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.
Fashion Week
Independent show reviews from fashion’s top critics.
Milan Day Four: Gucci and Demna — Milan’s Main Act
The most hotly anticipated show of the week was also its most polarising. But there was more on the menu on day four of the Milan shows, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Did Meryll Rogge Capture the Spirit of Marni?
Yes, she did. The designer owed one of her happy fashion places to Consuelo Castiglioni, but she never imagined she’d one day take her place.
Milan Day Three: Who Do You Think You Are?
On the third day of Milan Fashion Week, Miuccia Prada, Raf Simons, Meryll Rogge and the Armani heirs, Silvana Armani and Leo Dell’Orco, were among the designers who offered food for thought on the matter of identity.
Inside Fendi’s New Era
Maria Grazia Chiuri’s arrival at the Roman brand will usher in deeper changes than what we could see on the runway, Robert Williams writes.
Milan Day Two: A Big Debut and a Second Coming
The masculine and feminine faced off — how very Milanese! — at Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first show for Fendi and Simone Bellotti’s sophomore outing for Jil Sander on day two of Milan Fashion Week.
Maria Grazia Chiuri Bets on Pragmatism to Reignite Fendi
The designer focused on clarifying the brand’s silhouette and creating a unified cross-gender wardrobe in a surprisingly colourless debut. ‘I’m not an entertainment designer,’ she explained.
Milan Day One: Two Takes on Escapism
On the first day of Milan fashion week, Glenn Martens’ Diesel and Vivetta Ponti’s new project Venerdì Pomeriggio dealt with escapism and abandon in their own ways, reports Angelo Flaccavento.
Unearthing the New at London Fashion Week
From Daniel del Valle to Oscar Ouyang, London’s creative newcomers held their own alongside more established propositions, reports Susanna Lau.
Burberry Celebrates the Darkness
It never rained, but it poured in Daniel Lee’s London Fashion Week closer on Monday night, writes Tim Blanks.
Body Diversity on London’s Runway as Wider Industry Heads Ultra-Thin
Body diversity made a comeback at London Fashion Week thanks to emerging designers like Karoline Vitto and Phoebe English, despite a global, GLP-1-fuelled shift towards ultra-thinness.
In New York, Practicality and Pragmatism
At a challenging time for the industry and the world at large, brands focused on serving their clients’ needs for comfort, a source of power, specialness and of course — things to buy.
Calvin Klein’s Collection Comeback Continues
Three seasons in, Veronica Leoni’s take on Calvin Klein remains rooted in tailored minimalism, though this time, she revisited the brand’s provocative past, too.
THE NEWS IN BRIEF
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.
Ludovic de Saint Sernin to Guest Design Jean Paul Gaultier Couture
The designer will show during Paris’ haute couture week in January.
Paris Fashion Week to Include Alessandro Michele’s Valentino Runway Debut; Dries Van Noten’s First Show Without Van Noten
The Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode released its provisional calendar for the Spring/Summer 2025 edition, featuring 70 shows and 38 presentations. Weinsanto will kick off the week on Sept. 23 and Louis Vuitton will round it out on Oct. 1.