22 The Daily Front Row‘s chic correspondent, Sofia Achaval de Montaigu, has been soaking up the glamour in Europe. Below, she fills us in on all the highlights and the unforgettable moments that took place at the recent menswear shows for Paris Fashion Week Men’s Spring 2026 season. Saint Laurent Anthony Vaccarello presented his new…
With the exit of Francesco Risso, Marni joins the club of fashion houses having to manage a creative transition. Which of course comes with challenges, such as the overlap of products that have been designed by different creative teams in stores. “When the incoming designers present their debut collections this September, the stores will be…
Patricia Peterson, 99, a pioneering fashion editor and former Henri Bendel executive, died Sunday at her home in New York City. Throughout her lifetime, she often teamed up with her photographer husband Gösta for shoots that featured relatively unknown women in motion instead of standard fashion models standing still. From 1957 to 1977 during her…
Room service is a given at most hotels, but now the Nobu Hotel Barcelona is adding “dress service” to its menu. Through an alliance with the Spanish start-up Trent, guests will be able to rent or buy designer clothing, accessories and jewelry from well-known brands and emerging Spanish ones. Starting Monday, overnighters can scan a…
Italian designer Pierpaolo Piccioli has been named creative director at fashion house Balenciaga, taking over from Georgian designer Demna, parent company Kering said Monday. Piccioli, who previously worked at Italy’s Valentino, will present his first collection in October, after Demna left for Gucci, said the French conglomerate, which owns both Balenciaga and Gucci. (Except for…
Seasoned Italian designer Pierpaolo Piccioli is the new creative director of Balenciaga, effective July 10, with his first collection to be unveiled in October during Paris Fashion Week. He succeeds Demna, the edgy Georgian designer who made the French house a byword for hefty sneakers, drop-shoulder hoodies, and dystopian cool over an acclaimed 10-year tenure…
The fashion industry is united in acknowledging Cristóbal Balenciaga as a designer like no other. His technical prowess resulted in designs that became ever more flawless as time went on. Writing in 1967, the year the Spanish couturier retired, UPI reporter Aline Mosby, put it this way: “The clothes of Balenciaga…looked like an ironing board…
Luxury fashion labels are increasingly reaching beyond the red carpets and exclusive parties of the cinema world, becoming partners with filmmakers and production companies. At the Cannes Film Festival this year, which starts on May 13, labels will be looking to showcase not only their outfits, but also their credibility as investors. Alongside corporate heavyweights…