Shades of fantasy and colour gradients were the running theme of the latest menswear collection from Alexander McQueen for the Spring/Summer 2022 season. Pieces were surrounded by a halo of fantasy and symbols that celebrated and paid […]
The lasting legacy of 1970s disco designer Halston, the first American couturier
THE UNBELIEVABLE HALSTON Halston has redefined the concept of the fashion star. Irresistible to the media and the Fashion System, he has linked high fashion with bass, as well as producing a range of perfumes, […]
Fifth Avenue to host New York Fashion Week
New York Fashion Week is getting a new home this September. The Fifth Avenue Association is set to host NYFW runway shows and events at a new three-story venue. Located at 608 Fifth Avenue, the venue will be […]
Paris Couture: Maison Margiela Artisanal Elie Saab and Julie de Libran
The world’s a stage and none more diverse than Paris couture. Where a Gibraltar-born designer creates couture for a Belgian maison; a Phoenician master dreams floral fantasies in Beirut; and a young mum fashion godmother […]
PARIS HAUTE COUTURE: EMOTION IN SEEING THE SHOW “IN THE PRESENCE” OF SCHIAPARELLI, AZZARO AND GIAMBATTISTA VALLI
Paris haute couture’s opening Monday had plenty to offer the purist and the fantasist. As three very talented designers – two hired to reinvent historic Paris marques, and the other the métier’s most influential independent – […]
LUNCH AT PALAZZO VECCHIO BY THE MAYOR NARDELLA FOR PITTI IMMAGINE
PITTI UOMO 100THE BIG MADE IN ITALY AT LUNCH AT PALAZZO VECCHIO The Mayor of Florence Dario Nardella has organized for tomorrow, June 29, the eve of Pitti Uomo 100, a lunch inside Palazzo […]
PFW OPENED ON 22-06, WITH NO LIVE PERFORMANCES, TWO VIDEOS BY WALES BONNER AND LANVIN
A former LVMH Prize winner, Grace Wales Bonner carved out a great reputation in early collections for creating rather majestic tailoring that referenced and immortalized her parents’ cultures in Africa and the Caribbean. However, in […]
COULD THE USA BE LUXURY’S NEXT EL DORADO AFTER CHINA?
As a popular new destination for store openings, catwalk shows and other fashion events, the USA is thriving. The buzz around this market, especially for high-end brands, has been palpable for many months. A […]
NEW YORK FASHION WEEK MOSCHINO ON THE CALENDAR SHOW
Moschino has revealed that it will be making its debut on the official New York Fashion Week schedule this September. Moschino – Fall/Winter 2021 – Womenswear – Milan – © PixelFormula The Milan-based luxury brand will show […]
Italy’s White trade show confirms June, September dates
Milanese fashion and accessories show White has confirmed the dates of its next two editions. It will be staged in phygital format as the WSM (White Sustainable Milano) event from June 19 to 21, during Milan […]
Cocteau Chanel in a Carrières de Lumières cruise 2022 show
The French, a loyal people to their old friends, like to hold onto their heroes. Even in fashion, an industry built on permanent change. And loyalty to an antediluvian legacy was very much the key […]
BURBERRY FALL 2021 READY-TO-WEAR
* BURBERRY * Scribbled across the back of the T-shirt Riccardo Tisci wore to take his virtual bow were the words: Don’t believe everything you think. Perhaps more than he realized, they summarized a collection driven […]
Oscars red carpet: Hollywood stars ditch hoodies, PJs for glamour
For the past year, Hollywood’s brightest stars have either been forced to wear ball gowns in their living rooms to accept awards — or they have worn fancy pajamas. On Sunday, they hit the Oscars […]
PITTI IMMAGINE UOMO RECORDS A SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE OF BUYER TRAFFIC, BUT THE LOOK IS ON THE PHYSICAL FAIR IN JULY.
Pitti Immagine Uomo, the second digital-only version of the famed menswear trade salon, on Monday revealed a substantial rise in buyer traffic online, as the salon revealed that it is considering staging an actual live season […]
Felipe Oliveira Baptista quits Kenzo
Felipe Oliveira Baptista will quit his position as creative director of Kenzo this summer, not even two years after being appointed. News of his departure also comes just three months after founder Kenzo Takada died in January, aged 81. […]
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