PARIS — Ami is the kind of brand you can wear from dawn to dusk, and that’s what it’s going for with the restaging of its men’s and women’s fall 2024 collection on April 10 in Suzhou, China. After going about their business at the break of day during Paris Men’s Fashion Week in January, … Read more
In a season all about outerwear, Véronique Leroy’s walking-coat-inspired collection is pitch perfect. The Belgian designer was thinking about hiking and hill walking — stylishly of course — for a collection built on coats and jackets. She looked to technical fabrics and waterproof nylons to create exteriors with gentle ruching and ties. Clever twists run … Read more
Lamine Badian Kouyaté considered how best to celebrate Xuly Bët: It was with a riot of prints and garments fashioned into sartorial and sporty looks. That’s not to say there was not a healthy dose of his traditional form-fitting garments in technical fabrics such as spandex and nylon — there was, with strappy dresses, skirts … Read more
Inspired by “Men & Women,” a series of photos shot by Bruce Weber in the ‘80s, Mitsuru Nishizaki explored the notion of luxury through the layering of precious cloths. Like contemporary urban nomads, he wrapped his models in superpositions of fabric in a play of contrasts between tailored structures and indulgent, ample volumes. His combination of … Read more
Had there been a fashion show in sci-fi franchise “The Matrix,” it would have looked something like Avellano’s fall lineup. Over the years the French latex specialist has made his own a severe wardrobe of dusters, form-fitting sheaths and straight-leg five-pocket jeans shapes, supplemented for fall with long and loose shirts, bodysuits and the addition … Read more
Miuccia Prada’s latest Miu Miu show had a knife-to-the-throat intensity, leaving you reeling with unease — the same feeling you get after watching an episode of “Black Mirror.” It will also make many women fall in love all over again with LBDs, luncheon suits, pearl necklaces, fur jackets (made of shearling though) and pencil skirts. … Read more
The show may have been “under the sea,” but the latest Pierre Cardin collection was more of an experiment in time travel. The collection started strong out of the gate with a very glam gold and blue coat that felt fresh and could work in a fun, fashion-forward wardrobe in 2024. However it was trailed … Read more
Against a challenging landscape for department stores and fashion e-commerce giants, two new apps aiming to make luxury personal shopping easier held buzz-building launch parties during Paris Fashion Week on Sunday. First up, Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez of Proenza Schouler, Sarah Andelman, Alexis Mabille, Rickie de Sole, Tina Leung and more gathered to celebrate … Read more
Shiatzy Chen looked to the four key stationery staples in Chinese culture — writing brush, ink stick, ink slab, paper — and traditional Chinese calligraphy for inspiration for fall 2024. An enduring and clever juxtaposition of Western silhouettes and Eastern details, Chen proposed an elegant and upbeat wardrobe for globetrotters who live between cultures and who … Read more
Stealth-wealth fashion queens Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen stoked controversy last week when they asked of The Row showgoers at Paris Fashion Week, “no photos, please.” Several media outlets had a field day poring over the move as a f-you to the everywoman who has recently had a front-row seat to luxury fashion shows through social … Read more
