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Nina Ricci creative directors to exit brand

Nina Ricci is to part ways with duo artistic directors Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh. The news was confirmed by luxury group Puig, which operates the label. Curaçao-born Botter and Dutch native Herrebrugh have helmed the brand since 2018, to mixed reviews. The designers are thought to have mutually agreed their exit with Puig to concentrate...

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Botter designer makes Black Lives Matter plea in Paris

The Dutch brand Botter made an impassioned plea for the Black Lives Matter movement Friday at Paris men's fashion week. Its two designers Rushemy Botter and Lisi Herrebrugh -- who both have Caribbean roots -- delivered a heartfelt plea for people to "unite against violence on the black community, against violence on any community" as they...

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The End of Plastic: Eco-fashion becomes catwalk reality

It may have been a long time coming, but eco-fashion is no longer a hippie pipe dream. Biker jackets made from pineapple leaves and leather tanned with olive extract rather than hugely polluting chemicals are now within reach, experts say. Everyone from young avant garde designers to the big-name brands are racing to hop on the bandwagon, with...

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From graduate to Nina Ricci’s artistic director in 4 years: Lisi Herrebrugh’s graduation show

Last week, Lisi Herrebrugh and Rushemy Botter were announced as Nina Ricci’s new artistic directors. The duo, which is behind menswear label Botter, won this year’s Première Vision Grand Prize at the Hyères International Festival of Fashion and Photography. Did you know Herrebrush graduated as recently as 2014? She studied at the Amsterdam...

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Video: 33rd Festival of Fashion Hyères: The winner R. Botter& Lisi Herrebrugh

Rushemy Botter & Lisi Herrebrugh from the Netherlands were finalists on the 33. Festival of Fashion and Photography in Hyères 2018. Source: Media Agentinnen, YouTube.