Alexander McQueen Returns to London Fashion Week After 25 Years

Alexander McQueen will return to London Fashion Week for Spring/Summer 2027, marking its first show in London since moving to Paris in 2001 after Gucci Group's investment. Creative director Seán McGirr will present both womenswear and menswear on September 20. Marimekko celebrates its 75th anniversary with a traveling exhibition across Japan, opening in Kyoto on July 4 and visiting eight cities through June 2028. The exhibition features 70 dresses, an interactive digital installation by Plaplax, and a collaboration with textile artist Akira Minagawa. Christie's Paris will auction the Graziella Patiño de Ortiz Linares Collection in September, offering about sixty lots of decorative arts from the Régence and Louis XV periods, including works by Watteau, Fragonard, and Ingres. Clive Davis, influential music executive, died at 94. Canada's National Film Board has a permanent home at Annecy's Musée du cinéma d'animation. Other news: Gucci's eyewear, Olivia Rodrigo's festival, Google's $75M investment in A24 for AI filmmaking tools, a Kerala wellness clinic, Memphis Art Museum opening date, a $35M Picasso at Art Basel, Karl Lagerfeld's sketches auction, Brooklyn's second People's event, Bang & Olufsen exhibit, Fendi's Rome venue, MoMA's Mondrian exhibition, Christopher Bailey's new focus, Prada and Axiom Space's lunar suit, a Modigliani painting, and 160 Hudson Valley organizations for Upstate Art Weekend 2026.