Category: Fashion

The fashion week bubble – moving from city to city for a month – has been criticised for its insularity, herding a well-heeled community that travels from New York to London, Milan to Paris, taking in catwalk after catwalk of new clothing. Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022 began on Monday 28 February 2022, four days after Russian forces began their invasion of Ukraine, an assault led by Putin that, at the time of reporting, has seen more than 1.3 million people flee the country’s borders and attacks on civilians in cities including the…

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A model walks the ramp as part of the Moschino Fall/Winter 2022-2023 fashion collection, unveiled during the Fashion Week in Milan, Italy, Feb. 24, 2022.(AP PHOTO) A model presents a creation during the Genny’s Women Fall/Winter 2022-2023 collection as part of the Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Feb. 24, 2022.(AFP PHOTO) A model presents a creation during the Genny’s Women Fall/Winter 2022-2023 collection as part of the Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Feb. 24, 2022.(AFP PHOTO) A model wears a creation as part of the Sunnei Fall/Winter 2022-2023 fashion collection,…

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More than 250 designers and 300 retailers across more than 100 different events and sessions will feature at this year’s Melbourne Fashion Week, starting Nov. 15 and ending on Sunday, Nov. 21. A model walks the runway during the Secret Garden Runway in Melbourne, Australia, Nov. 15, 2021.(GETTY IMAGES) Models walk the runway during Secret Garden Runway as part of Melbourne Fashion Week at Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria in Melbourne, Nov. 15, 2021.(REUTERS PHOTO) A model walks the runway during the Secret Garden Runway, Nov. 15, 2021.(GETTY IMAGES) Models walk…

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Paris’s take on spring/summer 2022 was fun, light and impactful. While Louis Vuitton saw a protester barge onto the runway, Balenciaga stole the show with a “customised” episode of The Simpsons. Meanwhile, Chanel gave us a strong case of wanderlust while Schiaparelli showed how to do spring, off-duty in the brand’s signature way. Snapshots: ChanelThe invitation for the show arrived over an email that carried a picture of model Vivienne Rohner taking a photo — produced by photographers Inez and Vinoodh, which also eventually transcended onto the runway. Creative director…

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Thylane Blondeau is gushing over her recent appearance at Paris Fashion Week. The 20-year-old model donned black lingerie during the Etam Live Show on Monday. Blondeau, who has been named the “most beautiful girl in the world,” accessorized with black heels adorned with feathers. Blondeau wore her hair in a natural wave and donned a toned-down makeup look. “Wowwww,” Blondeau captioned a series of photos from the event on her Instagram. “Thank you so much @etam for having me walking this incredible show !!! Had so much fun . Thank…

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Paris Fashion Week wraps up Tuesday after nine days of innovative experiments that showed how the industry is embracing technology and new approaches for a post-pandemic future. A model presents a creation for L’Oreal on the sidelines of the Paris Fashion Week Spring-Summer 2022 Ready-to-Wear collection shows at the Trocadero, in Paris, France, Oct. 3, 2021.(AFP PHOTO) A model poses for photographs while presenting creations for Balenciaga during the Women’s Spring-Summer 2022 Ready-to-Wear collection fashion show in Paris, France, Oct. 2, 2021.(AFP PHOTO) Models pose backstage ahead of the Giambattista…

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Ciao from Milano! Mere weeks after Salone del Mobile 2021, the Italian fashion capital’s show season is back with a bang, with S/S 2022 serving up IRL and digital experiences, from a host of behemoth and burgeoning brands, from Fendi to Andrea Adamo, Prada to Sunnei, across a plethora of landmark locations. It’s been 18 months since Milan hosted such a bumper week of shows and presentations. Here’s everything you need to know about Milan Fashion Week S/S 2022, as it happens. Versace by Fendi – Fendi by Versace Rumours…

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Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana brought sequins, crystals, metallics, fringed dresses and thigh-high denim boots to the luxury brand’s #DG Light show Echoing the 2000s, when the maison dramatically broke away from minimalist trends, the glitzy collection is a call to ‘leave behind the darkness’ of Covid-19 Glitter lit up the catwalk at Dolce & Gabbana’s Milan fashion show on Saturday, September 25, with the designer duo peppering their spring/summer 2022 women’s collection with sparkling, sequinned blouses and rock-studded miniskirts and trousers. The #DG Light show, which was held in…

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Unlike Balenciaga x Gucci, that other major collaboration that surprised the world of high fashion this year, “Fendace” was a different kind of partnership. Instead of designing together, the creative directors of both Italian luxury brands swapped roles: Donatella Versace brought her extravagant flair to Fendi, while Silvia Venturini Fendi and Kim Jones reinterpreted Versace’s vision with their expertise for tailoring and evening wear. It was, as Donatella called it, “history in the making.” The two brands do not belong to the same luxury group — Fendi is a part…

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A model walks the runway during the Zuhair Murad Couture Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2021/2022 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on July 7, 2021.Kristy Sparow/Getty Images For over a year and a half, the global fashion industry — and haute couture in particular — has struggled without live fashion and film red carpet events. This week, haute couture designers gathered in Paris to show their new collections. Designers, buyers and the international press assembled to see the 33 brands showing their collections on the runway. Some houses opted for…

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