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
