Scorched-earth policies are so last season: Most designers making their debuts at European heritage houses for spring 2026 are paying homage to the creatives that came before them. Perhaps none more gallantly that Pierpaolo Piccioli, whose strong debut at Balenciaga on Saturday night drew many straight lines – and some dotted ones – to Cristóbal…
An avid reader, Stefano Gallici tries to squeeze in at least a 30-minute reading session before going to bed every day to wind down, detox from screen time and foster another of his passions, along the ever-present ones for music, photography and vintage thrifting. He seems not to have been immune from the 250th anniversary…
The main story at Gauchere this spring was transformation. Designer Marie-Christine Statz said she’d thought about metamorphosis, which she characterized as “these opposites, these floating moments.” In a bid to express the full potential of her clothes, she tapped choreographer Benjamin Millepied to show her spring collection in motion. They had worked together on a…
Humble fabrics have been a talking point this European season, many designers employing cotton and linen for grandiose silhouettes. At the Comme des Garçons show on Saturday night, Rei Kawakubo went way, way further, whorling burlap and calico into wondrous puffball shapes, stacking them up like scoops of hard ice cream — and occasionally adding…
Among the slew of designer debuts in Paris this season, Glenn Martens’ coed ready-to-wear collection for Maison Margiela was technically not a first, since he already set out his vision for the brand with his Artisanal show in July. That haute couture collection, which tilted the Paris house in a dark, daring and DIY direction,…
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In a moment where fashion shows have turned into splashy spectacles meant to be captured from every angle on myriad devices and evaluated by their resonance in the digital ether, Yohji Yamamoto wanted a more intimate experience. Not through a FOMO-inducing reduction in seating, mind you. A note left on each chair at his spring…
Elsa Schiaparelli was a master at melding fashion and art, so it was fitting that the brand staged its spring show at the Pompidou Center, which is currently closed for renovations. Guests including Kylie Jenner, Rosalía and FKA Twigs gathered at the top of the museum, which offers a sweeping view of Paris, from the…
Faced with a madding crowd of debuts this season, Carven director of design Mark Howard Thomas felt the fashion set might want a breather — at the brand’s historic home on the Champs-Elysées, where he staged his runway debut. Nods to interiors and clothes worn in the intimate sphere abounded in his sophomore collection, perpetuating…
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Light, dark, strong, fragile. Haider Ackermann spoke to a diverse crowd with his sophomore collection for Tom Ford. And, boy, did they listen. Celebrities — including Pamela Anderson, Janet Jackson, Kate Moss and Rita Ora — jumped to their feet and began applauding the minute the show ended, in a literal puff of smoke. A…
Running the gauntlet in the LVMH Prize for Young Designers and the ANDAM Awards this year had Alain Paul thinking back to his first dance audition as a nervous eight-year-old freshly at the Marseilles opera ballet. “On the other side of the table were [choreographers and dancers] Roland Petit, Marie-Claude Pietragalla and Dominique Khalfouni. The…