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Fashion Week

A Journey Through Time and Space at Dior

Unexpected connections yield new visions at Raf Simons' "softly futuristic" collection for Dior.


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Bye Bye Balenciaga

With his final collection for the house, Alexander Wang writes the first line of his next chapter.


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Summer of Love Redux (Again!) at Chloé

Clare Waight Keller celebrated the innocence and optimism of youth culture, but the vision was so idealised it felt a bit out of touch.


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Why Stage Fashion Shows?

Increasingly faced with a choice, designers have been embracing — or rejecting — the changing role of fashion shows.


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A Sensual Chalayan Kills Time in Cuba

Underneath the theatrics and techno-wonders is a virtuoso of draping and cutting.


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A Lanvin Manifesto for the Digital Age

Alber Elbaz reflects on the role of designer as image-maker with a collection that produced some particularly memorable — what else? — images.


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Rick Owens: She Ain’t Heavy, She’s My Sister

Another remarkable performance from Rick Owens challenges fashion orthodoxy.


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Dancing on the Lip of the Volcano with Dries Van Noten

All things taboo prove irresistibly attractive in a dark and decadent collection from Dries Van Noten.


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At Anrealage, Innovation or Amusement?

At Kunihiko Morinaga's third Paris show, camera flashes revealed reflective patterns hidden in what, during daylight, looked like plain cotton or simple knitwear.


China

H&M Joins Uniqlo in Voicing Confidence Over China Amid Slowdown

Hennes & Mauritz AB is approaching the opening of its 300th store in China as the Swedish retailer sees its brand of affordable clothes appealing to cost-conscious shoppers in the slowing economy.


China

The China Edit | Digital Asia, China's Luxury Brands, Harnessing Social Media

The China Edit is a weekly curation of the most important fashion business news and analysis from and about the world’s largest luxury market.


Luxury

In Milan, Anything Goes for Miuccia's Children

In a revitalised Milan Fashion Week, rising names — from Gucci's Alessandro Michele to Marco de Vincenzo — are all the children of Miuccia Prada; working with references, aesthetic and a postmodern pastiche.