FOR MAISON Margiela’s co-ed collection, their genderless iteration of ready-to-wear, John Galliano delivered a sequel to his Artisanal presentation: S.W.A.L.K. II. The film was part documentation of his creati...
MOUTHING along to a cover of Corey Hart’s ‘80s hit Sunglasses at Night, models strode through the rain-sodden streets of Paris dressed in bug-eyed sunglasses and baggy streetwear, debuting Balenciaga’s new spri...
FINDING a silver lining in the middle of the darkness, Ami put the City of Lights in the spotlight this season. Paying homage to its hometown, the men and womenswear spring-summer 2021 collection was presented ...
IN A set punctuated by mirrors and winding marble columns splashed with prints of Greco-Roman goddess sculptures, Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski presented an expertly-crafted SS21 collection for Hermès to a small numbe...
IN LIEU of a conventional presentation, Marine Serre offered her SS21 collection via a short film entitled Amor Fati. Chilling, subversive, futuristic, and strangely beautiful, the piece encapsulated the weird...
DICE Kayek’s SS21 collection is presented as a vibrant, carefully choreographed fashion film directed by Marie Schuller. The film opens in a classroom, where three bored students struggle to stay awake – sudden...
IN celebration of Balmain’s 75th anniversary, 35-year-old creative director Olivier Rousteing presented a remarkable SS21 collection dripping with 70s glamour, harkening back to the earliest postwar designs of ...
INSTEAD of seeing the extreme change in daily lives, Creative Director Jonny Johansson of Acne Studios looked at the world's current state as a transitional period of hope.
As everything is uncertain, he bel...
THE Dries Van Noten SS21 collection is presented as a film and series of runway images by photographer Viviane Sassen. The film features projections of Len Lye Movies (a New Zealand experimental film artist), c...
THE sun is shining. The air is warm. The Essence is rich in heat. As the second in a triptych of collections by Wales Bonner that explores the diasporic connections between Britain and the Caribbean, and the fi...
ATOP the towering Tour Montparnasse – the tallest building in Paris – Coperni held the first physical show of Paris Fashion Week.
With seats socially-distanced a metre apart, creative directors Arnaud Vailla...
SITUATED in the beating heart of the city on Avenue de l'Opéra in Paris’s 1st arrondissement, the newly opened, Nolinski Le Restaurant, boasts contemporary Parisian elegance with ceiling to floor mirrors, gloss...
IN September 2020, Swiss cosmetics company La Maison Valmont will open its doors at Le Meurice, consecrating its close relationship with France and this five-star Parisian palace hotel, which has long hosted ro...
IN THE midst of challenges brought on by lockdowns and the current pandemic, Elie Saab was among the ample curation of couture houses to share digital footage comprising insight into his upcoming collection. Ha...
BASED simultaneously in Beijing and Paris, Guo Pei is a designer that has managed to grab the attention of both the Western and Eastern world, attracting global interest after designing Rihanna’s 2015 Met Gala ...
COMMENCING an enthrallingly different yet innovative start to couture week, Schiaparelli opted to tease its latest AW20 couture collection with a sublime curation of sketches drawn by the House’s creative direc...
REIMAGINING haute couture in a space away from the catwalks, Dior takes its lens to another world entirely. In a film directed by Matteo Garrone, Italian maker of fantasy films including Pinocchio (2019), Dior ...
AHEAD of the women’s pre-fall 2020 collection launch, Marni have brought out a new bag titled the Juliette. Taking inspiration from the sophisticated and elegant style of Paris’s Rive Gauche, the Juliette is ma...
TAKING its name from Paris’ Pont Neuf, the cities oldest standing bridge that crosses the Seine and faces the Louis Vuitton headquarters. The LV Pont 9 shoulder bag is the latest addition to the house's cohort ...
THE Bulgari Bulgari Cities Special Edition 2020 has been released featuring the newest succession of the jeweller's definitive style reimagining it this year as the ultimate sports watch. The design aligns with...
A CENTURY after the phrase “Let's made the street a happy place” was spoken by Gaston-Louis Vuitton, artist Luckylefthand was commissioned to decorate the brand's headquarters in Paris. The fresco is made up o...