PARIS — It was a mixed picture for the trade shows here running during Paris Fashion Week. While accessories event Première Classe hailed a bumper 35th anniversary edition with visitor numbers up 21 percent year-on-year, foot traffic at fellow events Tranoï, which is steered toward the designer end of the market, and Woman, with a … Read more
LONDON — London Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week generated a media impact value of more than $350 million across social media, according to reports from the Launchmetrics and WeArisma, influence analytics companies. However, it’s Milan and Paris that generated millions because of the celebrity attendances and major brands showing. South Korean … Read more
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
