{
  "id": 18330552,
  "title": "Paul Smith Turns 80: The Iconic British Fashion Designer on Loving Dinosaurs, Dressing Paul McCartney and Prepping Daniel Day-Lewis for ‘Phantom Thread’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/paul-smith-turns-80-the-iconic-british-fashion-designer-on-loving",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-05T16:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/scene/features/paul-smith-fashion-designer-paul-mccartney-phantom-thread-1236937809/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Paul Smith has never been afraid of color. In fact, he’s surrounded by it. “Welcome to my room!” the cheery 80-year-old says over a Zoom call as he moves his laptop like a toy airplane around his office headquarters in central London. Smith’s signature is whimsy: For him, fashion is about play. The suits he […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}