For fall 2024, Isabel Marant went back to its bohemian roots and painted an image of an urban gaucho girl trotting across Paris in bold animal prints, fringed jackets, and statement ankle boots that are bound to turn heads on the street. “I think a lot of people had the same [western] vibe at this … Read more
Neo-Brutalist architecture and the Bauhaus movement continued to influence the work of creative director Marie-Christine Statz, who sent out a collection of structured silhouettes softened by sporty and sheer touches. Statz said the season was less about a style prescription than addressing multifaceted lives. Following the idea that no one wants to be buttoned up … Read more
For sure Charaf Tajer was feeling the Olympics fever sweeping through Paris in anticipation of the Summer Games, but his fall 2024 women’s Casablanca Paris collection wasn’t just about luxe sports and spectator wear. It was inspired by a ritualistic practice of another kind — the ancient Greeks’ use of psychedelics, specifically Plato, Aristotle, Herodotus, … Read more
There’s naked dressing, and then there’s the weather in Sweden. This winter has seen temperatures plunge to minus 25 degrees Celsius, so Jonny Johansson’s first instinct was to cover up. He opened his Acne Studios show with a yeti-style jacket made from Icelandic shearling, but it’s hard to escape the bare-skinned trend sweeping the fall … Read more
An apple brought Isaac Newton his eureka moment and another — a giant green orb by Danish artist Casper Sejersen in the middle of the runway — signaled the epiphany Cecilie Bahnsen wants people to have about her brand. “That [we] can be more than the box we get put in,” she said backstage before … Read more
For his fall 2024 Rochas presentation, the brand’s new creative director of ready-to-wear, Alessandro Vigilante, had about a dozen models milling — or lounging — around a square salon, the walls and furniture all cloaked in bright pink fabric. You couldn’t tell if it was a cocktail party, or a boudoir, the gleaming satins and … Read more
Niccolò Pasqualetti pulled together his vast historical references to take the audience on a most unusual tour. “It’s a journey through history and inspirations. Everything has a double side that it’s recognizable from certain eras or icons, but they travel together as the opposites come together,” he said. The collection melded his Florentine roots to … Read more
Anrealage’s Kunihiko Morinaga is known for his often offbeat approach, and this season he veered into new territory with his “Object” collection. Imagining the world 100 years from now, he designed a lineup to fit a range of three-dimensional shapes. These were not human forms, but indeed spheres, pyramids, tetrahedrons and a wealth of other … Read more
HIT OR MISS DIOR: Not all superheroes wear capes. But stars of superhero films do wear Dior. Rachel Brosnahan is prepping for her role as Lois Lane in the upcoming “Superman: Legacy.” They just had their first table read of the script, and it starts shooting next week. Moving on to her next project calls … Read more
Given that Google searches for “sheer” spike nearly every time a major celebrity dons a see-through dress, it should come as no surprise that the “Transparencies” exhibition now on at the Yves Saint Laurent Museum in Paris is reporting record attendance. Already, more than 14,000 visitors have streamed through since it opened Feb. 2, at … Read more
