PFW AW15: Akris
Akris’ Albert Kreimier is perhaps one of the best examples of a designer who understands that minimalist chic doesn’t have to be all style and no substance. This season in Paris he accentuated his tricks of the...
PFW AW15: Givenchy
Darkly romantic and resolutely Latino was Ricardo Tisci’s Givenchy female archetype this season. The fashion pack waited in ardent anticipation to see what the designer would present for AW and he certainly did...
Bally’s Wes Anderson-inspired AW15 collection
An attitude of nonchalance and retrospective eccentricity, as inspired by the films of Wes Anderson, provide the platform for Bally’s AW Women's collection.
Bally’s three principles of Innovation, Functi...
PFW AW15: Acne Studios
It doesn’t take long for Acne Studios to reveal where it is going with its AW15 collection. Two looks in, and there’s already a sheer top displaying the models’ chest, which reoccurs a number of times throughou...
PFW AW15: Balenciaga
Alexander Wang’s AW15 collection for Balenciaga this year took the house back to basics. Many of the pieces shown on the runway had a hint of some of original Balenciaga collections and paid homage to the origi...
PFW AW15: Vivienne Westwood
This week in Paris for AW15 we were reintroduced to the circus that is Vivienne Westwood. Models came down the runway wearing hats the mad hatter would kill for, and sporting make-up Frida Kahlo would be proud ...
PFW AW15: Elie Saab
When the lights dim and the first few looks of Elie Saab’s AW15 collection walk down the runway in Paris today, you can almost hear ACDC’s Back in Black playing in the background. Saab’s recent couture collecti...
PFW AW15: Maison Margiela
Paris Fashion Week continued today with Maison Margiela’s idiosyncratic take on AW. This show has been greatly anticipated because it was to be John Galliano’s first Ready-to-wear for Maison Margiela. The show ...
PFW AW15: Lanvin
Wafting a mistral of Moroccan memories, Lanvin AW15 was an amalgamation of North African and European influences. Uniting past with modern, Alber Elbaz, creative director of the luxury house since 2001, wanted ...
PFW AW15: Dries Van Noten
Rich and royal. That is how the Dries Van Noten’s AW15 collection can be described if one was allowed two words only. But, thankfully, here this is not the case. And so we can indulge in descriptions of Van Not...
PFW 2015: Anthony Vaccarello
Parisian chic came to the Wild West today with Anthony Vaccarello’s new AW 2015 collection. Taking inspiration from his frequent travels to the US, Vaccarello brought his quintessentially French point...
MFW AW15: MSGM
Vibrant colours were the answer to the season of AW15 according to Massimo Giorgetti at his label MSGM, as his playful collection was full of them – bright red, hot pink, juicy orange, cobalt blue or citrus yel...
MFW AW15: Elisabetta Franchi
The undeniable charm of the East met contemporary, hyper-femininity at Elisabetta Franchi’s AW15 show in Milan. An absolute, bold collection inspired by the Rising Sun and resting upon rigorous contrasts.
Th...
MFW AW15: Dolce & Gabbana
Doting on their romanticised vision of the good life, Dolce and Gabbana nurtured a collection that, aside from remaining endlessly chic, took the majority of its cues from pregnancy Italian style. Youthful desi...
MFW AW15: Giorgio Armani
Armani has stayed resolute in his intention to keep elegance moving forward. Retaining its more fabulous features, the designer swayed more towards the cooler ender of the spectrum in overall temperament and so...
MFW AW15: Salvatore Ferragamo
Salvatore Ferragamo AW15 show presented a minimal, classic, chic and crisp collection. Warm shades of caramel brown, olive green and burgundy flooded in the catwalk. Satin airy dresses infused in graphic lines ...
MFW AW15: Marni
After the sleek triumph of the SS15 ten-year anniversary collection, Marni’s Consuelo Castiglioni faced the challenge of surpassing her own stroke of pared-back brilliance. Although some elements prevailed – th...
MFW AW15: Prada
Artificially saccharine, Prada’s debutante for AW15 was ironically sweet and permanently challenging. Cut from silky neoprene, petite double-breasted blazers, knee-length coats and A-line shifts gave of the air...
LFW AW15: Pearly by Pearl Ng and Ethologie by Jasper Garvida collaboration
Glass was invited to the ME Hotel during LFW for an exclusive look at the collaboration between Pearly jewellery and Éthologie by Jasper Garvida. The London-based, internationally educated, and wi...
MFW AW15: Emilio Pucci
Peter Dundas’ references were, quite literally, stellar. Accumulating to tangible trend now, the space references are popping up everywhere on the runways. This renewed fascination for the final frontier, perha...
MFW AW15: Bottega Veneta
When Tomas Maier does the trends of the very day for Bottega Veneta, those trends move beyond what we’ve seen before everywhere and become something entirely new and signature unto themselves. Tremendously chi...