Le Cercle Privé, Chanel's AW15 Couture show, was set inside a casino, yet Lagerfeld took no gambles with his illustrious house's time-honoured codes.
The show began with a parade of the house’s most familia...
Gucci launched the FW15 collection in Hong Kong yesterday with a declaration of clashes and colours. An overwhelming exploration of textures, intended to be worn without rules and without a formula. T...
Established in 2005, YDE, the eponymous brand of Danish designer Ole Yde, is becoming well-known for its contemporary take on sophisticated glamour which combines Nordic design principles with luxury mater...
Yohji Yamamoto, whose clothing designs revolutionised the sartorial codes of the late 20th century, reveals to Peter Yeoh his views on how intelligent fashion can transcend sexuality, cultural boundar...
This season in Paris Sarah Burton’s reminiscent recollection of a very McQueen-ian Victorian romance was a safe bet to ensure another agreeable collection. For all the admittedly glorious grandiose touches, isn...
The hills are alive with the looks of spring with Zuhair Murad’s couture collection – each look that paraded down the runway cascaded across the models like liquid with its flowing designs.
Zuhair ha...
One word can describe Maison Valentino haute couture SS15, the aristocratic elegance. The show was an amalgamation of delicate, one-of-a kind impalpable fabrics, and beautifully tailored finishes.
Resurrecti...
Tonight, Madison Avenue Fashion Heritage Week kicked off at Missoni’s Madison Avenue boutique in New York City. We joined Luca Missoni, Artistic Director of the Missoni Archive, and Dr Valerie Steele, Director ...
It began with an opening of several navy looks; from head to toe, Valentino used block colouring to present classic smart styles. Deviating from this classicism to also include folk design, retro print was spl...
On the final day of Paris Fashion week, Miu Miu unveiled its SS15 womenswear, a youthful collection with an air of the seventies and offering a wide array of fabrics.
Last season was all about functionality ...
Sarah Burton presented Alexander McQueen’s SS15, a radical collection filled with glimmering, sleek and provocative eroticism where the tension between freedom and constraint was played with.
Alexander McQue...
Issey Miyake is one of those houses that quietly smiles to itself while weaving away dreams of its own fancy and remaining absolutely unphased by passing trends and fickle social mores. The house has always ref...
For a designer who has always privileged scaling back the extroverted above mainstream fashion’s flagrant show-pieces tailored for the haut monde, Yohji Yamamoto was the designer who put on the most exaggerated...
Missoni pulled out all the statement stops this season, not surprising since they are a statement family. So it was up to the family with the timeless eye for patterned beauty to give is something vivacious for...
In the run-up to this season’s behemoth Prada show, Miuccia kept her cards close to her chest. The show invite, a minimal white card bearing nothing but the essential details, gave nothing away.
And if the i...
In a show held by the side of a swimming pool in West London, Hunter Original SS15 created a unique spectacle. Developing this aquatic theme, hints of chlorine hues were blended with a digital projection by the...
LFW SS15: Hema Kaul
In an extravagant display of femininity, Hema Kaul showcased her “La vie en rose ─ life is pink” collection yesterday.
Using appliqué flowers embroidered onto the bodice and a printed ...
The Marchesa brand has become synonymous with red-carpet glamour, which has made its return to London Fashion Week arguably the most anticipated show of the season. Not surprisingly, Georgina Chapman and Keren ...
New York City-based Designer Giovanna Randall and her Chief Creative Officer Rachel Fleit keep the whimsy alive at HONOR, as always presenting a fantastical and wholly feminine collection. For SS15, Randall’s c...
When fashion week comes to London, either when it’s just starting to get a little warmer or just starting to get a little colder each year, the possibilities for each and everyone involved are endless. For what...
For high fashion this season Giorgio Armani stuck to those three rewarding basics – black, red and white. The beauty of that colour scheme when used correctly is that it is manifestly un-basic, and the veteran ...