If there's anything fashion media needs right now, it's diversity in all forms: unique perspectives across stories, representation, coverage, and style. That takes guts in the current environment, where network effects have taken hold and encourage endless re-upping of re-blogs of re-posts of repeat content. I have perennial high hopes for fashion titles outside the "big four" fashion cities to bring fresh perspective to the game, so it's great to see LATIN AMERICAN publications (some longstanding, some new) offering possibilities. Haute couture has always had an international clientele, and it's fascinating to see global dynamics in the influencer scene, with CHINA's KOLs commanding vast audiences and evolving their platforms. As economies outside the US and EUROPE become increasingly important for the luxury and fashion industries, will local fashion media be uplifted as a result? One minor gripe: some international titles don't offer English language versions of their sites, and GOOGLE translate can't hang with the some of the sites I've come across. These publications don't need to pander to English-language audiences, but as a fan I'd be interested to read perspectives coming from outside homogenous media centers (and great for REDEF too, no?)... PARIS MEN'S FASHION WEEK has begun, and the first designer out of the gates is emerging label PALOMO SPAIN. Designer ALEJANDRO GÓMEZ PALOMO often goes back—way back—to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, incorporating RENAISSANCE elements into opulent, gender-fluid designs for today. Doublets and slashed sleeves for the modern individual—why not? Looking forward to seeing more from the label. ICYMI, MAISON MARGIELA will be presenting men's for the first time under JOHN GALLIANO on Friday... Briefs: YOOX-NET-A-PORTER reports 11.8% growth in revenues with around 38% of total sales coming from its off-price division... How EQUINOX CEO NIKI LEONDAKIS gets it done... NIKE and social responsibility... KIM JONES will exit LOUIS VUITTON.