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‘I don’t think elegance is relevant’: Vetements’ Demna Gvasalia, the world’s hottest designer

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The 36-year-old Georgian, now Balenciaga’s creative director, is bored of fashion as fantasy and has eschewed the tropes of Parisian glamour for flea market catwalks and crumpled styling. Where can he go next?

Will Kanye West triumph? Are the four fashion capitals over? New York fashion week is asking questions

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A month of fashion shows for autumn/winter 2016 is about to begin, starting in New York on Thursday. Here are six things that will be the talk of the front row this season.