Natasha Zinko is one of just a few designers still imagining a post-societal future. (Even Demna swapped his boggy dunes for the sun-soaked hills of Los Angeles last December.) These dark ruminations have seen the designer travel from monster-torn metropolises to the vast unknown of space, which is where she continued to roam with her … Read more
In these uncertain times, Ottolinger’s designers Cosima Gadient and Christa Bösch figure the best strategy is to “just buckle up and stay focused.” “We have to be sharper where we might have been looser before, be leaner and more precise,” they said during a video interview. To that end, for resort they kept everything close … Read more
Isabel Marant has been the reigning queen of Parisian boho since she launched her brand some 30 years ago. For spring, she’s suggesting a revival complete with tassels, crochet, fringed scarves, and chunky claw pendants. Nothing too literal, though. She’s calling her latest take “modernized Marrakesh.” “It’s about bringing back a wardrobe that’s not too … Read more
It has been 15 years since David Koma launched his namesake label, an impressive milestone, which has left the designer yearning for success of a different kind. “I’m so proud of what we’ve achieved,” he said, leafing through racks of clothing in his east London studio. “But I’m at a point where I just want … Read more
Luisa Beccaria and her daughter Lucilla love the feel of en plein air. The Sicilian family estate which they often retreat to, Feudo del Castelluccio, offers plenty of bucolic situations to enjoy. You only need a fresh cotton sundress to be well turned out for long promenades to the sea or to entertain guests alfresco … Read more
Svitlana Bevza breezed into her temporary Paris showroom apartment, an elegant, serene space off the bustling Bastille, straight from the Eurostar looking impossibly unruffled by the hassle of Paris traffic snarls or the soaring temperatures. For spring, the designer said she wanted to focus on three main themes: crisp lines, staples in white denoting optimism, … Read more
“I flee from myself, I fear the encounter with who I truly am,” said Antonio Marras. But fashion allows him to make tangible the contrasts within and give space to everything that is both tempestuous and calm. Marras loves to tell stories, and with the resort 2025 collection, he became the narrator of a fairy … Read more
There was a storm brewing above Levi Palmer and Matthew Harding’s studio in east London, where the designers were reflecting on a perhaps even gloomier climate for independent fashion brands like theirs. In the six months since Palmer Harding released its fall 2024 collection, the British e-commerce giant Matches fell into administration, causing substantial losses … Read more
In London, the first warm days of summer are rolling in, and it seems the Jenny Packham woman is ready to party. Describing the client she was designing for this season as “international, independent, determined, free,” it was a notably youthful-feeling offering, with Packham’s signature glitz and sequins dialed up to the max. Top of … Read more
Recently named creative lead at Filippa K, Anna Teurnell has channeled her vaguely preppy leanings there and gone on a rave at her namesake line. The opening look of her resort is a pair of many-strapped roomy pants worn with a shirt in the same whisper gray linen. You might say the designer backed into … Read more
