Maxhosa Africa Brings Pan-Africanism to Paris Fashion Week
Creative director Laduma Ngxokolo’s label is the first South African brand to stage a full runway show on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar.
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A Surrender to Enjoyment at Miu Miu
The '30s were a resonant chord that Miuccia Prada struck as the curtain began its fall for Autumn/Winter 2020. Any charm offensive is going to need real fangs to cope.
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At Lutz Huelle, Forever Clothes
Huelle's ongoing dialogue between plain and fancy is simple — and irresistible.
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Louis Vuitton’s Time Machine
Nicolas Ghesquière delivered a clash of styles from far-flung eras, but too much control on the catwalk dampened what was a brilliant intuition.
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Top 10 Shows of the Season
After a fashion month where designers embraced contradictions, BoF's editors pick the top ten shows of the season.
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In the Service of Movement at Stella McCartney
She offered up a collection that filtered illustrator Erté in ways subtle and not so.
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Quantum Physics, Sacai Style
The collection had a level of obsessive detail that is, in fact, quite unique in fashion because there is something a little unfathomable about it.
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Chanel's Abstract Landscape
The most striking thing about this show was how it polarised its audience. The word on a younger generation’s lips was ‘fresh.’
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In Paris, Finding Power in a New Femininity
Designers embraced the polar opposites of traditional womanliness and tailored, menswear-inflected power dressing.
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Rebellion and Transformation at McQueen
Sarah Burton's ability to winkle such glorious oddities out of the swamp of the past means her McQueen collections are never less than dream fodder.
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At Balenciaga, Branding the Apocalypse
The label’s signatures were paraded under a low-hung ceiling showing boiling heavens, rushing floods, a temporarily reassuring vision of Planet Earth and then… total eclipse.
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Should Fashion Shows Have a Theme?
Theme-less outings that emphasised technique over narrative scored on the fifth day of Paris Fashion Week, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
The News in Brief
Shein Shares Sink to Record Low After Profit Plunge
The ultra-fast-fashion giant’s share price fell 12 percent after it reported a steep drop in first-half operating income in its inaugural earnings as a public company.
China’s Golden Week Travel Surge Masks Cautious Consumer Spending
Chinese travellers are booking longer holidays and venturing further afield for this year’s National Day holiday, but that may not translate into higher retail sales.
Revolve Launches Annual Print Magazine
The annual publication, whose inaugural issue features Kendall Jenner, Alex Consani and Teyana Taylor, will be available digitally and in stores.
Scarlett Johansson’s Skincare Brand The Outset Closes
As of Monday, the premium brand’s website has been updated with a message announcing its closure.
The CFDA Appoints Hildy Kuryk as Interim CEO
The trade body temporarily appointed Kuryk as it searches for a permanent replacement for former chief executive Steven Kolb, who resigned following a viral altercation with PETA protesters.
Marc Jacobs Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer
Hearst veteran John Wattiker joins the American fashion house as CMO on the heels of its acquisition from LVMH by WHP Global and G-III.
Vyrao Acquired by Brand Platform Tresalis
The niche perfume brand has been purchased by the new beauty operator created and backed by German investment firm Athos.