Fashion has always held up a mirror to the world — but in 2025, that reflection is more fractured than ever. Between the curated aesthetics of womanhood and the lived realities of women, a gap has emerged. After a fleeting era of body positivity, size inclusivity has regressed. According to the Vogue Business Autumn/Winter 2025…
There was a strong sense of déjà vu this Autumn/Winter 2025 season. On Dior’s runway, Maria Grazia Chiuri revived the cult-status “J’adore Dior” tee – last seen in John Galliano’s Spring/Summer 2001 show, now styled with a cropped bolero and trimmed in lace. At Chloé, Chemena Kamali brought back the beloved Paddington bag, its signature chunky…
With this, brands can obtain more sufficient display space and time, acquire customers and collect feedback from a comprehensive perspective, which facilitates the timely optimisation of product and marketing strategies. Incorporating consumer retail into the showroom space could be a smart move, as it allows brands to receive feedback on product and buyers to observe…
At the halfway point of Shanghai Fashion Week on Thursday, designer Xu Zhi held a large-scale 10-year anniversary show, with a boho chic collection that riffed on the brand’s origins, featuring a reissue of the tasseled, tiered gowns from his first collection in 2015. Zhi launched his brand from London, and found success quickly. “Ten…
The Autumn/Winter 2025 season of Shanghai Fashion Week (SHFW) arrives against a volatile economic backdrop in China, as consumer spending has hit historic lows in recent months. And yet shows must go on: the event will kick off on 26 March and continue through 31 March, following the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai, which took…
For instance, Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello gave Lyas full backstage access after the show, allowing him to film a mannequin challenge with the models — something Lyas “never thought would be possible”. The resulting video, which was a nod to a nostalgic social media trend where participants freeze in place like mannequins while…