“The thing that I’m actually ever so proud of, more than any of the work we have done, is honestly the celebration of creating.” So said Jony Ive, founder of design agency LoveFrom and former chief design officer at Apple, at a dinner created to serve up the hottest scoop of Milan Design Week: Moncler … Read more
In an interview published before her Chloé debut, Kamali mentioned that she collects vintage blouses—she has “600 or 700,” and they are “organized by color,” starting “with white and off-white and then going into beiges and blush tones.” “If there’s one thing that’s very Chloé, it’s the blouse,” she told my colleague Mark Holgate. The … Read more
The Apple TV+ show The New Look climaxes with Christian Dior’s Paris haute couture debut in 1947. A collection of voluptuous curves and prodigious use of material, it rocked the fashion world, setting trends that would last a decade and sparking actual fights in the streets. As radical as the new silhouette was in post-war … Read more
Ten years after making his runway debut, Leandro Cano returned to his origins. For his fall 2024 proposal, titled Menú, the designer went back to the same moodboard he had made for his first collection. “In Buffet, my first collection, there was a little bit of everything,” he said at the car park in Madrid’s … Read more
For Mans’ fall collection, Jaime Álvarez took us on a trip to rural Britain, interspersed with a country-kitsch personal touch. “That English countryside can also be perfectly Andalusian,” he said with a laugh. “I’m bringing it home.” He fused both themes, while keeping tailoring, the house’s strongest asset, as a common thread. His main intention … Read more
Ivy League style—as adopted in Japan—was at the core of Moisés Nieto’s fall 2024 show. The Spanish designer described his lineup as “a truthful collection without artifice.” Thus, sober pieces were the stars of an offering that updated this imported look which was popular among the Japanese youth in the ’60s and ’70s, while also … Read more
“I’m a textile girl.” Maryam Nassir Zadeh brought some of her very first designs (some made with materials gifted by her good friend Susan Cianciolo) into her Lower East Side store to demonstrate that claim and show the continuity between her past and present work. Her fall 2024 collection is in part informed by a … Read more
Self-Portrait’s global appeal isn’t just about accessible price points; it’s designer Han Chong’s uncanny ability to synchronize with the spirit of the times while comprehending the tastes of his diverse clientele. Chong weaves geographical nuances into his creations, offering tailored precision to meet the varied preferences of different regions. That said, for his pre-fall collection, … Read more
Have you noticed that everything in fashion has to have a name these days? Bows can’t just be bows, they have to be coquette. Pink can’t be just a color, it has to be Barbiecore. And even something as quintessential as a pair of jeans, a white t-shirt, and a leather jacket can’t be just … Read more
Just a few years after launching his namesake brand, Benito Santos’s big break came in 2010, when Ximena Navarrete was crowned the new Miss Universe wearing a red gown made by the designer, becoming the second-ever Mexican to win the title after Lupita Jones in 1991. For his fall collection, which he showed at the … Read more
