L.A. fashion’s favorite multihyphenate Eli Russell Linnetz has added another dash to his bona fides. The designer-photographer-writer-director, born in Venice Beach, Calif., has opened his debut art exhibition at the Jeffrey Deitch gallery in Hollywood and it’s as wonderfully wacky as you’d expect. Titled “Monuments,” the show looks at iconographic symbols of American culture. Chief … Read more
Menswear might be embracing softer airs, but ironically the skirts are toughening up. It’s safe to say guys wearing them entered the mainstream fashion consciousness on actors and athletes like Danny Levy, Pete Davidson and Russell Westbrook, all of whom worked their calves for the cameras in Thom Browne’s preppy knife-pleated pencils. While Browne certainly … Read more
Thom Browne is leaning into ’20s and ’30s sportswear for his latest collection. The American designer released his 2024 high summer collection on Tuesday, offering men’s and women’s styles that leverage Browne’s signature tailoring and marries it with the nostalgia of the time period. “The collection embodies gold standard lightweight tailoring and typewriter fabric, championing … Read more
MILAN — For those looking to strengthen their dedication to the Western fashion trend beyond cowboy boots and hats, Italian high-end knitwear specialist Alanui has filled its latest collection with plenty of luxe solutions. Unveiling the fall 2024 line with a see-now-buy-now timing, creative director Carlotta Oddi has embraced new silhouettes, fabrications and techniques to enrich the ever-growing … Read more
Design duo Josef Lazo and Andreas Schmidl of Lazoschmidl went with a bare minimalist take on baring the maximum, debuting a short film during an art gallery presentation. The film, a tongue-in-cheek take on fragrance ads, showcased their mesh undergarments and plenty of flesh, while the clothes were cleverly hidden in drawers. Key pieces of … Read more
Amid hyperinflation in luxury, Matthew M. Williams is marching in the opposite direction as he retools 1017 Alyx 9SM for its next chapter under new ownership. (Hong Kong entrepreneur Adrian Cheng bought a majority stake late last year.) While fastidious about details, fit and fabric quality as he test drives new suppliers, he’s managed to trim some … Read more
PARIS — It’s been a decade since Belgian designer Mats Rombaut launched his eponymous vegan shoe brand. He’s since expanded to bags, aluminum and volcanic rock jewelry and 3D-printed eco-resin sunglasses as he expands the accessories brand. He is marking the anniversary by presenting an apparel collection during Paris Men’s Fashion Week in a show that … Read more
After showcases split between London and Shanghai and their Milan debut earlier this year, Yushan Li and Jun Zhou stayed in the Italian city to stage an intimate presentation of their brand’s new collection. The collection was inspired by the charisma of Hong Kong actress and singer Grace Chang, star of the 1960 movie “The … Read more
For his spring 2025 men’s show for Gucci, Sabato De Sarno leaned into a theme not seen much this European season: surfing. There were colorful cabana shirts in GG jacquards, bowling styles in bold hibiscus and dolphin prints, low-slung and stretchy swim shoes, lots of cool sunglasses with foam straps anchoring them to the head … Read more
“Irrational clothing” is as good a descriptor as any for T-shirts outfitted with colorful, inflated air bags at the hem, a necktie nearly as long and thick as a table runner, hand-knit cardigans resembling brick row houses, and a belt equipped with a semicircular rack for cashmere fabric samples. All of these figured on the … Read more
