Nothing quite rivals the feeling of slipping into a new pair of fleece sweats or a cashmere polo. In fact, season-transcending basics are the backbone of any good wardrobe. But sometimes, they can admittedly read a bit, well, snoozy. This is where the industry’s emerging loungewear brands come into play. With intriguing silhouettes and innovative…
Your fall 2024 show was held at London’s Savoy Hotel, in the ballroom where Christian Dior once showed. Alex Consani opened; the soundtrack included Björk, as well as monologues from the viral star Tokyo Toni; and your muse Tish Weinstock closed the show in a wedding gown decorated with discarded iPod headphones. It was… A…
Listen to and follow the ‘BoF Podcast’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast Background: We’ve just returned from what was undoubtedly the biggest fashion month ever, a high-stakes season that saw new creative directors debut their visions for fresh creative leadership under the spotlight at Chanel, Dior, Jil Sander, Loewe, Jean Paul Gaultier — and…
Fashion as expressed on the runway has always been about a delicate balance between fantasy and function. Paris remains the highest stage where this tension becomes harmony, but this past week, that balance faltered, leaning far into spectacle and eclipsing wearability. At the conclusion of the week, one major complaint surfaced again and again, particularly…
If there’s a common thread among the emerging designers shaping fashion’s future today, it’s that their origins and perspectives reach far beyond the traditional fashion capitals of Paris, Milan, New York and London. These days they also come from cities such as New Delhi, Mexico City, Kingston, Shanghai, Warsaw and Nairobi. And they want to…
PARIS — Fashion’s big season of change came to a close on Tuesday night in Paris. It will likely be remembered as one of the most heavily debated, and divisive, moments in the history of the modern fashion industry. But amid the drama of designers swapping houses with each other, change itself was somewhat elusive….
PARIS — Exactly four weeks ago, before his debut at Chanel on Monday night, Matthieu Blazy and I were perched on a narrow balcony outside his studio high above Rue Cambon. He was enjoying a cigarette, one of the pack-a-day habit he’s had since he was 20. He usually smokes alone because it gives him…
What’s happening: Fashion’s pivotal month comes to a close with the final, and arguably biggest debut – Matthieu Blazy’s first collection for Chanel on Monday. Tough acts to follow: So far this season we’ve seen Demna, Dario Vitale, Jonathan Anderson and others put their distinctive stamp on storied houses. Expect Blazy to do the same,…
Dear BoF Community, Today, The Business of Fashion is excited to reveal The BoF 500 Class of 2025, our newest additions to the definitive index of the people shaping the global fashion industry. What began in 2013 as a list of the 500 most influential people in the global fashion industry has now grown into…
MILAN — Fashion watching cinema watching fashion: Day five of Milan Fashion Week offered a very meta moment as Meryl Streep and Stanley Tucci brought the crowd at Dolce & Gabbana to their feet, entering the room in character as Miranda Priestly and Nigel. They were seated directly across from real-life editor Anna Wintour. (Scenes…