PIERPAOLO Piccioli knows how to construct clothing that makes you gasp out loud. His vision for Valentino has long remained clear – generous proportions of material are used to create grand structures for grand...
GIVENCHY's Artistic Director Clare Waight Keller explored definitions and limits of gender in her Spring/Summer 2019 collection, which showed in Paris yesterday. The androgynous collection, themed "I Am Your Mi...
JUNYA Watanabe has always had a way with fabrics. Through his deft hand and artistic vision, even the simplest and plainest of fabrics are transformed something glamorous and sophisticated. This season has been...
DEMNA Gvasalia likes to keep fashion interesting. This morning in Paris, the designer showcased his SS19 collection for Balenciaga – a logo mania outpour and more. Guests took a trip inside what visually appear...
HERMÈS took a trip to the races for SS19. Specifically – Hippodrome de Longchamp, situated on the outskirts of Paris. Such an equestrian setting was fitting for Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski, the house’s creative dire...
IN times like ours where we witness extreme and rapid changes almost ceaselessly, sometimes what keeps us grounded is our roots. For their Pre-Spring 2019 collection, Portuguese label Marques’ Almeida takes a s...
A.W.A.K.E. stands for All Wonderful Adventures Kindle Enthusiasm. From what was probably a logistal nightmare for the A.W.A.K.E. team behind the scenes — the show venue was changed twice before we were finally ...
FOR Julien Dossena at Paco Rabanne, the sky’s the limit. Literally nothing was off-limits in a collection that saw the amalgamation of almost every motif in fashion. Florals? Check. Tie-dye? Check. Metallics? C...
ALL eyes have been on Hedi Slimane for awhile now. When the designer was named Creative Director of Celine back in January, two questions formed. Firstly: who would Slimane’s SS19 styles be catered towards? Sec...
AN OLYMPIC cast walked down the runway in Paris at the Off-White SS19 show, juxtaposing chic and sports, refined materials against athletic apparel. In collaboration with Nike, this collection elevates athleisu...
JONATHAN Anderson is very comfortable in the forefront of fashion at the moment. To the addition of his own label, J.W. Anderson (which thrived in rural aesthetics at LFW), his creative outlook for Loewe is pro...
JOHN Galliano is talking about a new generation – one where traditional values are questioned and clothes are not tailored to gender. Such an approach was clear yesterday in Paris, where the designer unveiled a...
ANTHONY Vaccarello is walking on water with Saint Laurent – quite literally. Last night, the designer unveiled his SS19 collection for the French house during Paris Fashion Week. One might ask, what is Paris wi...
ALWAYS to have, to hold forever. The atmosphere of the A.F.Vandervorst SS19 show was ambrosial and mystical, indulged in the tradition of ethereal wedding dressing. Looking at some of the gowns, a thought of a ...
THE opening day of Paris Fashion Week has set a theatrical stance to the final leg of SS19 womenswear shows. Following on from Maria Grazia Chiuri’s racecourse-set for Dior's dance attire, Alessandro Michele op...
SIMON Porte Jacquemus views life through an optimistic lens. So a collection catered to the spring and summer seasons comes naturally to him – as does fashion in general, to be quite frank. There is an ongoing ...
MARIA Grazia Chiuri has set a show-stopping expectation for Paris Fashion Week. Since her arrival at the Christian Dior house two years ago (to be exact), the Italian designer has curated a whimsical backdrop f...
FASHION, like music, is at its most powerful when it sets a mood: it can evoke a feeling, a sense of timelessness in which you get lost in the beauty and drama of the art. The Missoni  SS19 collection at MFW wa...
WHILE Emporio Armani was taking over Linate airport, its couture sister-line, Giorgio Armani, put on a display of elegance and femininity at this SS19 MFW show. The latest collection, full of subtle silhouettes...
JUST as in the men’s show in June, the Dolce & Gabbana SS19 show at Milan Fashion Week played on the idea of DNA. In an implication that the Dolce & Gabbana label has no need to evolve, the designs cele...