Louis Vuitton announces its upcoming exhibitions, highlighting two new shows exploring Yayoi Kusama's work and the fashion house's history.Titled YAYOI KUSAMA - INFINITY – Selected Works from the Collection, the new exhibit opens July 16. In alignment with the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan, it explores Kusama's childhood memories of hallucinations that inspired her artistry.The press release reads, "At the heart of the exhibition, the first of her many Infinity Mirror Rooms, Infinity Mirror...

Anya Paintsil debuts a new solo exhibition in the UK, Allanol Always.Titled Allanol Always, Paintsil continues her exploration of the Black female form through craft practices from childhood. Held at the Tŷ Pawb Art Gallery, Allanol Always references feelings of exclusion Paintsil experienced as a Black woman and "offers a bold exploration of heritage, representation and identity," the press release adds."Drawing inspiration from her childhood in North Wales, and her ancestral Fante traditio...

On July 10, the Original Birkin has officially sold for approximately $10 million USD at Sotheby's "Fashion Icons" auction. Originally owned by the actor Jane Birkin, the classic all-black luxury handbag, the original was crafted and gifted for her by Hermès.Truly the Birkin that began it all, the auction was a nail-biting experience, as CNN reported. "The auction house declined to provide an estimate of the original Birkin to CNN ahead of the sale, but advanced bidding had already smashed ...

On July 9, the Victoria and Albert Museum(V&A) announced a new exhibition, Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art.Opening March 2026, the new exhibition is the museum's first in the UK and will feature over 200 iconic pieces from the Schiaparelli archive. According to the press release, this will include the fashion house's "garments, accessories, jewelry, paintings, photographs, sculpture, furniture, perfumes and archive material. The diversity of media, styles and subjects will celebrate t...