Major Fashion Brands Announce Creative Director Departures
Image adapted via internet reproduction. Alexander McQueen and Calvin Klein announced changes to their creative leadership on the same day. The departures highlight the challenges of balancing identity, innovation and commercial performance in an industry facing mounting pressure. The international fashion industry was taken by surprise on Thursday, 15 October 2026, by two significant announcements. […]
LVMH sees modest growth, highlighting the challenges facing the luxury market
Image from Wikimedia Commons The world’s largest luxury group recorded modest growth in the third quarter of 2026, as declining fashion and leather goods sales and weaker demand in China raised fresh questions about the sector’s recovery. LVMH, the French luxury conglomerate behind brands including Louis Vuitton, Dior, Fendi, Bulgari and Tiffany & Co., released […]
Paris Fashion Week: The Moments That Defined the Spring/Summer 2027 Season
Image via internet reproduction. Paris brought another fashion season to a close on Tuesday, 6 October — and with it, the international calendar that had already passed through New York, London and Milan. Over nine days, Paris Fashion Week brought together 68 runway shows and 34 presentations for Spring/Summer 2027. More than simply introducing new […]
Zara brings John Galliano to fast fashion
Image adapted from via internet reproduction. This Thursday, 1 October, Zara will take one of its most ambitious steps yet in its move closer to high fashion. The brand will unveil the first collection from its two-year partnership with John Galliano, former creative director of Dior and Maison Margiela and one of the most influential designers […]
Milan Fashion Week ends looking to the future — and celebrating the handmade
Image via internet reproduction. Milan Fashion Week ended by leaving behind far more than new trends for the coming season. Amid runway shows, celebrities and launches, one word once again took an important place in the conversation about the future of Italian fashion: craftsmanship. The clearest symbol came at the very beginning of the week. Vogue World: […]
Italian Fashion is changing generations. And its biggest brands face the challenge of succession
Image via internet reproduction Milan Fashion Week is taking place amid a transformation that extends far beyond the catwalks. Some of Italy’s most important fashion houses are undergoing changes in creative leadership, placing a new generation at the helm of brands that, for decades, were built around names almost inseparable from their identities. Versace is […]
Céline Dion is back. And fashion was part of the spectacle.
Image via internet reproduction After six years away from performing a full concert, Céline Dion has returned to the stage in Paris. On 12 September, the singer began a series of performances at the Plenitude Arena in Nanterre, marking one of the most eagerly awaited comebacks in international music. But her voice was not the […]
The Met cancels John Galliano tribute. Fashion once again confronts the limits of legacy
Image adapted from Flickr One month after announcing John Galliano as the focus of its major 2027 fashion exhibition, the Metropolitan Museum of Art has reversed its decision. John Galliano: Horizons, scheduled to open in May and linked to the next Met Gala, will no longer take place. The retrospective would have been the first major […]
Anne Hathaway Swaps the Gown for Jeans — and Gets It Right Again
Image adapted from DeviantArt Anne Hathaway is back on the red carpet, but this time it was not an elaborate evening gown that caught everyone’s attention. Pregnant with her third child, the actress arrived at the world premiere of The End of Oak Street in Los Angeles wearing a pale blue silk top custom-made by Atelier Prabal […]
The Devil Wears Prada 2: Costume Design Leaves the Screen and Becomes Fashion History
Image adapted from Pixabay Just weeks after the release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, some of the film’s most memorable costumes have already begun a new chapter. From 1 to 15 September, Christie’s will host an online auction featuring costumes and accessories worn in the film. Alongside it, an invitation-only charity auction will take place on 10 September during New York […]