Paris fashion week closes with a spectacular show in memory of the much-loved designer Continue reading…
XR activist storms Louis Vuitton’s Paris show but it’s all smiles at Chanel
Paris fashion week closes with a climate protest, tribute to late designer Alber Elbaz and plenty of friendly vibesParis fashion week finished in dramatic fashion on Tuesday evening. An Extinction Rebellion protester made her way down the Louis Vuitton…
Paris fashion week spring/summer 2022: key shows – in pictures
Batman! Mushrooms! Marge Simpson at Balenciaga! Paris fashion week is back with a bang Continue reading…
‘Who signs off offensive items like this?’ Givenchy criticised for ‘noose necklace’
Creative director Matthew M Williams showed accessory at Paris fashion week, with many comparing it with Burberry’s noose hoodieGivenchy and its creative director Matthew M Williams have been called out after a “blatantly offensive” necklace, which re…
D’oh! couture: Balenciaga puts The Simpsons on Paris catwalk
Fashion house’s cartoon poking fun at itself suggests industry realises it’s time to ditch the pompIt was the standout coup of Paris fashion week. Balenciaga secured a catwalk debut from Homer and Marge Simpson, accompanied by Bart, Lisa and Maggie. Ki…
‘Innately low-impact’: Chloé brings eco-chic to Paris fashion week
Gabriela Hearst showcased artisan pieces handmade from leftover fabric, with Gillian Anderson and Demi Moore in the front rowGabriela Hearst, the creative director of Chloé, is bringing the values of the climate emergency era to Paris fashion week’s to…
Max Mara’s British designer brings a bit of beatnik to Milan
Ian Griffiths says he spent much of the pandemic at home in Suffolk reading existential novelsThe critic who in 1959 called the writer Françoise Sagan a “luxury hotel existentialist” didn’t mean it as a compliment. But for Ian Griffiths, the British de…
Release the rainbow! Why red, blue, yellow, pink and orange are the new black
What’s the hot new colour, according to London fashion week? Anything you want, so long as it’s bright and bold. And the more you mix things up, the betterAt first I thought London fashion week was going to be all about parma violet. “Did you know purp…
Fendi channels Studio 54 disco vibe at Milan’s opening show
House evokes most iconic of parties with mirrored catwalk, white trouser suits and kaftansMilan “looks lively again, people are out for dinner and enjoying themselves”, reports British fashion designer Kim Jones, whose Fendi show fired the starting pis…
Roland Mouret and Rejina Pyo defy convention at London fashion week
With diving models and female-directed Greek odysseys, this years event felt anything but ordinaryLondon fashion week is back, but not back to normal.Roland Mouret, whose regular pre-pandemic fashion week turn was a catwalk show at the National Theatre…