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.
Fashion Week
Independent show reviews from fashion’s top critics.
Gucci and Tom Ford: The Ease of Repetition, the Challenge of Change
Sabato de Sarno and Peter Hawkings find it hard to escape from Ford’s shadow, writes Tim Blanks.
Prada: The Message Is Love
But their powerful collection suggests that Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons aren’t naive enough to believe that love is all you need, writes Tim Blanks.
In Milan, Democracy Triumphs at Diesel While Fendi Finds Its Feet
Glenn Martens and Kim Jones had a very good day on Monday. Wookies! Chuba Chups! Whatever next!
Rebranding Nostalgia: Burberry and JW Anderson
At London Fashion Week, nostalgia brought out the connoisseur of the arcane in designer Jonathan Anderson and the seeker of security in Burberry’s Daniel Lee.
In London, Creativity Under Dark Clouds
The British Fashion Council is celebrating London Fashion Week’s 40th anniversary. The city is still a hotbed of design talent but it’s tough times for young labels, writes Susanna Lau.
In New York, a Season of Sweeping Coats and Beyoncé
Above all, this New York Fashion Week will be remembered for floor-sweeping leather coats and ‘Queen Bey,’ writes Lynn Yaeger.
Coach’s Stuart Vevers: Sustainability ‘Has to Come From Designers’
The creative director used his New York fashion catwalk as a staging ground for a series of upcycled looks.
What Does the American Dream Look Like Today?
On the first three days of New York Fashion Week, runways full of perfectly respectable clothes were punctuated by flashes of something more eloquent, writes Lynn Yaeger.
Elena Velez Brings Dimes Square, and Its Controversial Politics, to Fashion Week
The designer tapped ‘Red Scare’ podcast host Anna Khachiyan to host a salon centred around the novel Gone With the Wind in a conversation that seemed designed to ruffle feathers.
Copenhagen Fashion Week Challenges the Conventional Fashion Week System
BoF and Copenhagen Fashion Week partner for a second season, inviting industry leaders, designers, strategists and cultural experts including Esprit’s Ana Andjelic, Lagos Fashion Week founder Omoyemi Akerele, and author and sustainability strategist Alec Leach, to explore future visions for fashion weeks globally.
Marc Jacobs: Wayward in Wonderland
At a quirky runway show ahead of New York Fashion Week, it was as if Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las had found her way to Tokyo and sat down to share a Marlboro with Rei Kawakubo.
At Paris Couture, Opulent Realism
The couture week that closed Thursday was all about technique over image, writes Angelo Flaccavento.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
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.
CFDA’s Steven Kolb Involved in Altercation with PETA Protestors
The trade body’s president physically restrained animal rights activists after they stormed a Cos runway show at New York Fashion Week.
M&S to Make London Fashion Week Debut
Marks and Spencer Group Plc is looking to the runway to burnish its fashion credentials, having also hosted its own show at the British Grand Prix last weekend.
King Charles Visits London Fashion Show After Brother’s Arrest
Watching the British-Nigerian designer Tolu Coker’s collection he chatted animatedly to British Fashion Council chief Laura Weir and designer Stella McCartney on the front row.
Giambattista Valli Cancels Paris Couture Show Citing ‘Activity Review’
The last-minute withdrawal from the couture calendar raises questions about the future of the label, which is majority-owned by the Pinault family investment fund Artemis.
CFDA Releases New York Fashion Week Schedule
The week will include Rachel Scott’s first runway for Proenza Schouler; while Raul Lopez’s Luar has opted not to show.
CFDA Releases Spring/Summer 2026 New York Fashion Week Schedule
September’s edition of NYFW will see Alexander Wang return, as well as appearances from Europe-based Cos, Off-White and Toteme.