PFW SS19: Louis Vuitton
NICOLAS Ghesquière has concluded fashion month with a futuristic vision for SS19: the dawn of the space age. Referring to him as the star-man of sartorialism would be an understatement. For what reason? The Fre...
PFW SS19: Issey Miyake
DESIGNER Yoshiyuki Miyamae has taken us back to basics with the Issey Miyake Spring/Summer 2019 collection. As everything seems to now be digitalised in fashion, he has refocused back to the history of mankind ...
PFW SS19: Sacai
SACAI is a brand of quick evolution, attaining a contemporary stance on clothing since its birth just ten years ago. Chitose Abe is to thank for that matter, having a mindset which infuses staple sartorial code...
PFW SS19: Miu Miu
MIU Miu shows always feel more like lessons. Very educational and productive lessons, to be frank, for Miuccia Prada continually maps schoolgirl styles onto assured womenswear. Following on from last week’s Pra...
PFW SS19: Christian Wijnants
CHRISTIAN Wijnants has proved to be as much of a designer as an artist and his SS19 collection confirms this, as it effortlessly captures the essence of spring. He opened the show with a dynamic palette of soli...
PFW SS19: Stella McCartney
THE Stella McCartney woman has a laidback approach to life. But that doesn’t stop her shying away from bold sartorial selections – her styled nonchalance is always fashionable and feminine. There’s a clever inf...
PWF SS19: Elie Saab
MAKING EVERY woman a queen: Elie Saab SS19 continued the designer’s quest to celebrate femininity, while embracing the palette of blossoming colours. From sumptuous evening dresses to slightly more relaxed and ...
PFW SS19: Sonia Rykiel
SONIA Rykiel has always had a way with set design. Last season was a plain black runway with a rainbow screen at the back, with a mellow minor chords playing in the background, showcasing subtle ‘90s vibes in t...
PFW SS19: Valentino
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...
PFW SS19: Givenchy
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...
PFW SS19: Junya Watanabe
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...
PFW SS19: Balenciaga
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...
PFW SS19: Hermès
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...
Marques’ Almeida launches their Pre-Spring 2019 collection in Paris
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...
PFW SS19: A.W.A.K.E.
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 ...
PWF SS19: Balmain
COLLATING heritage with ultramodernism: Balmain’s PFW show displayed 89 looks for the SS19 collection, all without exception audacious and seductive. From ancient Egypt to 101 Dalmatians references, Olivier Rou...
Maison Kitsuné presents their SS19 collection: Ancora Tu
ANCORA TU, the title of Maison Kitsuné’s SS19 collection, means “you again” in Italian. But who is “You”? Perhaps it evokes a summer romance from times gone by, perhaps we can also direct the phrase You Again t...
PFW SS19: Paco Rabanne
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...
PFW SS19: Celine
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...
PFW SS19: LOEWE
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...