERS
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Launching this month, the collaboration brings together two entities that have paved the way and stayed the course in fashion.

FRED PERRY'S PHILIPPINE AMBASSADORS TO CAP OFF 2022
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From beat-making renegades to serving up new ways to appreciate Filipino food, these individuals wear laurel wreath as a mark of distinction--not to mention, pride.

Just Landed in UNIVERS: Eckhaus Latta & Published By
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Stand-out designs you'll want to flaunt in this season of revenge reverly.

New at UNIVERS: Zegna
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The Heritage Label Enlivens Tailoring for the Tech Age

Introducing: L'OBJET
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Taking Our Homes on a Jouney Through its Otherworldly Accessories - Now Available at UNIVERS

THE PARTY MUST END
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Raf Simons SS23 is the Label's Final Show

VICTORIA BECKHAM
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Victoria Beckham's Paris Fashion Week Debut: A SS23 Collection Packed with Pomp & Pinup Sensuality.

OFF-WHITE'S BLUE PERIOD
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Ib Kamara's Debut Collection Celebrates Virgil Abloh's Legacy While Looking to The Future.

THE CFDA NAMES THOM BROWNE ITS NEW CHAIRMAN
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Last week, Thom Browne was named Chairman of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) ----a rightful appointment.

FRED PERRY TRINOMA REOPENS
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Exploring the store's modern minimalism and greater selection.

UNIVERS launches Fall/Winter 2023 Campaign
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A story of sojourn told through a collaboration of masters