The severe, linear, monochromatic collection that Bill Gaytten showed for John Galliano today felt like a very deliberate repudiation of the label's legacy of languid glamour and heady romance. "I'm not a soft, romantic person," Gaytten said dismissively.
full story >>It's hard to go terribly wrong when Françoise Hardy is your reference. But Lydia Maurer went a lot further than channeling the French star's soigné style. She delivered a sharp, tightly edited collection that connected the early years of Paco Raban
Continue reading >>Vermeer's Girl With a Pearl Earring stared out from Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli's mood board this season. At a preview, the Valentinodesigners were making connections between what they called the severe yet sensual portraits of the Dutch ma
Continue reading >>Neatly timed to fashion week as well as the brand's 20th anniversary, Johnny Talbot and Adrian Runhof have opened their first boutique in Paris, located on a side street off rue Saint-Honoré. They opted to show their Fall collection here, noting that the
Continue reading >>Do lobsters feel pain? What happens when we die? Is one polka dot a polka dot, or is it just a circle? These are a few of the philosophical questions raised by Tsumori Chisato's typically eclectic, but unusually chic, new collection. The fact that this co
Continue reading >>Stella McCartney's shows are always a dialogue between masculine and feminine. Mannish or womanly, the clothes usually give off a fair bit of heat.
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