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Posing on the red carpet for the Pride of Britain Awards, Michelle Collin looks super glam in a floor-length, sequinned, one-sleeved gown. The dazzling, embellished design was a chic combination of black, bronze and silver, delivering the perfect metallic combination for the feel-good event, and giving a gentle nod to some of the biggest autumn/winter…
On Thursday evening, it was announced that Véronique Nichanian would be stepping down from her role as artistic director of Hermès’ men’s universe after a record-breaking 37-year tenure (the longest of any working creative director at a fashion house). Today, her successor has been announced: the lauded British designer Grace Wales Bonner, whose eponymous label…
Despite a smaller runway calendar, the spring 2026 season of Shanghai Fashion Week still managed to attract major buyers from Mainland China, the rest of Asia, and beyond. This season, buyers continued to favor New Chinese Style’s sense of nostalgia and romance, and looked to younger brands that update the style with a strong creative…
Since I can’t live in lounge sets all season, I’ve been searching for clothing that feels cozy but looks put-together. Just when I thought all hope was lost, I came across Target’s fall fashion shop, which features over 900 items that can be easily mixed and matched throughout the season. If you, like me, are…
In Bastar, the Naxal epicentre of India in Chhattisgarh, you start your day with a serving of chapda, chutney made with red ants. Men stare at you blankly, and you return the gaze with suspicion. Are they sizing you up? Might you be a conspirator of the state? With every turn of your rickety Bolero,…
Each Fall, as fashion weeks descend across New York, London, Milan, and Paris, the runways become a global mirror of the present moment forecasting next season’s trends while exposing the industry’s shifting values and contradictions around innovation. In recent years, ideas of sustainability, slow fashion, sizing, and gender-fluid inclusivity have gained prominence yet meaningful progress…
Alice Diop’s new film opens with a stare: a woman, painted by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, lying in recline for his Grande Odalisque. Her gray eyes gaze blankly into the viewer’s. For the next eight minutes, the camera cuts from one porcelain-skinned woman to another, painted finely and even lovingly, their likenesses portrayed in beauty and perpetuity…
Glittering ball gowns, tailored skirts and ornate jewelry usually fill most fashion exhibitions—but not this show at The Met. Instead, the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s fashion exhibition this year focuses on menswear, featuring sumptuous suits, perfectly tailored pants and patterned outerwear. For the past six months, the sprawling exhibition has drawn crowds to the Upper East…
At a roundtable hosted by The Business of Fashion for its executive members, senior leaders from a range of global companies shared insights and strategies about how they are engaging with AI and the lessons they are learning on this rapidly evolving technological and strategic journey. BoF’s recent executive memo on Everything Executives Need to…
In a survey conducted for BoF and McKinsey’s The State of Fashion 2025 report, fashion executives identified consumer spending appetite as their top risk for 2025 — a concern driven by today’s macroeconomic climate. Indeed, shoppers across income levels have traded down in their purchases — changing the types or quantities of products they buy…