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Fashion Week

Phillip Lim's Eclectic Nomads

The ethnic vibe made for an invigorating show with a breezy laid-back allure and a reassuring political message of inclusion and diversity.

Fashion Week

Phillip Lim's Eclectic Nomads

The ethnic vibe made for an invigorating show with a breezy laid-back allure and a reassuring political message of inclusion and diversity.


Fashion Week

Life’s a Beach at Ralph Lauren

While Lauren is an expert at selling a certain dream, communicating his message now requires more subtlety.

Fashion Week

Life’s a Beach at Ralph Lauren

While Lauren is an expert at selling a certain dream, communicating his message now requires more subtlety.


Fashion Week

Prabal Gurung on the Power of Colour

Inspired by China’s matriarchal Mosuo tribe, whose vibrant, richly fabricated garments indicate empowerment, this was an unsurprisingly exuberant collection.

Fashion Week

Prabal Gurung on the Power of Colour

Inspired by China’s matriarchal Mosuo tribe, whose vibrant, richly fabricated garments indicate empowerment, this was an unsurprisingly exuberant collection.


Fashion Week

Victoria Beckham's Intimate Celebration

There was something military about the anniversary collection, balanced with a welcome plushness — a measure of how far she's come after a decade in the business.

Fashion Week

Victoria Beckham's Intimate Celebration

There was something military about the anniversary collection, balanced with a welcome plushness — a measure of how far she's come after a decade in the business.


Luxury

Mayhoola: Inside the Secretive Qatari Luxury Empire

In less than a decade, the investment vehicle backed by the Qatari royal family has built an impressive stable of luxury brands that now includes Valentino and Balmain. Could it become a rival to LVMH and Kering, or will political unrest hold back its ascent?

Luxury

Mayhoola: Inside the Secretive Qatari Luxury Empire

In less than a decade, the investment vehicle backed by the Qatari royal family has built an impressive stable of luxury brands that now includes Valentino and Balmain. Could it become a rival to LVMH and Kering, or will political unrest hold back its ascent?


Fashion Week

Alexander Wang's CEO Shitkickers

The designer's stomping marchpast of the boss ladies had a steeliness that bordered on cliché.

Fashion Week

Alexander Wang's CEO Shitkickers

The designer's stomping marchpast of the boss ladies had a steeliness that bordered on cliché.


Fashion Week

Jason Wu Hews the Edges

The designer must sharpen his focus if he wants to generate heat on the runway again.

Fashion Week

Jason Wu Hews the Edges

The designer must sharpen his focus if he wants to generate heat on the runway again.


Fashion Week

Tory Burch's Happy Place

The designer's greatest asset is the charm of a cultured magpie sensibility, and here she sharpened it with a utilitarian touch.

Fashion Week

Tory Burch's Happy Place

The designer's greatest asset is the charm of a cultured magpie sensibility, and here she sharpened it with a utilitarian touch.


Fashion Week

CFDA Ponders Radical Reinvention of New York Fashion Week

Proenza Schouler and Rodarte could be heading back to New York, joining Alexander Wang with runway shows in December and June.

Fashion Week

CFDA Ponders Radical Reinvention of New York Fashion Week

Proenza Schouler and Rodarte could be heading back to New York, joining Alexander Wang with runway shows in December and June.


News & Analysis

Should Fashion Brands Bet on Star Designers?

There are advantages to hiring a star designer who knows how to feed the voracious publicity machine, argues Alexandra Shulman.

News & Analysis

Should Fashion Brands Bet on Star Designers?

There are advantages to hiring a star designer who knows how to feed the voracious publicity machine, argues Alexandra Shulman.


Fashion Week

Tom Ford Focuses His Showman's Instincts

Ford's womenswear wavered while he honed his filmmaking. But here he tapped into an exuberant appreciation of fashion’s appeal to the senses and its power to entertain.

Fashion Week

Tom Ford Focuses His Showman's Instincts

Ford's womenswear wavered while he honed his filmmaking. But here he tapped into an exuberant appreciation of fashion’s appeal to the senses and its power to entertain.


Fashion Week

At Raf Simons, Youth in Motion

There is something about the current moment that makes the designer's fascination with decadence seem less of an indulgence than it once was, and it was reflected in the clothes he presented.

Fashion Week

At Raf Simons, Youth in Motion

There is something about the current moment that makes the designer's fascination with decadence seem less of an indulgence than it once was, and it was reflected in the clothes he presented.