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Fashion Week

Independent show reviews from fashion’s top critics.

This Week: Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel Caps Fashion’s Month of Debuts

The designer’s first collection for the label is perhaps the most anticipated, but pivoting a brand this big and with this much heritage is a slow process.

This Week: Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel Caps Fashion’s Month of Debuts

The designer’s first collection for the label is perhaps the most anticipated, but pivoting a brand this big and with this much heritage is a slow process.


Inside Loewe’s Reset: Fresh ‘Ferocity’ and a New Lens on Craft

Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez’s debut show in Paris saw the designer duo dive head-first into the brand’s links to Spanishness and high craft with a more spontaneous, sportswear-inflected sensibility than their predecessor.

Inside Loewe’s Reset: Fresh ‘Ferocity’ and a New Lens on Craft

Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez’s debut show in Paris saw the designer duo dive head-first into the brand’s links to Spanishness and high craft with a more spontaneous, sportswear-inflected sensibility than their predecessor.


Paris Day Five: Givenchy and Loewe

Intimacy and illusion add different levels of tantalisation as fashion tries its best to engage the senses.

Paris Day Five: Givenchy and Loewe

Intimacy and illusion add different levels of tantalisation as fashion tries its best to engage the senses.


Paris Day Four: The Return of the Waist

From Mugler to The Row, corsetry and its abstractions were front and centre on the fourth day of Paris Fashion Week, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Paris Day Four: The Return of the Waist

From Mugler to The Row, corsetry and its abstractions were front and centre on the fourth day of Paris Fashion Week, writes Angelo Flaccavento.


Paris Day Three: Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Debut! The Headline That Mattered Most

But that ain’t all… Haider Ackermann cut loose at Tom Ford, writes Tim Blanks.

Paris Day Three: Jonathan Anderson’s Dior Debut! The Headline That Mattered Most

But that ain’t all… Haider Ackermann cut loose at Tom Ford, writes Tim Blanks.


Paris Day Two: Louis Vuitton, Courrèges, Dries Van Noten

You too can play ‘Connections’ with fashion’s brightest stars, writes Tim Blanks.

Paris Day Two: Louis Vuitton, Courrèges, Dries Van Noten

You too can play ‘Connections’ with fashion’s brightest stars, writes Tim Blanks.


Virgil Abloh ‘World’s Fair’ Kicks Off in Paris

The city-wide, multi-disciplinary tribute to the late trailblazing creative director includes a major exhibition, screenings, performances, a Colette pop-up and collaborations with Nike, Apple, Ikea and Moët & Chandon.

Virgil Abloh ‘World’s Fair’ Kicks Off in Paris

The city-wide, multi-disciplinary tribute to the late trailblazing creative director includes a major exhibition, screenings, performances, a Colette pop-up and collaborations with Nike, Apple, Ikea and Moët & Chandon.


Paris Day One: Subversive Saint Laurent

Anthony Vaccarello guarantees that what you see is not the whole truth, writes Tim Blanks.

Paris Day One: Subversive Saint Laurent

Anthony Vaccarello guarantees that what you see is not the whole truth, writes Tim Blanks.


Milan Day Six: Giorgio The Great

On the final day of Milan Fashion Week, Giorgio Armani was remembered with an emotional sendoff at the Accademia di Brera, blending five decades of signature codes in an atmosphere of quiet reverence.

Milan Day Six: Giorgio The Great

On the final day of Milan Fashion Week, Giorgio Armani was remembered with an emotional sendoff at the Accademia di Brera, blending five decades of signature codes in an atmosphere of quiet reverence.


Milan Day Five: Less or More?

From the magnified volumes in Louise Trotter’s Bottega Veneta debut to Ferrari’s stripped-down minimalism, designers tested the limits of reduction and layering for Spring/Summer 2026. At Dolce & Gabbana, Hollywood parody collided with reality in the front row.

Milan Day Five: Less or More?

From the magnified volumes in Louise Trotter’s Bottega Veneta debut to Ferrari’s stripped-down minimalism, designers tested the limits of reduction and layering for Spring/Summer 2026. At Dolce & Gabbana, Hollywood parody collided with reality in the front row.


Milan Day Four: Beginnings and Endings

A closely watched Versace debut and a surprise exit at Sunnei marked the fourth day of Milan Fashion Week, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Milan Day Four: Beginnings and Endings

A closely watched Versace debut and a surprise exit at Sunnei marked the fourth day of Milan Fashion Week, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Versace’s New Designer Knows Good Sex

Dario Vitale resurfaced long-lost depth and eroticism at the iconic Italian brand, triumphing over expectations for a muted show in the lead-up to a planned takeover by Prada Group, writes Robert Williams.

Versace’s New Designer Knows Good Sex

Dario Vitale resurfaced long-lost depth and eroticism at the iconic Italian brand, triumphing over expectations for a muted show in the lead-up to a planned takeover by Prada Group, writes Robert Williams.