In her first couture collection at her new gig, Maria Grazia Chiuri drew a line from Valentino’s pale princesses to Dior’s winsome Titianas. Some of it worked, some not so. But if you were looking for green shoots, they were in the most reassuring places.
In her first couture collection at her new gig, Maria Grazia Chiuri drew a line from Valentino’s pale princesses to Dior’s winsome Titianas. Some of it worked, some not so. But if you were looking for green shoots, they were in the most reassuring places.
As swansongs go, it was a surprisingly ponderous full stop to Chiuri’s 17 years with Valentino, soundtracked by Prokofiev’s stentorian strains.
As swansongs go, it was a surprisingly ponderous full stop to Chiuri’s 17 years with Valentino, soundtracked by Prokofiev’s stentorian strains.
Taking inspiration from nature, the designer showed a lustrous palette of dark greens and intense browns rendered in shiny silks covered in feather embroideries or wood prints, but the overall effect was too bourgeois.
Taking inspiration from nature, the designer showed a lustrous palette of dark greens and intense browns rendered in shiny silks covered in feather embroideries or wood prints, but the overall effect was too bourgeois.
See all the looks from Ralph & Russo's Autumn/Winter 2016 couture collection.
See all the looks from Ralph & Russo's Autumn/Winter 2016 couture collection.
In the confluence of what looked like repurposed bits and pieces, artisanal ingenuity and experimental construction, this collection felt like the best marriage yet of Margiela and Galliano.
In the confluence of what looked like repurposed bits and pieces, artisanal ingenuity and experimental construction, this collection felt like the best marriage yet of Margiela and Galliano.
Armani made clothes of striking purity, with paradoxical accents of carnality.
Armani made clothes of striking purity, with paradoxical accents of carnality.
In satisfying his own requirements, Justin O’Shea reckoned he’d be addressing plenty of men who felt just the way he did.
In satisfying his own requirements, Justin O’Shea reckoned he’d be addressing plenty of men who felt just the way he did.
A charming couture presentation reminds us that fashion is ultimately all about the hand.
A charming couture presentation reminds us that fashion is ultimately all about the hand.
See all the looks from Iris van Herpen's Autumn 2016 couture collection.
See all the looks from Iris van Herpen's Autumn 2016 couture collection.
See all the looks from Schiaparelli's Autumn/Winter 2016 couture collection.
See all the looks from Schiaparelli's Autumn/Winter 2016 couture collection.
Valli worked around a winter garden theme, mixing in historical references with a bit of modernism.
Valli worked around a winter garden theme, mixing in historical references with a bit of modernism.
If Dior is classed as the apogee of Parisian sophistication, this particular offering was a more obtuse take on the legacy of the house. But in its easy appeal, it felt like a kind of ground zero.
If Dior is classed as the apogee of Parisian sophistication, this particular offering was a more obtuse take on the legacy of the house. But in its easy appeal, it felt like a kind of ground zero.
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.