Given loads of us all over the world are struggling to keep our heads above water when it comes to things like rising rent, stratospheric utility bills, and, oh I don’t know, making sure we have enough groceries to allow us to continue living, it perhaps seems like a weird time to launch a new…
It’s not easy being a budding creative in Britain right now, as grants and bursaries are being cut, art and design courses are being dropped from curriculums, and unpaid internships are keeping all but the mega-wealthy from getting their foot in the door. To help combat this, the Institute of Digital Fashion just announced a…
Āhua: Aotearoa’s underground fashion week25 Images Despite the industry’s reliance on young creatives and their radical viewpoints, much of fashion’s real power is still consolidated in the boardrooms and showrooms of the Big Four capitals. And as the industry becomes even harder for non-wealthy, non-white people to gain access to, those creatives are carving their…
Just when we thought fashion’s musical chairs had died down for a bit, another new appointment reminds us that the game is far from over. This time it’s the turn of Jean Paul Gaultier, which announced in the early hours of Tuesday morning (April 15) that Dutch designer Duran Lantink would be taking the reins…
Milan Fashion Week may already happen four times a year, but now it seems fashion’s heavyweights are coming for the city’s design week too. Home to the world’s biggest and most prestigious furniture trade fair, Salone del Mobile, Milan Design Week takes place every April and is currently in full swing, ending on April 13….
Northern Nasties queer rave fashion27 Images “We’re Northern and we’re the radgies of the queer scene,” says Immy about her club night Northern Nasties, which she founded in Manchester in May 2023. Though it may only be a baby, Northern Nasties is rooted in the history of the North-east, inspired by the iconic Sunderland nightclub…
Yesterday evening (April 2), guests gathered inside Milan’s Palazzo del Ghiaccio to celebrate the International Woolmark Prize 2025. The competition’s artistic director and Dazed’s editor-in-chief IB Kamara was joined on stage by industry legend Donatella Versace, who together, presented this year’s award to Dutch designer Duran Lantink. “Thank you to all the people who have…
What a week! After months of rumours and speculation, a sequence of breaking fashion news stories over the past few days has left us with some questions answered and several new question marks. As Paris Fashion Week came to a close at the start of the week, Miu Miu delivered a star-studded catwalk featuring Sarah…
As the last and longest leg of the womenswear calendar, Paris can sometimes feel like a bit of a slog. Coming in at the tail end of a bumper two months that started with the men’s shows in January (remember those?), this AW25 Paris Fashion Week has felt particularly jam-packed – and it was actually…