MARIA Grazia Chiuri takes us on a historical expedition with her latest collection for Dior. Using Parisian motifs as a medium to infuse an element of autobiographical language, as well as taking inspiration fr...
THE LOCATION of the Alaïa spring-summer 2023 show was within the walls of the unfinished new flagship store on 15 Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris. Set to open in 2024, the decision to present the collection here...
WHAT had intended to be a Balenciaga collection focused on climate change became a defiant message for all those in Ukraine, “a dedication to fearlessness, to resistance, and to the victory of love and peace”.
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ECHOING the Parisian winter’s sky that it was set beneath, the Saint Laurent AW22 collection was coated in black, accentuated only by glittering metals that reflected the stars, or one could argue, the Eiffel T...
“QUESTION Everything” is Virgil Abloh’s last wish to his audience. Maybe not to those sitting directly around the runway at the Palais Brongniart but to his deeply loyal predecessors watching the AW22 show from...
CHANEL makes a grand entrance into Paris Fashion Week SS22. Model Charlotte Casiraghi opened the runway show on horseback, sporting a Chanel jacket made of their classic black tweed and decorative sequins.
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USHERING in a new Miu Miu woman, the SS22 collection by Miuccia Prada reshuffled the foundations of everyday dress to create new appreciations of womenswear, free from the restrictions it so often is confined t...
NICOLAS Ghesquière rounded out a dazzling Paris Fashion Week with Louis Vuitton’s 200th-anniversary show, held at the Louvre’s Passage Richelieu under vaulted ceilings decked out with dozens of antique chandeli...
WHEN it comes to Demna Gvasalia it is hard to predict what he will do next. His time so far at Balenciaga has seen him revolutionise the French fashion house to the point that the branding, silhouettes and desi...
MAISON Margiela debuted their co-ed SS22 collection via a film presentation based on an original concept by John Galliano and directed by Oliver Dahan. It’s an eerie film that feels like a sequel to the brand’...
FOR HIS first live experience since arriving at Givenchy in June 2020, Matthew M Williams tapped the American artist Josh Smith to co-design his latest collection. The result? An attitude-packed fusion of Willi...
FASHION season after fashion season Cecilie Bahnsen continues to design collections that instil joy into the fashion calendar – SS22 is no exception. The Danish designer debuted her new collection during Paris ...
AFTER 18 months of showcasing his fantastical designs as immersive shows-in-a-box for his JW Anderson brand and Loewe, creative mastermind Jonathan Anderson returned to the catwalk for SS22, debuting an experim...
THIS AFTERNOON, Lanvin will showcase their SS22 collection, titled Comic Strip during Paris Fashion Week. Creative director Bruno Sialelli, known for his bold looks and desire to design for the visionary modern...
MARKING their return to the runway since the pandemic began, the Acne Studios SS22 collection homed in on the brand’s signature of experimenting, clashing historic and futuristic reference points in the process...
“HI! We’re Ottolinger!” reads the opening page of the Ottolinger SS22 press release. It’s a bold welcome. The double exclamation mark is widely understood as a professional no no, but Ottolinger are hardly the ...
AS DAY transitioned into night, the return of Anthony Vaccarello’s Saint Laurent to the Eiffel Tower marked the ultimate homecoming of Paris Fashion Week. But, this idea of coming back to the familiar stretched...
PARIS Fashion Week is back – bolder and better than ever. After the fashion world retreated to mainly digital showcasing for a year over the pandemic, the style set has returned to the front rows for SS22, with...
THIS season Dior showcased their AW21 collection in the spectacular grounds of the Chateau de Versailles and Peter Philips ensured the make-up was equally striking and alluring.
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PRESENTED in a film directed by Inez and Vinoodh, Chanel unveiled Virginie Viard’s AW21 collection in the Parisian club Castel. With garments inspired by a combination of ski holidays and Parisian chic, the Cha...
DESPITE being unable to travel, Nicolas Ghesquière didn’t have to venture far to transport us to a fantasy world.
For Louis Vuitton’s AW21 collection, the French creative director closed Paris Fashion Week w...