Fendi: Ready-to-wear AW20
It was hard and soft, feminine but powerful. The Fendi show, now designed by Silvia Venturini (after Karl Lagerfeld’s 54 year tenure) played with dualities at every level, from materials (mohair...
It was hard and soft, feminine but powerful. The Fendi show, now designed by Silvia Venturini (after Karl Lagerfeld’s 54 year tenure) played with dualities at every level, from materials (mohair...
All the Milanese cool girls love Brognano. They’re so cool in fact, you won’t find them frowing at fashion week – you’ll be lucky if they even turn up to the after-party. Instead,...
“It’s Marie Anime-toinette” said Jeremy Scott of his Moschino show. What a historical romp! “I was playing with this whole idea of a time machine,” he explained. Scott took the...
We were ringside at the gallery, peering down on something intriguing. The Prada show happened in a submerged, cloistered pit designed by AMO, part of Rem Koolhaas’ architecture firm, on a set that...
Winter means coats and coats mean Max Mara. The Italian house has such a mastery of outerwear that it’s hard to imagine a cold day without it. This season designer Ian Griffiths took...
Alessandro Dell’acqua delivered a masterclass in Milanese dressing at his Numero Ventuno label. Take a shirt, but make it seductive. Not slutty, but hot, in a way that’s so sure of...
When Alessandro Michele himself sends you a voice note inviting you to the Gucci Hub, you get moving. And so, we arrived to the Hub, ushered backstage, where a brilliant sterile turquoise carpet lay,...
Minions. They’re like Marmite; you either love ’em or you hate ’em. Whatever your opinion is on the little yellow creatures, you’re about to see them a whole lot more. As part...
The thing about JW Anderson that makes everyone sit up and take notice is his determination to revel in statement-making design. He works at the parameters of taste. What’s the point of designing a...
Perversion doesn’t get chicer than Christopher Kane. The Scottish designer has been building on his kinky vernacular for seasons, each time adding something slightly more twisted and unexpected to...
When it comes to the London Fashion Week calendar, you can always count on Ashish to bring some much-needed sparkle and end the day on a high note. His AW20 collection shone even extra brighter than...
It was epic. It was huge! A vast mirrored platform filled Kensington Olympia. In the middle loomed two grand pianos for Katia and Marielle Labèque and an elevated producer platform for Arca. The...
A fine art lover through and through, Erdem Moralioglu nurtures an almost encyclopedic approach to history, with each of his collections dedicated to a phenomenon from the past you’d want to read...
It’s always a joy to see what Thea Bregazzi and Justin Thornton have been looking at for the past six months. Each season, the husband-wife design duo present us with a reading list we’re eager...
Move over The Crystal Maze, there’s a new immersive experience in town. And frankly, the prize at the end is much more desirable. Submerged beneath central London’s underbelly,...
A creamy procession of fine, tea-stained looking heavy silks and braided knits began last night’s Simone Rocha show, embellished with fishermen bags in crystals and pearls which sparkled in the...
“Wow! Did that just happen?” said Roksanda, after Cate Blanchett popped backstage to give her a big hug and congratulate her on her show. Joely Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave and Billy...
This has to be a first. In a marvellous feat of polymathery Hussein Chalayan didn’t just design his collection but also wrote and sang his own lyrics to a soundtrack worked on with legendary dance...
“It was not the best time but now it looks like the best time,” said Roland Mouret of his collection inspired by Thatcher’s Britain. He first came to the UK during that period and remembers...
‘Boss in a dress’ blared the soundtrack which could be the story of Victoria Beckham’s brand. She started a decade ago with just 10 dresses and has evolved into a serious fashion and beauty...
When it comes to comic book blockbusters, we’re only interested in female protagonists. Forget Batman. Spider-Man who? If there isn’t a bad-ass bitch leading the pack, frankly, we don’t really...
We know the Oscars have been and gone but it’s time to turn your attention to a brand-spanking-new feature-length. In the director’s chair is Natalia Alaverdian, forming her latest A.W.A.K.E Mode...
