Is Lemaire the opposite of Louis Vuitton? While the latter’s western inspiration was unmissable, even in-your-face at its mega show on Tuesday night, the next morning design duo Christophe Lemaire and Sarah-Linh Tran paraded dark shirts with fancy embroidered collars, bolo ties that were abstracted versions of ring-on-chain jewelry and hand-drawn thistle prints dotted on … Read more
Bluemarble’s Anthony Alvarez was dreaming of space travel. Inspired by cult 1979 movie “Perfumed Nightmare” by Filipino director Kidlat Tahimik, he looked at what Bluemarble aficionados might wear to a rave in space. But it was not all about the party, for there were also references to waste discarded by astronauts, in his fabric treatments … Read more
Show us the green, the dough, the brass. It was all about money at LGN Louis Gabriel Nouchi, from coins on each seat to the gutted former bank where he held his fall show Wednesday. After alighting on male sensuality, savagery and sensitivity in seasons past, the Parisian designer considered social status. The lightning rod … Read more
In this era of quiet luxury, what could be quieter than a library? That’s just where Grace Wales Bonner conceived this elegant, considered collection that nodded to American college life, and a wider world of textile craft and tradition. Wales Bonner did much of her work at Howard University’s Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, where she was … Read more
At Givenchy’s historic George V couture salons on Wednesday, Ruinart Champagne in fancy crystal coupes was ferried on silver trays as piano music tinkled. Tables were laden with madeleines and mini lobster sandwiches from the Ritz hotel, and small black serviettes with 4G logos were proffered with silver tongs. Less than three weeks after creative … Read more
It’s time to face reality head on. That’s what the Botter fall show telegraphed on Wednesday, with a lineup of smartly tailored looks livened up with handcraft and their eye for repurposing. “We felt this is not a time for fantasy and we felt like we need to be grounded on Earth,” said Lisi Herrebrugh … Read more
Designer Sayori Tanaka and creative director Akira Kuboshita want to become Japan’s answer to Acne Studios, and they staged their first Paris presentation for Tanaka to prove it. “Many people love Japanese denim, but there is not a strong Japanese denim label yet,” explained Tanaka at their showroom. Prior to launching the brand in 2017, … Read more
PARIS – It was the Wild West at the Louis Vuitton show, to kick off men’s fashion week. Never mind the set design, straight out of Disney’s Frontierland, or the clothes, which were a hot take on everything this side of “Yellowstone.” But it was also the absolute gold rush of Pharrell Williams luring guests … Read more
