Jane Birkin’s style moments Gallery / 17 images Decades before she became a mythical, ubiquitous image on moodboard platforms like Pinterest and Tumblr, Jane Birkin was an artist. Despite her talents beyond fashion, the doe-eyed, wispy-fringed Londoner quickly became a visual synonym for French-girl style. Perhaps it was because she seemed to be playing herself…
It’s safe to say that the world has been hit by Chanel fever. Three weeks ago, new creative director Matthieu Blazy made his debut for the French maison, presenting the label’s SS26 ready-to-wear offering at Paris Fashion Week. The collection was a huge success, with almost every corner of the internet praising Blazy’s modern take…
It’s been 12 years since A$AP Rocky released “Fashion Killa”, with a video featuring fashion’s favourite popstar, Rihanna. They may not have been dating at the time, but fast forward to 2025 and the couple have just welcomed baby number three. Not only that, the rapper is now a veteran “fashion killa” – as announced…
It’s the fashion news that the industry has been expecting for a decade: Graces Wales Bonner is headed to a major luxury house. Today (October 21), it has been announced that the London-born fashion designer has been appointed menswear creative director at Hermès. This follows last week’s news that former creative director Véronique Nichanian would…
On Monday evening (Oct 6), while all eyes were on Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel debut, Palestinian brand Trashy Clothing began a livestream of its own. Just as it did last season, for SS26 the Jordan-based label launched a film showcasing its new collection. Titled Bikini Diplomacy, the film gives us a front row view of the…
Maxwell Vice: NYFW SS26 – Part 145 Images Welcome to the Fashion Week Photo Diary, a series where local photographers document the faces, places and parties surrounding their city’s catwalk shows. “I took shrooms at a very terrible runway show that I will not name, and decided to Citi Bike home,” says Maxwell Vice, recounting…
The new gen in fashion – Autumn 20258 Images Fashion may feel like it’s in crisis mode right now, but its future is in the hands of a new generation – and if they have anything to do with it, it’s actually looking quite bright. This is especially true of London. The city is known…
The cinema of Clara Law12 Images When a generation of young filmmakers harbouring bold creative ambitions and a desire to tell stories about the changing modern world stormed the Hong Kong industry in the 80s, one of the most dynamic movements in world cinema was born: the Hong Kong New Wave. But as a new…
Fashion retail, just like the rest of us, is going through a rough time right now. Every day it seems like more and more brands – from emerging designers, to established houses, to leading multi-retailers – are shutting up shop, while even massive conglomerate-backed names are suffering through monumental drops in sales. The landscape paints…
Francesca Lake AW2528 Images Francesca Lake’s clothes exist along a fashion fault line, between two points of seeming contradiction. Her designs are brazenly maximalist and theatrical – voluminous bubble skirts, ruched ball gowns and dramatic headdresses have been some of Lake’s go-tos since her Central Saint Martins graduate collection in 2021. But, on the other…