There is perhaps no city in the world more closely associated with fashion than Paris. The City of Light was the birthplace of haute couture in the 1800s, and its ever-so-chic history continues to this day. Paris Fashion Week 2025 is upon us, and the most fashionable celebrities, tastemakers, and industry VIPs are flooding the…
Translated by Nicola Mira Published September 28, 2025 The fashion week starting on Monday September 29 is undoubtedly looking to be one of the most exciting in Parisian fashion history. The French capital will be taking over the baton from New York, London and Milan, and promises to wow its audiences with an exceptional programme,…
By AFP Published September 18, 2025 London Fashion Week, under new leadership after 16 years, opens on Thursday with hopes of reinvigorating its runway schedule and alleviating the financial woes of its young designers. Young British-American designer Harris Reed, creative director at Nina Ricci, is set to present his latest collection at the opening of…
LONDON — Melania Trump boarded Air Force One from Joint Base Andrews, Md., in a floor-length Burberry trenchcoat for her two-day state visit to the U.K. with U.S. President Donald Trump, which began Wednesday. The first lady started her first day of official engagement in a dark gray Christian Dior haute couture suit with matching…
Luxury handbags have continued to dominate the fashion industry — in both their cultural relevance and their resale value in the secondhand market. As Italian fashion journalist Anna Dello Russo once said, “Accessories are like vitamins to fashion. Handbags are the main course.” Assouline on Monday has launched its latest coffee-table book with luxury re-commerce…
Fashion and Freud? From top hats to stilettos, bustiers to bullet dresses, what we choose to put on our backs is interpreted through the lens of psychoanalysis in a new exhibition five years in the making. Valerie Steele, director of The Museum at the New York-based Fashion Institute of Technology, curated nearly 100 designer pieces…
GIVENCHY blazer, skirt, earring Across fashion’s most compelling frontiers, a new wave of women designers is shaping the conversation—challenging perceptions of femininity, refining the codes of style, and setting a sharper agenda for how we dress today. Maria Grazia Chiuri As the first woman to take the reins at the house of Dior, Maria Grazia…
PARIS IN THE FALL: Australian contemporary brand Aje will make its Paris Fashion Week debut on Oct. 7, with an off-schedule show called Rebel Rebel at Palais de Tokyo. Aje was founded in Sydney in 2008 by Adrian Norris and Edwina Forest, and has 45 stores across Australia and New Zealand. It sells through more…
Ahead of eBay’s Endless Runway shows upcoming for fashion month, the e-commerce platform has released its latest Watchlist trend report for the fall season with insights from its resident stylist, Brie Welch. For its second trend report, eBay has tapped into its more than 134 million global users and its worldwide eBay purchases and listings…
Swiss watchmaker Swatch has issued an apology for a “slant eye” promotional image that has triggered strong criticism on Chinese social media, with the gesture widely considered offensive to Asians. In statements posted to Instagram and China’s Weibo on Saturday, the Swatch Group sought to “sincerely apologise for any distress or misunderstanding this may have…