The designer aimed to entertain his weary audience with more than just clothes.
Two stars shone brightest this couture season: John Galliano of Maison Margiela and Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino, says Angelo Flaccavento.
It was as though Pierpaolo Piccioli had purged all extraneous detail, so the focus was purely on the dresses with their extraordinary work.
John Galliano is no longer interested in being The Latest Thing. He’s committed to the timelessness of couture.
After four seasons at Schiaparelli, Bertrand Guyon felt ready to take on the house icons. The result was provocative and pleasing, the kind of update you imagined Schiap herself would have enjoyed.
There simply isn’t another soul in fashion with Van Beirendonck’s ability to blend the joyous and the ominous.
This season Armani explored another flavour in his nomadic palette: orange — with black and silver accents. The contrast twisted the collection eastwards, to the regions whose couture clients lined the front row.
Vetements’ huge and rapid influence has taken fashion to places it had forgotten how to reach. Demna Gvasalia's latest show — a statement about diversity and identity — being a case in point.
Karl Lagerfeld's new Chanel collection couldn’t have been more appropriate for the new First Lady — who seems to be casting an astute eye over Jackie Kennedy’s approach to dressing for 'The Job.'
The collection was functional — multiple pockets everywhere, boots, olive drab — sombre and decidedly repetive. A stricter edit would have helped. A bit more playfulness, too.
Giambattista Valli's knowledge of couture is encyclopaedic, but he never gets trapped in nostalgia. The collection was a lot, but it worked.
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.
The Chinese beauty conglomerate’s revenue grew 29.8 percent in the latest quarter, but its profit decreased by double digits due to increased promotional expenses as it expands overseas.
Shares jumped after the group raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts and said it expected sales to return to growth.
The German sportswear business is attempting to reboot its brand appeal to better compete with larger rivals Adidas and Nike.
The Tata Group-owned business beat expectations, shoring up confidence in its fashion business after a period of sluggish performance.
Chasity Monroe has been appointed as the label’s chief executive as it undergoes a wider brand refresh.
The Korean firm and Medicube owner reported third quarter revenue growth of over 100 percent, mostly attributed to the expansion of its skincare range into new markets, channels and product categories.
Celebrity-makeup artist Ash K. Holm will join the “smart” mirror brand for a year-long partnership focusing on guidance and education.
Revenue growth outpaced the previous quarter in the Korean conglomerate’s domestic market, but slowed internationally.