Alber Elbaz leaves Lanvin

Livia Feltham
Fashion, News
In a week that’s also seen another major designer, Raf Simons, parting ways with a major fashion brand, Dior, Alber Elbaz has left Lanvin. Talk that Elbaz is in the process of moving to Dior is now rife foll...

Raf Simons leaves Dior

Livia Feltham
Fashion, News
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

Livia Feltham
Fashion Shows, Feature
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...

Celebrating Gieves & Hawkes

Abi Buller
Culture, Fashion
Although the amalgamation of separate houses Gieves and Hawkes has only stood for the past 40 years, their history of supplying the uniforms for the British Royal Navy and British Army dates back to the 18t...

PFW SS16: Miu Miu

Sara Hesikova
Fashion, Fashion Shows, News
Miuccia Prada’s show for Miu Miu presented models as little girls playing dress up in their grandmother‘s closet as they dressed in kitschy gear which combined both grandmother’s retro wardrobe gathered over th...

PFW SS16: Céline

Sara Hesikova
Fashion, Fashion Shows, News
Phoebe Philo keeps on reinventing the house of Céline and we can never know what to expect from the next collection. For SS16 the Céline woman was travelling to a warm land far away and Philo packed her everyth...

PFW SS16: Chanel

Roberta Lister
Beauty, Fashion, Fashion Shows, News
Karl Lagerfeld never does things by halves, and his ready-to-wear Chanel runways are as anticipated for their film-set locations as they are the clothing itself. This week’s SS16 show took us to Chanel Airlines...

PFW SS16: Valentino

Sara Hesikova
Fashion, Fashion Shows, News
The Valentino show for SS16 had its quiet moments with simple dresses in black or neutral colours but for most part it was pretty wild as the designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli were so clearly...

PFW SS16: Elie Saab

Anna Coughlan
Fashion, Fashion Shows, News
As Paris Fashion Week came to an end, Elie Saab seemed to take this opportunity to reflect on the sort of work that he has sent onto the runway the last few seasons. This collection still displayed the tremendo...

PFW SS16: Chloé

Sara Hesikova
Fashion, Fashion Shows, News
The girly romantic softness that we are used to from Chloé was mixed with some rather unexpected pieces this season. Track suits. The collection, dedicated to the ‘90s icons such as Corinne Day, Kate Moss or Ce...