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Diesel Continues to Make Fashion Accessible Again

Glenn Martens continues his longstanding reign as accessibility king, as he continues to make Diesel’s showcases open to the public. Following on from the brand’s super successful (and super democratic) Spring/Summer 2023 showcase, Diesel will once again open its doors to guests for Spring 2024, allowing fans of the brand, students and general members of the public to attend for free. Set to take place during Milan Fashion Week on September 20, the showcase will likely once again bring in thousands of attendees and continue to break records. For its last showcase, a large proportion of attendees appeared to be…
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How did the Filles du Roy actually dress?

This video was produced by Lydia Robb as part of the CBC Creator Network. Learn more about the Creator Network here. The Filles du Roy, or King’s Daughters, were the hundreds of young women sent by the King of France to a remote, fur-trading colony called Canada. Between 1663 and 1673, nearly 1,000 of them arrived to help boost the population by encouraging male immigrants to settle, marry and raise families. But, contrary to how they’ve long been depicted in the history of books and works of art, they did not arrive dressed in the trappings of wealth. Using records…