PFW SS20: Maison Margiela

IN response to the current mania of modern-day life, Maison Margiela explores the concept of control and uniform in their SS20 collection at PFW. Set in an austere-looking 19th century hall,  the background ...

PFW SS20: Mugler

SINCE taking over the reins at Maison Mugler back in 2017, Casey Cadwallader has been the contemporary antidote the house needs to revive its image with fresh ideas. With a reputation for pushing boundaries in ...

PFW SS20: Dior

SAVING THE EARTH and the rallying words of 16-year-old environmental activist Greta Thunberg have been looming ripe in our daily cultural vernacular. They were certainly firmly etched in the mind of Dior’s crea...

MFW SS20: Gucci

FOR a story-teller as talented as Alessandro Michele, the best way to showcase such a keen sense of creativity is through big spectacles. His most recent debut at MFW as the creative director for Gucci, was not...

MFW SS20: Marni

TWO critiques have been perennially levelled against fashion: firstly, that fashion is mere fun and frivolity; and secondly, that fashion is complicit in harming the environment by only encouraging more and mor...

MFW SS20: Giorgio Armani

THE CONCEPT of return played a multi-faceted role in Giorgio Armani’s SS20 collection debut in Milan. While the Italian designer was looking forward to the next season, he displayed  incredible resolve in bring...

MFW SS20: Tod’s

IN A celebration of the simplicity and minimalism of classic Italian style, Tod’s presents its SS20 collection at MFW. Influenced by ’60s era shapes and silhouettes, the collection reinvents retro trends for th...
MFW SS20 Versace

MFW SS20: Versace

ATTITUDE filled, the Versace SS20 show at MFW was all about la donna focosa – the fiery female. With fierce expressions and a driven demeanour, models embodied the formidable clothing they wore. Donatella Ve...

MFW SS20: Fendi

INSPIRED by the state of nostalgia, Fendi presents its SS20 collection. While not drawing influence from one particular era of fashion, the Italian fashion house ties together the strongest and most memorable e...

MFW SS20: Max Mara

UTILITY-WEAR and minimalism were the major themes at Max Mara SS20. Actually inspired by the hit TV-drama Killing Eve, the wardrobe is a homage to the strength and power femininity can bring. The...

MFW SS20: Jil Sander

AT THE Jil Sander SS20 show, Luke and Lucie Meier made a sartorial case for the axiom that opposites attract. Held at Milan’s Accademia di Brera, which was transformed into a serene temple of contemplation than...
Prada MFW SS20

MFW SS20: Prada

ILLUMINATED by a golden glow emitted from a gilded entrance, columns and key pieces, the Prada SS20 collection for MFW was an antidote to complexity, staged amongst complex surroundings. Set in the Fondazione P...
Peter Pilotto MFW SS20

MFW SS20: Peter Pilotto

FROM THE depths of the darkness a mirage emerged – Peter Pilotto’s SS20 collection for MFW, tantalising and teeming with colour. A kaleidoscope of patterns shifted into focus, sweeping the audience into the sev...