Mention of Balenciaga means “Demna” to millions, but the house’s namesake founder Cristóbal Balenciaga is in sharper focus in a new book. “Balenciaga — Kublin a Fashion Record” is chockful of images by the late fashion photographer and filmmaker Tom Kublin. Cowritten by his daughter Maria Kublin and Ana Balda, the Thames & Hudson … Read more
Nordstrom is partnering with Courrèges for a limited-time pop-up at Nordstrom NYC. The space will feature a 10-piece capsule created exclusively for Nordstrom and includes ready-to-wear, shoes and accessories. The pop-up installation is designed by the artist Remy Briere, inspired by the fall 2024 show. The capsule restyles the fall 2024 collection in a sophisticated … Read more
HYÈRES, France — Israeli designer Dolev Elron won the top prize at the 39th edition of the International Festival of Fashion, Photography and Accessories — Hyères on Sunday. He impressed the jury headed by Courrèges artistic director Nicolas Di Felice with a collection of distorted menswear staples titled “Casual Turbulence.” Based in Stockholm and trained … Read more
At Paris Fashion Week this season, front row guests have not been shy about flashing the nipple, creating a headache for outlets covering the shows for social media. Nicolas Di Felice, artistic director at Courrèges, is all about another erogenous zone: the back. Several attendees at his Paris show wore his “magic square” tops made … Read more
She may have played Coco Chanel in AppleTV+’s “The New Look,” but Juliette Binoche is now a fashion show regular, and made the front row at Courrèges’ early morning show during Paris Fashion Week. The series, which explored the designers’ rivalry against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of France, aired earlier this year leaving … Read more
The viral mob wife aesthetic, which takes its cues from the ostentatious style of fictional mafia characters in television and film, is fueling a demand for furry textures, and designers and retailers have taken note. “You couldn’t escape the importance of texture,” this season, said Linda Fargo, director of women’s fashion at Bergdorf Goodman, highlighting … Read more
The ’60s are definitely in the air. Jean Paul Gaultier has selected Courrèges designer Nicolas Di Felice — who has added heat and currency to the Space Age brand — as the house’s next guest couturier. Di Felice is to show his one-off collection for Jean Paul Gaultier during Paris Couture Week, scheduled for June … Read more
LONDON — The fall 2024 edition of Shanghai Fashion Week, the eight-day national fashion trade event encompassing runway shows, trade shows, panel discussions, and dinner parties is set to start on March 25, going head-to-head with Art Basel Hong Kong, slated March 27 to 30. Local fashion heavyweights Le Fame and Mithworld — the younger … Read more
Natasha Zinko has joined a growing band of London designers who are slimming down their silhouettes this season, and leaving extreme volumes, and embellishment, in the dust. Last season Zinko sent out platform sneakers, thigh-high boots and oversized cargo-motorcycle pants with hems big enough to sweep the floor. For fall, that all changed as she … Read more
As news headlines ferry a steady flow of chaos and terror, Nicolas Di Felice found himself struggling for inspiration this season. “A lot of things can feel a little pointless,” he admitted. His answer? Try a little tenderness. His coed pre-fall collection was his most erotic to date with outfits that toyed with zips, buckles … Read more
