This week in Paris for AW15 we were reintroduced to the circus that is Vivienne Westwood. Models came down the runway wearing hats the mad hatter would kill for, and sporting make-up Frida Kahlo would be proud ...
When the lights dim and the first few looks of Elie Saab’s AW15 collection walk down the runway in Paris today, you can almost hear ACDC’s Back in Black playing in the background. Saab’s recent couture collecti...
Paris Fashion Week continued today with Maison Margiela’s idiosyncratic take on AW. This show has been greatly anticipated because it was to be John Galliano’s first Ready-to-wear for Maison Margiela. The show ...
Rich and royal. That is how the Dries Van Noten’s AW15 collection can be described if one was allowed two words only. But, thankfully, here this is not the case. And so we can indulge in descriptions of Van Not...
Bottega Veneta has recently released a short film that showcases Tomas Maier’s SS15 collection on dancers. The film is entitled Emotion of Sound and its purpose is to create a feast for the senses though the us...
Vibrant colours were the answer to the season of AW15 according to Massimo Giorgetti at his label MSGM, as his playful collection was full of them – bright red, hot pink, juicy orange, cobalt blue or citrus yel...
After the sleek triumph of the SS15 ten-year anniversary collection, Marni’s Consuelo Castiglioni faced the challenge of surpassing her own stroke of pared-back brilliance. Although some elements prevailed – th...
Artificially saccharine, Prada’s debutante for AW15 was ironically sweet and permanently challenging. Cut from silky neoprene, petite double-breasted blazers, knee-length coats and A-line shifts gave of the air...
Peter Dundas’ references were, quite literally, stellar. Accumulating to tangible trend now, the space references are popping up everywhere on the runways. This renewed fascination for the final frontier, perha...
As the lights went out and only the name of the designer Marko Mitanovski was shining bright at the end of the catwalk, the darkness fell upon the audience followed by a haunting music. When the lights came bac...
Fendi is a brand that has been in existent since 1925, one of the names that’s survived the 20th century and continued to build on its heritage and expand. Now the house has released their collection for MFW AW...
In a continuation of Glass’s celebration of the diverse and culture-rich Harlem neighbourhood last month, we now turn to its fashion scene and the illustrious organization Harlem's Fashion Row.
As New York F...
One of the hottest tickets in town, Pam Hogg’s Diamond Dogs and Daemons show was a glam affair – Nick Cave, Alison Mosshart and Stephen Jones were just a few of the stars we spotted front-row at Freemasons ...
How many times can you reinvent a Burberry trench coat? If your name is Christopher Bailey, the answer is ‘infinitely’. Season after season Burberry’s maverick Creative Director has found ever more imaginative ...
By the time of Paul Smith’s show on a late Sunday afternoon that became almost an evening as the show started about 40 minutes late, the weather got to its worst – extremely cold, wet and windy. It was therefor...
Phoebe English began her show at LFW by flicking on the lights and allowing calming tribal-like beats to echo through the small room in the BFC presentation space. The atmosphere was tranquil and soothing as he...
Despite the dreadful and gloomy weather raging outside, the young designer Xiao Li managed to brighten up our Sunday thanks to her innovative designs and original ideas, presenting her collection under Fashion ...
Today, Lucas Nascimento re-focused on his strength – superbly executed knitwear– after last season’s experimentations. Glimmering Lurex in copper, smoky silver and dove blue as well as intarsia knits featuring ...
Framed by Gwen Stefani’s Rich Girl, Holly Fulton’s Autumn Winter 2015 collection evoked high-carat decadence from a range of eras. An ode to the flush it-girl, it echoed ‘70s blonde Lolita Ewa Aulin of the 1968...
A collaboration with Taiwanese artist Shih Hsiung Chou, Shao Yen Chen’s London presentation combined the idea of installation and performance as the models moved between and paused on glossy black pedestals lik...