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  Part II: Fashion, Barthes’ System x Pastoureau’s ColorsJanuary 11, 2026
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  Part I: Color, Pastoureau’s eyesJanuary 4, 2026
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  Bye 2025, hi 2026January 1, 2026
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  Reflections on Art x LuxuryDecember 28, 2025
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  Arnaud Lapierre’s PartyDecember 21, 2025
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  Fashion, Identity, and the Architecture of BecomingDecember 14, 2025
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  Alaïa chez DiorDecember 7, 2025
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  De La Tour’s lightNovember 30, 2025
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  Dior Lady Art #10November 23, 2025
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  agnès b. x Le LouvreNovember 16, 2025
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  Louis Vuitton x Art Basel Paris 2025 EditionNovember 9, 2025
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  Pecis’ Slow MorningNovember 2, 2025
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  Il Milano di ArmaniOctober 26, 2025
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  Morellet’s PrimariesOctober 19, 2025
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  Made in Italy: Fashion, Identity, and the Cultural Rebirth of a NationOctober 12, 2025
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  Cultural Capital in the Age of Cultural Co-Creation Part 3: PerformingSeptember 28, 2025
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  Friggitello alla ModaSeptember 21, 2025
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  Cultural Capital in the Age of Cultural Co-Creation Part 2: RetailingSeptember 14, 2025
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  Hayez’ KissSeptember 7, 2025
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  Cultural Capital in the Age of Cultural Co-Creation Part 1: Theoretical FoundationsAugust 31, 2025
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  Nikki’s Summer PartyAugust 10, 2025
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  Louis Vuitton x Takashi Murakami – EncoreAugust 3, 2025
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  Hockney’s BluesJuly 27, 2025
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  Dior by Jonathan AndersonJuly 20, 2025
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  Braque’s SummerJuly 7, 2024
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  Rabanne x Art BaselJune 17, 2024
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  CHIMI x Paul PogbaJune 12, 2024
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  Kelly ColorsMay 26, 2024
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  Gucci AncoraMay 19, 2024
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  Spring going on SummerMay 12, 2024
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  Kering, on two different schedules?May 8, 2024
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  Leading WomanApril 28, 2024
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  Guerlain x Baqué MoliniéApril 21, 2024
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  Katz’ SpringApril 14, 2024
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  Loewe x Albert YorkApril 7, 2024
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  Nouvelle VagueMarch 6, 2024
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  Viktor & Rolf’s ArtFebruary 25, 2024
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  From Lee’s Point of ViewFebruary 11, 2024
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  Jacquemus’ SculpturesFebruary 4, 2024
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  Dior Lady Art #8January 29, 2024
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  It’s all about how Smith frames itJanuary 21, 2024
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  Lichtenstein, after SchlemmerJanuary 14, 2024
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  Frank Gehry x Louis VuittonJanuary 7, 2024
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  Van Gogh Night CaféDecember 10, 2023
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  Stores x MuseumsDecember 5, 2023
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  Paris’ DelaunayNovember 26, 2023
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  Rabanne x DalíNovember 19, 2023
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  Morisot’s Party TipNovember 12, 2023
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  Longchamp x Robert IndianaNovember 5, 2023
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  de Staël’s ArcadiaOctober 29, 2023
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  Loewe x Lynda BenglisOctober 22, 2023
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  Kapoor’s PartyOctober 15, 2023
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  Dior x Elena BellantoniOctober 8, 2023
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  Farewell BoteroOctober 1, 2023
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  Dior x Jean-Michel OthonielSeptember 24, 2023
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  Rothko’s FallSeptember 17, 2023
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  Lancôme x Le LouvreSeptember 10, 2023
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  Back to School MenuSeptember 3, 2023
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  Ferragamo x Gallerie degli UffiziAugust 20, 2023
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  Warhol’s BarbieJuly 31, 2023
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  Schiaparelli Couture FW23July 16, 2023
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  Albers’ SquaresJuly 9, 2023
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  Jacquemus: popular King, King of the PeopleJuly 2, 2023
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  Prada x Alex da CorteJune 25, 2023
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  Hopper’s ReflectionJune 18, 2023
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  Destree x Ben ArpéaJune 14, 2023
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  Basquiat x Warhol at FLVJune 4, 2023
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  Noguchi’s PoiseMay 14, 2023
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  How loud is Quiet Luxury?April 30, 2023
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  Axell’s IllusionApril 23, 2023
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  Guerlain x Maison MatisseApril 16, 2023
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  Thiebaud’s Beauty StandardsApril 9, 2023
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  Loewe x Lara FavarettoApril 2, 2023
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  What would Artemisia wear?March 19, 2023
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  Bottega Veneta x Umberto BoccioniMarch 12, 2023
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  Louis Vuitton // Joan MitchellMarch 5, 2023
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  Pharrell chez LouisFebruary 26, 2023
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  Rosenquist’s Eerie SunsetFebruary 19, 2023
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  Tiffany & Co. x NikeFebruary 12, 2023
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  Joan Mitchell’s PinkFebruary 5, 2023
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  The Schiaparelli debateJanuary 29, 2023
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  Louis Vuitton x Yayoi KusamaJanuary 22, 2023
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  Lichtenstein’s SuperheroineJanuary 15, 2023
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  LV Art + Fair + Exhibition = Museum?January 8, 2023
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  Klimt’s FestivitiesDecember 25, 2022
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  Dior Lady Art #7December 18, 2022
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  Park’s EscapismDecember 11, 2022
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  Rimowa x RTFKTDecember 4, 2022
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  Katz’ Ada — xxxNovember 27, 2022
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  LOEWE SS23November 20, 2022
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  Nodaleto x Andy WarholNovember 13, 2022
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  Othoniel’s MetalNovember 6, 2022
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  Stella McCartney x Frank StellaOctober 30, 2022
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  Paul Klee’s FallOctober 11, 2022
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  Coperni x FabricanOctober 9, 2022
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  Bottega Veneta x Gaetano PesceOctober 2, 2022
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  Henri Matisse’s PinkSeptember 23, 2022
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  Heven x P00lsSeptember 16, 2022
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  Farewell to an iconSeptember 11, 2022
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  The Merge x Fashion NFTs September 5, 2022