Raf Simons leaves Dior
Raf Simons has stepped down as creative director of Dior. With the recent SS16 collection being his last during his three and a half years at the maison, Simons, 47, decision not to renew his contract comes as ...
In the final analysis
It was a season that saw some designers saying a new hello to the fashion pack (Peter Copping’s debut as creative director at Oscar de la Renta), some bidding adieu (Alexander Wang at Balenciaga) and some forgo...
PFW SS16: Louis Vuitton
Nicolas Ghesquière went on a fantastic voyage in Paris this season, closing PFW with a departure from the kind of fast, less considered offerings that have proliferated once again this season, taking Vuitton in...
PFW SS16: Saint Laurent
One of the most long-and-well-established toasts of the schedule in Paris, Saint Laurent went ahead this season with generally the same Hedi Slimane founded formula, beautiful clothing on fashion bemused punk n...
PFW SS16: Emanuel Ungaro
Fausto Puglisi, creative director of the moment at Emanuel Ungaro, took the house in a much more controlled direction at Paris Fashion Week this season while still taking louder-than-loud pattern and bold, yet ...
PFW SS16: Akris
Over at Akris this season Albert Kreimier delivered another smart collection for the Swede brand and also did what all designers in Paris should be doing all along, creating fashion that enlivens in its eleganc...
PFW SS16: Mugler
There was traffic stopping colourways, silhouettes and cunning concealments with frank flashes of skin at David Koma’s Mugler this season in Paris, where the creative director staged a militant account of darin...
PFW SS16: Lanvin
At Lanvin this season Alber Elbaz did no wrong once again in a show that questioned what it takes to put together a collection of “trend” lead pieces dictated by more-ish marketability. Instead, the dynamic des...
PFW SS16: Alexis Mabille
Alexis Mabille was feeling fruity in Paris this season and an unexpected burst of watermelon motifs was the way in which the designer chose to express this. This singular design inflection meant sweet typically...
MFW SS16: Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani’s masterful hand was at work in Milan this season and did not make one single slip. A firecracker red was the colour the designer singled out among others for SS16, but despite this intense hue A...
MFW SS16: DSquared2
At Dsquared2 this season powerhouse twosome Dean and Dan Caten did things their way and were generally onto a winner when it came to kooky summery clothing, tinged with a strappy, slinky beachwear theme that is...
MFW SS16: Moschino
The success story of Moschino by Jeremy Scott rags and instant riches continued this season in which the references were as heavily applied as ever, with Scott flicking through the fashion history books and rew...
MFW SS16: Dolce & Gabbana
Seeing that Dolce & Gabbana have just about cemented themselves as the one and only authority on Italianate style, this season emphasised that theory with an overtly Euro and thankfully not so trashy displa...
MFW SS16: Roberto Cavalli
Peter Dundas, Roberto Cavalli’s newly appointed creative director, has slipped into his new position seamlessly and in some ways going full circle in fact, after beginning his career at the attitude emblazoned ...
MFW SS16: Bottega Veneta
In a mood that moves more towards the antithesis of the relentless fashion cycle that we face each season, Bottega Veneta’s Tomas Maier has let loose this SS16 and yearned for freedom. Basing his latest collect...
Glass celebrates London Fashion Week at Juju’s
Glass raised a glass of Belvedere vodka to another successful Spring/Summer season at Juju’s cocktail bar and nightclub in the heart of Chelsea on King’s Road. Closing fashion week in London with all eyes now o...
LFW SS16: Pringle of Scotland
Pringle of Scotland ticked all of the boxes at their SS16 show held at the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel this season. Generally sticking to their heritage honed formula the brand injected just a touch of trendy ...
LFW SS16: Issa
In what was a win-win for everyone involved, Issa and its latest creative director Jamie O'Hare came out on top on day three of London Fashion Week with a lot of signature design sass. In his second major catwa...
LFW SS16: Judy Wu
In London at Judy Wu’s sophomore catwalk outing it just got better for the young yet increasingly promising designer. Christening her SS16 collection #FeminineStrengthJudyWu, and even appliquéing this onto one ...
LFW SS16: Jasper Conran
Jasper Conran's close ties to the Conran design dynasty was as enunciated as ever this season, with a SS16 collection that had a very clear voice.
Fresh, revitalising and earthy, Conran went everg...
NYFW SS16: Michael Kors Collection
At Michael Kors Collection this season it was Kors’ modus operandi to remind spectators that his brand can still bring something new, style-conscious and high-brow to contemporary catwalks. Building on this, it...