Riccardo Tisci leaves Givenchy; autumn–winter 2017–18 prêt-à-porter format unknown
Max von Gumppenberg and Patrick Biener Above: From Givenchy’s spring–summer 2017 haute couture collection, which, along with its menswear shown in January, was Riccardo Tisci’s last for the brand. Women’s Wear Daily has broken the news that Riccardo Tisci has left Givenchy. Tisci’s last collections for the brand were his menswear and haute couture […]
Documentary series coinciding with Christian Dior’s 70th anniversary starting February 9 on More4
Top: Maria Grazia Chiuri takes a bow after her first collection. Above: From the archives, Christian Dior himself measuring a model. With Christian Dior celebrating its 70th anniversary this year, with a feature appearing in an upcoming Lucire and an exhibition at the NGV, it’s the perfect time to take a look back at one […]
H&M Studio teases spring–summer 2017 women’s and men’s ahead of Paris Fashion Week début
As in previous years (click here for 2014, and here for 2016), H&M Studio will show a collection during the autumn–winter prêt-à-porter shows at Paris Fashion Week, but this time, it’ll be for spring–summer 2017—and it’ll go on sale the next day. Hennes & Mauritz has teased the men’s and women’s collections ahead of […]
H&M Studio shows its autumn–winter 2016–17 collection at Paris Fashion Week
H&M Swedish retailer H&M showed its Studio collection for autumn–winter 2016–17 at Paris Fashion Week, at the Bourse de Commerce, last night, on a catwalk patterned after a frozen lake. The company says the collection was inspired by ‘strong women and the beauty of independent minds.’ The collection had a sense of glamour […]
Liselore Frowijn shows autumn–winter 2016–17 at Paris Fashion Week, inspired by Niki de St Phalle
Peter Stigter, via Liselore Frowijn Paris editor Lola Cristall is currently back in France to cover fashion week there, and a full recap will come later. Meanwhile, Dutch designer Liselore Frowijn has shown on day one, with an autumn–winter 2016–17 collection inspired by late French sculptor, painter and filmmaker Niki de St Phalle. […]
Adidas Originals adds four ’90s-inspired designs to its Tubular line
Dominique Charriau Adidas Originals released four new shoe designs in its Tubular line for spring–summer 2016 last night at Paris Fashion Week. The line of shoes is inspired by the technology of ’90s footwear, in particular the Tubular 93. The collection was unveiled by local performers moving around architectural obstacles in an atmospheric underground […]
Redken’s Guido on Christian Dior and Balenciaga’s autumn–winter 2015–16 hair looks
Redken has released details of the hairstyles at Paris Fashion Week that it contributed to, namely the autumn–winter 2015–16 collections of Christian Dior and Balenciaga. Guido, its global creative director, gave Christian Dior a science fiction-inspired ponytail look. In a release, Guido said, ‘I created this very long, asymmetrical side ponytail at Christian Dior […]
Video and photos: Derek Zoolander and Hansel walk at Valentino autumn–winter 2015–16
Pascal Le Segretain Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson, playing Derek Zoolander and Hansel from their roles in the 2001 hit film Zoolander, appeared to spontaneous applause at Paris Fashion Week, where Paris editor Lola Cristall is compiling her full report. The pair appeared on the catwalk at the Valentino ready-to-wear autumn–winter 2015–16 show, and […]
Kipling’s Always On, as are our spring–summer 2015 picks from Paris and New York
When we think about the agile monkey symbol, Kipling automatically comes to mind. For fashionistas, it is a brand, but for the literary critics, the name is associated with the world-renowned British author Rudyard Kipling. Neither fashionista nor literary critic is wrong, considering more than two decades ago three designers in Belgium found their inspiration […]
Ralph Lauren has been shifting its €22,000 crocodile skin Ricky bags at an event at its Amsterdam store, and gifted one of them to the Netherlands Museum of Bags and Purses. The bag, says the Museum, is regarded as an icon, on a par with the Hermès Birkin and the Chanel 2.55. The company also […]
