MBFW Recap: Son Jung Wan
The wool, fur, cashmere and lambskin fabrics quite clearly denoted the seasonal bent of South Korean designer Son Jung Wan’s AW15 collection. If not the mermaid-like sequins, or the garments’ voluptuous fur ext...
MADE Fashion Week Recap: Tim Coppens
Tim Coppens took us back to the 1990s with his Fall 2015 collection. “Tailored raver”, I heard it called, and “curated club kid”. There was definitely a thematic angst to the designs, with moto-jackets, attenu...
MBFW Recap: Noon by Noor
The two young women behind Noon by Noor, Bahrainian cousins Shaikha Noor Al Khalifa and Shaikha Haya Al Khalifa, were a slight presence at the end of their show; they made for a jointly meek wave and reclusion ...
NYFW Recap: Porsche Design AW15
The Porsche Design AW15 collection is a dystopian vision cast in hues of black, deep greens and grays, and camel tones. Picture WWII-era womenswear silhouettes: Hepburn-style sailor trousers, empire waists, fla...
NYFW AW15: Proenza Schouler
Inspired by vintage photographs from art openings, abstract expressionist painting and minimalist sculpture, Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough presented their Proenza Schouler Autumn Winter 2015 collection i...
NYFW AW15: Calvin Klein Collection
Calvin Klein’s Francisco Costa kept it practical in the brand’s age-old affinity with stylish simplicity this season, opening the whole AW15 affair with midi-trenches of sleek black pony-skin. This set the bar ...
NYFW AW15: Carolina Herrera
AW has seen Caroline Herrera respond to nature once again this season in a wise choice of style stimuli. Aqua accordingly Herrera’s strength lied in the grace of zen-like waterways inspired optically stunning p...
NYFW AW15: Zac Posen
Zac Posen laid out his signature full force female gala at NYFW this AW season with garments befitted for the modern diva. Naomi Campbell was the show’s final showpiece after all, which generally says it all. T...
NYFW AW15: 3.1 Phillip Lim
Phillip Lim is on a roll. 2015 marking the 10-year anniversary of his label, the past seasons has seen the brand grow and develop, from the on-trend consumer favourite to a bona-fide fashion signature in its ow...
NYFW AW15: Donna Karan
Donna Karan’s latest collection seems to be inspired by the very city that she is showing in. New York has a reputation for its towering skyscrapers and concrete jungle aesthetic, and Karan seems to be echoing ...
NYFW AW15: Diane von Furstenberg
Diane von Furstenberg’s relevance is unquestionable. In New York this season the design icon proved that with a display of her ineffable knack for dressing up and woman while simultaneously dressing her down, f...
NYFW AW15: Prabal Gurung
There was a newfound lightness to Prabal Gurung’s presentation – the bright prints, collaged cuts and wild textures of the past few seasons made way for something far more minimal, but also more interesting. Sh...
NYFW AW15: Derek Lam
Derek Lam approached the 1970s soberly, not unlike last seasons pastel offerings. Loose, luxurious tailoring and some really great outerwear were the highlights of yesterday’s New York presentation – while the ...
NYFW AW15: Thakoon
Taking an unexpected left turn, Thakoon Panichgul bypassed the prevalent 1970s vibe, opting instead for an art-like collage influenced by the early 1990s. With a fearless approach to colour, texture and silhoue...
NYFW AW15: Joseph Altuzarra
For Joseph Altuzarra AW means lavishing layers upon the female form and not just your run-of-the-mill layers, from the tailoring down to the trim and even the tasseled handbags, these are seriously luxe CDFA aw...
NYFW AW15: Alexander Wang
Alexander Wang sticks with his signature black, of course, for his AW collection for New York fashion week but overall the collection does not exactly scream “ready to wear”. As each model steps out on the runw...
NYFW AW15: Jason Wu
Jason Wu elevated the elegance he is becoming firmly renowned for among the Fifth Avenue set this season in New York. Presenting a collection to be remembered, Wu touted glam simplicity almost exclusively, prim...
NYFW AW15: Tadashi Shoji
One immediately thinks of formal wear upon hearing Tadashi Shoji’s name. Known for pretty evening looks, the Japanese designer’s autumn collection naturally continues that thread, albeit with an ever-so-slight ...
Six Questions of Separation – Becca McCharen of Chromat
Established in 2010 by NYFW-based designer Becca McCharen, who has a degree in architecture rather than fashion, McCharen regards her line Chromat as a development of these studies with each of McCharen’s c...
Six questions of separation – Mona Kowalski of A Détacher
Glass talks to New York-based designer Mona Kowalski of A Détacher about her latest work and to learn what drives her to create beautiful work.
Kowalski was born in Poland, however her family moved to Ba...
Six Questions of Separation Kathleen Kye
Glass caught up with the US-born graduate from the Central St Martins menswear MA, Kathleen Kye, the designer behind her eponymous brand KYE, at NYFW SS15. KYE is now based in Seoul, where her elegant take on...