Paris Fashion Week AW13: Hermès

Roxy Mirshahi
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One could say Christophe Lemaire graduated with a distinction for his autumn winter collection. Held in the fitting location of Lycée Henri IV, a finishing school for the very intelligent before gaining entry t...

PFW SS14: Givenchy

Nicola Kavanagh
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There is something about Riccardo Tisci. He possesses that magical quality that turns ordinary objects into celestial pieces – especially in the eyes of the fashion crowd. Never has anyone caused such lust over...

Paris Fashion Week AW13: Chanel

Roxy Mirshahi
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There stood a monumental globe, revolving. On it a map of the world with flags marking the precise location of 300 stores. We are of course talking about Chanel. You’re probably thinking this is a not so subtle...

Paris Fashion Week AW13: Stella McCartney

Roxy Mirshahi
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It’s going to be a big season next autumn winter according to Stella McCartney’s collection. And when we say big, we mean big coats, big waist drops and even bigger shapes such as plunging lapels and wide leg t...

PFW AW13: Christian Dior

Nicola Kavanagh
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Could there have been a more heaven-made match than Raf Simons and Christian Dior? The directors at LVMH must surely be patting themselves on the back for their smart decision making here. With his minimalist h...

PFW AW14: Balenciaga

Nicola Kavanagh
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Balenciaga has to be one of the most fascinating houses in fashion. Cristobal Balenciaga himself was hailed, even by rival designers, as one of the greatest couturiers that ever lived and his designs are held u...

PFW AW14: Lanvin

Nicola Kavanagh
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Alber, Alber, Alber, in how many ways dost though pleasure us? The Lanvin show is always a treat. Alber Elbaz’s impeccable taste and masterful understanding of what looks good on a woman make the collection an ...

PFW AW13: Saint Laurent

Nicola Kavanagh
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Hedi Slimane has famously moved the Saint Laurent design team from its birthplace in Paris to California but for one night only California came to Paris. Supermodels were turned into hip LA girls in nostalgic b...

Chanel Couture SS 13

Marie-Louise von Haselberg
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Paris’ two big fashion power houses have clearly squared up against each other for this season’s couture offerings –  it’s the battle of the botanicals. Yesterday saw the carefully pruned gardens of Dior, today...

Christian Dior Couture SS13

Marie-Louise von Haselberg
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The second couture offering by Raf Simons for the house of Dior was a charming bouquet containing the tight buds of spring and the beautiful, full flowers of early summer. This collection was a far cry from ...

The contrarian couturier

Peter Yeoh
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Yohji Yamamoto’s fashion constructs, renowned for their unconventional forms and innovative use of fabrics, continue to create a sensation thirty years after his first show in Paris. His clothes have upende...

Kitsuné Playlist

Ben Olsen
News
Blending the worlds of music, fashion and design, the effortlessly cool Kitsuné label launched in 2002 as the brainchild of Daft Punk’s art director, Gildas Loaec, and Masaya Kuroki. Since then the label ha...

New spice

Persolaise
Fragrance Picks, Male grooming, News
  Undeterred by the fact that some airport authorities viewed the bottle for Flowerbomb with suspicion, Viktor & Rolf have returned to the cheeky grenade shape for their second masculine fragrance, ...

Maxed out

Ben Olsen
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Belfast-born producer and star remixer Max Cooper is keen to avoid any talk of music classification. “Fashion-driven music fads are something I try not to get involved in,” he says. “Genres – especially within ...

Wish upon a star

Georgia Shaw
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In the long, dark winter days, the sparkle of fine jewellery invokes an illuminating and celebratory experience. With this, jewellery received at Christmas becomes the ultimate indulgent and personal gift. ...
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LCM SS14: Xander Zhou

Emily Rae Pellerin
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Xander Zhou’s Spring/Summer collection showed at The Old Sorting Office for London Fashion Week. It was strikingly conceptual, drawing from an arena of popular culture than many contemporary artists, often excl...