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The Arts Intel Report

A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler
A Cultural Compass
For the World Traveler

Kingdom of Dreams

It’s no secret that over the last three decades, fashion has become a multi-billion-dollar industry, steeped in intrigue. There’s the lasting infamous feud between two French businessmen—Bernard Arnault and François Pinault. There are the 1990s star designers who worked for and against them—John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Marc Jacobs, and Tom Ford—all of whom breathed new life into ailing European houses. Then there’s the human cost beneath the money and glamour: McQueen killed himself; Galliano was cancelled after making drunken pro-Nazi remarks at a Paris bar; Jacobs went into rehab. With stunning archival footage and commentary from longtime industry insiders, this four-part series examines the evolving dynamics of luxury fashion while answering the very simple question: How did we get here? —Elena Clavarino

Available for streaming on Now TV across E.U. territories