RETURNED are the days of Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Living on through their legendary film noir silhouettes – living on now through Bottega Veneta.
The AW17 collection wasn't purely ‘30s Hollywoo...
GIORGIO Armani concluded Milan Fashion Week this season by topping off his entire AW17 collection with a trilby. That’s, give or take, 82 heads sent down the runway abrim with a styling choice that was most def...
LIKE other Italian fashion houses at MFW this season, Salvatore Ferragamo ups the glam ante with engaging results. Approaching both day and evening-wear with Italian femininity, they present an active women who...
DOLCE & Gabbana put on another show of force at Milan Fashion Week this season. By force, one refers to the forcing of not just Italy with a capital I but the brand’s now scarcely nuanced love affair with g...
UNDER the creative leadership of Karl Lagerfeld, a Fendi collection can go in many directions – never boring – but always sets you thinking.
The Fendi AW17 shows the inimitable power of Lagerfeld and accesso...
WHAT we saw at Prada’s AW17 show was an extension and a continuation of what the house presented during Milan Fashion Week Men’s last month. Hence ‘70s corduroy and velvet flares with furry belts and Baker Boy ...
PUCCI’S current creative director Massimo Giorgetti took the brand fashionably into 2017 at MFW. Beginning with fruity hues that burst onto the catwalk in orange and lime sequinned silks, fringe was the main fe...
IT seems Jeremy Scott is scraping the recycling bin to find new themes if his latest collection for Moschino is anything to go by. Cardboard was reinterpreted by Scott in numerous distinctly un-boring designs t...
THE unveiling of Aspinal of London’s AW17 Collection took place at the Ballroom in Claridge’s during LFW. The stage was set for a Night at the Theatre and deep curtains draped from above as plush fabrics displa...
KARL Lagerfeld has created four films that will be featured on the Chanel website throughout 2017 which explore and celebrate the life and values of the brand’s legendary founder Gabrielle Chanel,...
VINYL records were the golden tickets to Gucci’s guests in Milan at the fashion brand’s AW17 catwalk show staged at the company’s new headquarters. They were treated to a full-on Michele-fest, with enough spark...
THE Seoul-born Jackie JS Lee aka J. JS Lee was inspired for this season by children’s dressing up games – playing with the grown-up wardrobes of their parents and exploring their identities through these games...
OFFERING a modern take on formal business wear, the Jil Sander Navy AW17 collection takes us on a trip to Venice through the Baroque Era. The brand is sticking to its notorious power-dressing silhouettes, with ...
FOR his AW17 collection, Christopher Kane again combined the seemingly incompatible. A collection inspired by contrasts and, in the wake of feminism, inspired by a “tougher femininity” as Kane himself calls it....
IT was easy to find the Burberry show at Maker’s House in Soho last night, one simply had to follow the sound of screams as young girls clamored to see the A-listers such as Penelope Cruz, Naomi Campbell,...
FASHION week has always been a showcase of talent. A cornicopia of display for designers – and everything that they are capable of. They’re not just creators of clothing – they’re craftspeople. Fine craftspeopl...
FOR AW17 Erdem Moralioglu decided to go back to his roots. The Canadian-born linked together his heritage – Turkish from his father's side and the English of his mother's. But since he was seeking inspiration f...
HALUMINOUS made most the most of the numinous backdrop of the Freemason’s HQ, its Grand Lodge on Queen Street by staging a presentation that was not only darkly artistic but mimicked the Dark Arts.
Halu...
Get set for the hottest ticket of the fashion season as Alessandro Michele, Gucci's creative director, unveils another chapter in his ultra-cool, beautiful, ethereal world. Expect supermodels, superstars, s...
ROMANTIC Revolution was the theme of Annderstand’s second Fashion Scout show for LFW AW17. Chinese-born Ge Yu, who founded the label in 2015, combined ’90s London street style with influences from rock music fo...
FORGET sugar spice and everything nice. Womenswear is made of feminine florals, and fabric for days – at least according to Preen by Thornton Bregazzi’s AW17 collection.
It all felt l...