JOHN Galliano is talking about a new generation – one where traditional values are questioned and clothes are not tailored to gender. Such an approach was clear yesterday in Paris, where the designer unveiled a...
ANTHONY Vaccarello is walking on water with Saint Laurent – quite literally. Last night, the designer unveiled his SS19 collection for the French house during Paris Fashion Week. One might ask, what is Paris wi...
THE opening day of Paris Fashion Week has set a theatrical stance to the final leg of SS19 womenswear shows. Following on from Maria Grazia Chiuri’s racecourse-set for Dior's dance attire, Alessandro Michele op...
SIMON Porte Jacquemus views life through an optimistic lens. So a collection catered to the spring and summer seasons comes naturally to him – as does fashion in general, to be quite frank. There is an ongoing ...
MARIA Grazia Chiuri has set a show-stopping expectation for Paris Fashion Week. Since her arrival at the Christian Dior house two years ago (to be exact), the Italian designer has curated a whimsical backdrop f...
IT’S a new week, and with that, the couture shows in Paris have come to a close. With revelations spanning from regal to rockabilly (aka Dior to Chanel), quite simply, it’s been a season of astounding success. ...
COUTURE took a technological turn yesterday in Paris. The initiator? John Galliano – who showcased his AW18 Artisanal collection for Maison Margiela. Upon first sight, his parade of models in abstract and exces...
CRAFTSMANSHIP lies at the foundation of couture. Marry that to innovation, and the result is sure to be sublime. That point has been proven in Paris, courtesy of Iris Van Herpen’s latest couture collection. Tit...
THE SUN is shining in Paris for fashion week. Fortunately, Alexis Mabille’s latest AW18 couture collection was a weather-fitting display of floral femininity. Showcased yesterday, a grand display of shape and s...
REGAL styles have surfaced quite a few times over couture week so far. There was Dior, whereupon Maria Grazia Chiuri showcased a royalist collection of sans corsets and queenly gowns. So too was Chanel, where K...
KARL Lagerfeld never ceases to impress when mapping a collection onto set display. For this morning’s Chanel AW18 couture show, the acclaimed Grand Palais took a trip along the Seine, with classic Parisian sign...
PARIS Fashion Week is back, and the AW18 couture collections are in full swing. Unveiled yesterday afternoon was Christian Dior, where a royalist runway paved the way for an equally royalist collection. Paris’s...
IT HAS been a tumultuous year for Givenchy, with the loss of the House’s founder Hubert de Givenchy in March, followed a royal distinction as the label was selected to design Meghan Markle’s wedding dress. The ...
SETTING is key to Paul Smith. The Brit-born designer showcased his SS19 menswear collection yesterday in Paris, and above all, a reflection of his current mindset lay at its forefront. So effectively – a promin...
YESTERDAY marked the last shows of Paris Fashion Week, and with it, so concluded men’s fashion month. Last up on the list of the French leg was Kenzo, who finalised the season with total force. Set in a Garden-...
WITH the denim in the heart of the SS19 Men’s collection, the Off-White show at the Paris Fashion Week marries street style to the glam of the runway. From head-to-toe denim looks to oversized coats and t-shirt...
ONE of the biggest treats of Paris fashion week is the revelation of what Karl Lagerfeld will transform the Grand Palais into next. For the AW18 show, guests arrived at Lagerfeld’s makeshift forest, complete wi...
AFTER a hectic month of fashion shows, on the final eve of Paris Fashion Week, Louis Vuitton held the AW18 show at the Louvre. Nicolas Ghesquière had the Parisian arts palace transformed into an outer-space mar...
SACAI succeeded in creating a mash-up of all things streetwear and sportswear for their AW18 collection at PFW, with a touch of high-school nostalgia thrown in there too. From previous seasons, Sacai have built...
HEAVILY influenced by the 1980s, Miu Miu showed its AW18 collection on the final day of PFW. As appropriate for the era, the models’ hair was voluminous, styled in a beehive mullet combination with some wearing...