The Fendi ateliers worked their usual fiendish magic so the suffering of a million tiny creatures was transmuted into works of artisanal art.
The Fendi ateliers worked their usual fiendish magic so the suffering of a million tiny creatures was transmuted into works of artisanal art.
At a disjointed couture week invaded by ready-to-wear brands, Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli delivered the most touching show of the season.
At a disjointed couture week invaded by ready-to-wear brands, Valentino’s Pierpaolo Piccioli delivered the most touching show of the season.
Six years after the designer's last couture show, Alaïa's peculiar fashion voodoo was tougher but still as irresistible as ever.
Six years after the designer's last couture show, Alaïa's peculiar fashion voodoo was tougher but still as irresistible as ever.
The rituals of haute couture tapped into Pierpaolo Piccioli’s innate spirituality, resulting in a collection that was paradoxically stately and casual.
The rituals of haute couture tapped into Pierpaolo Piccioli’s innate spirituality, resulting in a collection that was paradoxically stately and casual.
From Paris in the 1940s to snow queens, cartoon warriors, draped divas and India, the collection spared no inspiration but was too much and too long to digest.
From Paris in the 1940s to snow queens, cartoon warriors, draped divas and India, the collection spared no inspiration but was too much and too long to digest.
Galliano has osmosed Margiela’s essence to produce a unique fashion hybrid that is defiant and eerily beautiful.
Galliano has osmosed Margiela’s essence to produce a unique fashion hybrid that is defiant and eerily beautiful.
The sense of occasion that permeated Donatella Versace’s new couture collection transcended the banalities of red carpet cliché.
The sense of occasion that permeated Donatella Versace’s new couture collection transcended the banalities of red carpet cliché.
Giorgio Armani's nod to the late Franca Sozzani was largely conceptual, present more in the restraint that permeated than in the collection itself.
Giorgio Armani's nod to the late Franca Sozzani was largely conceptual, present more in the restraint that permeated than in the collection itself.
Paris is on a post-Macron high, but the chord Lagerfeld struck at Chanel was all things must pass.
Paris is on a post-Macron high, but the chord Lagerfeld struck at Chanel was all things must pass.
It was the red carpet flou that ultimately carried this collection, with gowns floating in contrasting tiers and ribbons of crèpe or tulle that nodded not only to Elsa’s wicked way with colour but to Guyon’s Valentino past.
It was the red carpet flou that ultimately carried this collection, with gowns floating in contrasting tiers and ribbons of crèpe or tulle that nodded not only to Elsa’s wicked way with colour but to Guyon’s Valentino past.
Only colour seems to remain an unconquered territory here. As one of few designers genuinely looking to the future to be inspired, let’s hope Van Herpen will programme the full spectrum into haute couture’s uncertain tomorrow.
Only colour seems to remain an unconquered territory here. As one of few designers genuinely looking to the future to be inspired, let’s hope Van Herpen will programme the full spectrum into haute couture’s uncertain tomorrow.
In its single-mindedness, Maria Grazia Chiuri's collection scarcely seemed to address her critics. But there was grandeur in her monomania.
In its single-mindedness, Maria Grazia Chiuri's collection scarcely seemed to address her critics. But there was grandeur in her monomania.
Kering’s newly created jewellery division regroups Boucheron, Pomellato, Dodo and Qeelin brands as the company aims to pool resources. The conglomerate is also regrouping fashion brand reporting, shielding smaller labels from investor scrutiny.
Saks is moving towards exiting bankruptcy and tapped an additional $300 million of its Chapter 11 financing package.
War in the Middle East, the luxury industry’s fastest-growing market, threatens to delay a long-expected rebound in demand.
The executive order directs the FTC chairman to prioritise enforcement of existing laws against sellers and manufacturers who falsely claim products are made in America.
Owner Lanvin Group said it is ‘fully committed’ to the French label’s development under creative director Peter Copping, with CEO Andy Lew in charge of management.
Shares declined in after-hours trading as the beauty retailer expressed a cautious outlook for 2026.
The German water filtration firm has acquired a minority stake in Hello Klean, which sells shower heads it claims mitigate the effects of hard water.
The new tool published by the climate-focused nonprofit aims to create a standardised benchmark across textile facilities to accelerate fashion’s efforts to decarbonise.