The Pyer Moss Fall 2021 couture collection ruffled feathers as it closed out Haute Couture Week a few days ago, and no, it wasn’t because it was delayed 24 hours due to monsoon-like conditions. Ready to see what has people clutching their pearls? First of all, the show wasn’t presented in Paris per couture norm […]
Some shows remind us that couture has a higher purpose than winding up in the back of a socialite’s closet after the Met Gala. It can be deeply introspective, informative even, asking us to consider the world through a new lens or to re-examine our assumptions about ourselves. Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Dior Spring 2021 Couture […]
Y’all, I’m writing this on Saturday night after just watching the Maison Margiela Spring/Summer 2021 film – and whoa. It’s a forty-five minute piece created by Creative Director John Galliano and filmmaker Nick Knight, two of the artsiest, most shamelessly avante-garde folk in the business. It’s a film as much about product as it is […]
All the runway summaries, at your fingertips! Over one HUNDRED slides for over 25 designers with all the info you need to know about Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2021 – who designed what, what their inspiration was, and why it matters. Let’s go! Alexandre Vauthier Altuzarra Andrew Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood Balmain For more on […]
I am positive that Olivier Rousteing will go down as one of the greatest creative directors of all time, and how he’s commanded his house throughout the pandemic only strengthens this feeling. His Balmain Spring/Summer 2020/21 presentation built upon Rousteing’s previous foundations of revolutionizing the runway – creating shows that can be enjoyed just as […]
On July 21st, Pierpaolo Piccioli presented the Valentino fall 2020 couture collection, a deeply apropos finale to an oddly fitful season. Working with photographer Nick Knight at the famed Cinecittà Studios in Rome, Piccioli presented his collection in two acts entitled “Of Grace and Light.” Keep reading – this is a goodie, I promise. Complex […]
Haute Couture Week was different this year, to the surprise of no one. Houses had to reformulate their presentations, opting for film, releasing sketches, and/or in in-studio photography in lieu of the traditional runway show. Olivier Rousteing, artistic director at Balmain, went with a different route: down the Seine. For Balmain’s presentation, Rousteing did not […]
However aberrant, Couture Week Fall 2020 is in the books! I’m calling it a “runway archive” for the sake of continuity with previous posts (like this or this one), but as we know, this year was decidedly different. Each fashion week, I compile runway summaries and publish them in my Instagram Stories as they become […]
It’s couture week, folks – and normally, that would mean the usual bevy of runway spectacles and journalists complaining of traffic in Paris (quel dommage). But as we know, that was in the Before Times. This is couture week during the pandemic. Even though stay-in-place orders have slackened in Europe, getting crowds together remains problematic, […]
Ok, y’all: I have some thoughts, and they are not quite fully formed, so I’ll just come out with it. The Chanel Cruise 2021 collection was just released the other day, and along with it, plans to continue with their rigorous 6-show-a-year schedule. The collection itself is lovely – light, summery, effervescent – and it […]
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