For fall 2025, Pierre-Louis Mascia stayed true to his approach to fashion, reinventing his colorful style without straying from following his North Star, he said backstage before his first coed runway show in Milan on Friday. Speaking of stars, the collection was actually dubbed “Bright Star,” inspired by John Keats’ iconic love sonnet. Indeed, it … Read more
Maybe it’s fashion fatigue, social media’s rush of micro-trends and pressure to dress to impress, or a reaction to overconsumption, but there’s been discussion bubbling up among some style watchers of a new “normal” when it comes to dressing. And Khaite’s Cate Holstein is here for it. The designer described her pre-fall collection as “offensively … Read more
Ralph Lauren has had a winning year — outfitting Team USA at the Paris Olympics; sponsoring Wimbledon and the U.S. Open; launching the Artist in Residence program, and hosting a runway show in the Hamptons with First Lady Jill Biden in attendance, all while continuing to defy the luxury slowdown with better than expected financial … Read more
Rebellion can come in many guises, including wrapped in candy hues and cascades of glitzy sequins. At least that’s according to Alessandro Dell’Acqua, who continued to spice up bourgeois fashion archetypes in a No. 21 pre-fall 2025 collection that wasn’t short on embellishments, femininity and an anarchic undertone sparked by its mix of garments and … Read more
One can always count on a J.J. Martin collection for a mood-boosting fix. The editor-turned-entrepreneur keeps expanding La DoubleJ’s colorful world across styles, shapes and product categories, with the most recent introduction being an eye-catching line of jewelry and hair accessories. Her new onyx and lapis lazuli necklaces can go just as far as the … Read more
WINTER WITH BALLY: Bally is launching its winter 2024 capsule collection with a striking communication campaign photographed at the Kunstmuseum in Basel, Switzerland — a link to the origins of the brand, which was established in 1851 in the Swiss town of Schönenwerd. This is the second winter capsule designed by creative director Simone Bellotti, … Read more
“It’s really the spirit of the tank top.” Following the success of K.ngsley’s hero item, the intricate “going-out” tank top, designer Kingsley Gbadegesin started to question how to keep the momentum going for his growing brand: “How do we carry this spirit? How do we carry this energy into the world? It’s just the energy … Read more
Diotima designer Rachel Scott thought it was a mistake when she heard she was nominated for American Womenswear Designer of the Year at the 2024 CFDA Fashion Awards, which will be presented Monday night at the American Museum of Natural History in New York. “I screamed in the midst of an appointment because it was … Read more
Originally published on March 17, 1965, this interview sheds light on the women he enjoyed dressing. “I adore being simpatico with everybody … and I want no rancor with anybody.” Valentino backs his words with talent — and a driving desire to get ahead. In five years, the young, handsome Roman couturier (whose unused last name … Read more
Ulla Johnson is one of New York fashion’s finest female colorists, so it’s only natural that she would feel an affinity to the late great artist Lee Krasner, one of the few female painters to be associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement. On Sunday, Johnson brought Krasner’s work to the runway as prints in her … Read more