Welcome to the house of Richard Quinn, where Swarovski crystals shine bright, florals are in abundance and studded gimp masks are the new norm. It’s a wonderful, dreamy place of fashion joy, with...
At the Marques’ Almeida show yesterday, something was missing. The design duo have recently welcomed a baby to the family, meaning Paulo Almedia was left as a lone soldier when it came to the...
Dilara Findikoglu’s witchy woman is evolving. Victoriana will always be her first love but she’s also embracing tweed skirt suits – although they’re slashed to the hip bone and slung with a...
A quick trip on the Central line and you’re there – in Molly Goddard’s heaven of West London. The designer grew up there, being obsessed with her family’s weekend tradition of going to...
A death drop, a model smeared in ketchup, man pubes… What would London Fashion Week be without Fashion East? The platform has launched so many of the designers who have gone on to define two...
The Brits are obsessed with class. Any good American can see that – and Michael Halpern is a very good American. But rather than reinforcing the way dressing up divides us and keeps us separate, he...
Fashion corps descended upon Central Saint Martins for a snapshot of fashion’s future. CEOs, celebrities, head hunters, designers, past alumni, journalist, stylists and art directors all...
There’s never a lack of radicalism in anything Vivienne Westwood does. For her comeback onto the London Fashion Week schedule, the legendary designer hosted a protest in the form of a fashion...
The show notes described it as an out of body experience and so it was. Matty Bovan was in full boundary-pushing mode and clearly in the mood to create “off-world” silhouettes that distorted...
Under a shock of strobe lights, the Charlotte Knowles army began to prowl. They came armoured in brand signatures; bullet-proof vest-like harnesses were of plenty, as were the bodycon separates...
There’s a definite sense of community you experience while attending a Kiko Kostadinov show. Yesterday afternoon, guests proudly paraded in their SS20 jockey uniforms – singer Dev Hynes being one...
In the pursuit of becoming the next big thing, a lot of emerging designers stray away from their initial ideas which made them so unique in the first place. Richard Malone is definitely not...
The honourable spot of kicking off this season’s London Fashion Week went to Yuhan Wang, in her first solo show out of Fashion East. Wang’s show invites suggested a sombre tone, with “Funeral...
Another New York Fashion Week done, another legendary Marc Jacobs show for the books. As nostalgic as ever, Jacobs was in high form last night as he presented his AW20 collection at the Park Avenue...
Allow yourself to slip into something more comfortable. But don’t even think about putting on your old favourite trackies. This is the world of Michael Kors – a place where comfort is luxury,...
Once upon a time the young, cool kids of NYFW, Proenza Schouler’s Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez are now one of the commercial anchors of the American fashion capital. That’s not to say...
Despite running a viable business with an admirable list of stockists and two flagship stores, Mike Eckhaus and Zoe Latta are still often labeled as “emerging” designers. And while they...
For anyone living in the city, there’s nothing better than fleeing smoggy skies, cramped public transport and the wrath of those awful manspreaders for a quick escape to the country. We think...
In just a few short years, Area have gone on to become one of the most exciting names on the NYFW calendar. Bold, brilliant and never shy of sparkle, designers Beckett Fogg and Piotrek Panszczyk know...
Ladies, gents and everyone in between – we bring you the Chromat 2020 Olympic team. Don’t they look phenomenal? A true champion of inclusivity, founder of the Miami-based bodywear line, Becca...
No other time-machine rivals the fun and joy of Stuart Vevers’ Coach shows. Ever since being appointed as executive creative director of the American megabrand back in 2013, the British designer...
While it is indeed a city where “dreams are made of,” New York isn’t really a place known for nourishing young and emerging talent. It’s been a while since the American...
Last night’s Brandon Maxwell show was an all-American affair. With the cast of Netflix’s Cheer hollering from the frow, the designer’s cast of glamazons stormed through the American Natural...
Some things in life are just a given. Roses are red, violets are blue, and Tom Ford is Hollywood’s best friend. So it makes then total sense that the all-American designer departed his slot on...