Of all the main characters in the Comme des Garçons clan, Tao Kurihara is the name we hear the least. Her label, Tao, shuttered in 2011—she stopped showing in Paris, and instead was set to work on the Comme des Garçons Tricot line. Then, in 2021, with nothing more than a whisper, Tricot was rebranded … Read more
Louis Shengtao Chen has many, many feelings. “This season the woman is getting mad,” the designer said backstage after his fall 2024 show in Shanghai. “She’s a little bit crazy, she’s angry!” Like every season, Chen explained, the woman in question is the female version of himself. So what is he angry about? A looming feeling … Read more
For his fall 2022 collection, Patricio Campillo was inspired by the Mayan legend of the Nahuales, who are men who transform into animals. At the time, the reference went hand-in-hand with the changes his own brand was going through. Two years later, he’s gone back to that same concept, this time looking at it through … Read more
There is a singular species of cactus that blooms for only an hour or two during a select few summer nights each year. The petals of the Epiphyllum oxypetalum, known variously as the “queen of the night” and Tan Hua, blossom abundantly but wilt before dawn. Its ephemeral beauty has long been the stuff of … Read more
Let’s set the scene: Miranda has just broken up with Steve, and is spending her first New Year’s Eve alone (alone with Chinese food—if you know, you know). Carrie is in her apartment sleeping when Miranda rings her to chat. “Auld Lang Syne” starts to play in the background, a tearjerker for those familiar with … Read more
That fashion went where the wild things are for fall is a boon for Stand Studio: faux fur, leather, and shearling are not seasonal trends at this Swedish brand; they’re its foundational materials. Nellie Kamras, who comes from a long line of furriers, no longer uses the real thing yet aims to imitate it as … Read more
Phipps is a popular name in America. “A funny thing we’ve discovered, which is something new to me being back in the US, is that Phipps is a very common name here,” said Spencer Phipps on a call from Los Angeles, where he relocated from Paris. “There’s a strip club, there’s a mall, there’s a … Read more
It’s been a year since we last saw Pillings at Tokyo Fashion Week. This afternoon, in a show that ran two days after the official Tokyo fall 2024 schedule ended, we gathered in the wooden lecture hall of the Jiyu Gakuen Girls’ School to see what designer Ryota Murakami has been working on. We started … Read more
Like many designers in Tokyo this season, Hyke’s Hideaki Yoshihara and Yukiko Ode spoke about looking to their past for the Fall collection. The brand, which the couple launched in 2013, has been crafting technical wear into cool-looking casual staples long before it became the trendy thing to do, and has built a loyal fanbase … Read more
Rahul Mishra closed Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai with a grand finale featuring the fall iteration of AFEW, his “easy-to-wear” line made in partnership with Reliance Brand. Coming home to his native India wasn’t only sentimental, but rather an astute syncing up with the country’s growing luxury consumer base. Younger generations in India, he said, are eager for … Read more
