PFW SS16: Elie Saab
As Paris Fashion Week came to an end, Elie Saab seemed to take this opportunity to reflect on the sort of work that he has sent onto the runway the last few seasons. This collection still displayed the tremendo...
PFW SS16: Vivienne Westwood Gold Label
As one of the last shows to be seen at PFW, Vivienne Westwood had another chance to make a statement via fashion as her latest SS16 collection centres on raising awareness of the crisis of global warming.
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PFW SS16: Christian Dior
Raf Simons at Christian Dior really seems to like his florals. At the SS16 show, set at the Louvre courtyard, models emerged from a field of blue delphiniums inside a mountain covered with the same flowers on t...
PFW SS16: Chloé
The girly romantic softness that we are used to from Chloé was mixed with some rather unexpected pieces this season. Track suits. The collection, dedicated to the ‘90s icons such as Corinne Day, Kate Moss or Ce...
PFW SS16: Saint Laurent
One of the most long-and-well-established toasts of the schedule in Paris, Saint Laurent went ahead this season with generally the same Hedi Slimane founded formula, beautiful clothing on fashion bemused punk n...
PFW SS16: Acne Studios
Crushed CDs and Perspex guitars established the with-the-band theme of Jonny Johansson’s Acne Studios Paris presentation. A DIY bluntness echoed in sharp silhouettes and electric blue fishnet knits mid-ladderin...
PFW SS16: Emanuel Ungaro
Fausto Puglisi, creative director of the moment at Emanuel Ungaro, took the house in a much more controlled direction at Paris Fashion Week this season while still taking louder-than-loud pattern and bold, yet ...
PFW SS16: Akris
Over at Akris this season Albert Kreimier delivered another smart collection for the Swede brand and also did what all designers in Paris should be doing all along, creating fashion that enlivens in its eleganc...
PFW SS16: Carven
Carven’s artistic directors Alexis Martial and Adrien Caillaudaud took the audience deep into the sea with their second collection for the French house for SS16. The inspiration was apparent everywhere you look...
PFW SS16: Issey Miyake
For all those who claim to be fans of colour blocking or optical illusion-inspiring fashion, Issey Miyake’s latest collection will be at the top of their Christmas list. There was not a single colourless piece ...
PFW SS16: Mugler
There was traffic stopping colourways, silhouettes and cunning concealments with frank flashes of skin at David Koma’s Mugler this season in Paris, where the creative director staged a militant account of darin...
PFW SS16: Lanvin
At Lanvin this season Alber Elbaz did no wrong once again in a show that questioned what it takes to put together a collection of “trend” lead pieces dictated by more-ish marketability. Instead, the dynamic des...
PFW SS16: Dries Van Noten
Dries Van Noten transformed the Parisian runway into an old Hollywood dream for SS16. Every fabric dripped with luxury, the models had their hair spun up and away from their faces in a classic style – it was li...
PFW SS16: Alexis Mabille
Alexis Mabille was feeling fruity in Paris this season and an unexpected burst of watermelon motifs was the way in which the designer chose to express this. This singular design inflection meant sweet typically...
PFW SS16: Rochas
True to form, Alessandro Dell’Acqua presented a confection of the hyper-feminine kind at last nights Rochas show. Inspired by Gala Dalí, the eccentric and provocative wife of Salvador, the saccharine elements o...
MFW SS16: Cristiano Burani
What do you get when you take a chunk of ‘60s, a dash of the ‘70s, a slight sprinkle of ‘90s streetwear and a whole lot of colour? Cristiano Burani’s SS16 collection. It was an eye opening blend of the 20th cen...
MFW SS16: Fendi
Bloomers. Thanks, Karl. According to Milan’s most formidable trend-maker, those peculiarly gathered shorts are what we’ll all be wearing come Spring.
That said, if anyone can make sure a long-forgotten piece...
MFW SS16: Marni
A lot of Marni’s collection for SS16 in many ways didn’t exactly resemble the usual and expected attire for the spring/summer season. Models with lashes like blinking eye dolls and tied up glossy hair with a 19...
MFW SS16: Giorgio Armani
Giorgio Armani’s masterful hand was at work in Milan this season and did not make one single slip. A firecracker red was the colour the designer singled out among others for SS16, but despite this intense hue A...
MFW SS16: DSquared2
At Dsquared2 this season powerhouse twosome Dean and Dan Caten did things their way and were generally onto a winner when it came to kooky summery clothing, tinged with a strappy, slinky beachwear theme that is...
MFW SS16: Moschino
The success story of Moschino by Jeremy Scott rags and instant riches continued this season in which the references were as heavily applied as ever, with Scott flicking through the fashion history books and rew...