By AFP Published October 20, 2025 This week’s appointment of Maria Grazia Chiuri at the helm of Fendi does not change the picture: despite their historic role in the fashion industry, women remain largely excluded from creative roles. Italian designer Maria Grazia Chiuri at Paris Fashion Week on 4 March 2025 – (AFP/Archives – Thomas…
Published October 13, 2025 Paris remains the queen of fashion. According to a recent Onclusive analysis of the four major Fashion Weeks (New York, London, Milan, Paris) for the Spring/Summer 2026 season, Paris and its haute couture houses overwhelmingly dominated the media and digital landscape, while other capitals struggled to keep up. Paris decisively outpaced…
Spring 2026 was a fashion season like no other, with a host of new designers stepping into some of the biggest fashion houses. In Europe, including Pierpaolo Piccioli at Balenciaga, Matthieu Blazy at Chanel, Jonathan Anderson at Dior and Demna at Gucci, to name but a few. For most of these creatives, their collections marked an…
ROME – It’s hard to believe it’s been only a year since Alessandro Michele’s first fashion show as creative director of Valentino. The changes within the company and outside in the industry — and not only — have been unfolding at breakneck speed. The debuts of an unprecedented number of designers at brands from Dior…
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…
The Spring/Summer 2026 edition of Milan Fashion Week (MFW), which was dedicated to the late Giorgio Armani, culminated last night in a black-tie fond farewell for the designer, as the brand showcased his final collection on the runway. The event was held at the Pinacoteca di Brera museum, which just opened a retrospective on the…
Published September 28, 2025 Saturday in Milan witnessed the appearance of the Devil known for wearing Prada at Dolce & Gabbana, a bold and powerful debut by Louise Trotter at Bottega Veneta, and an uncluttered vision at Ferrari. Bottega Veneta: Soft functionality For her first collection for Bottega Veneta, UK designer Louise Trotter really put…
Serena Williams made a striking impression at Milan Fashion Week, turning heads at Gucci’s Spring/Summer 2026 show held at the historic Palazzo Mezzanotte. The tennis legend and fashion icon arrived in a dramatic semi-sheer black gown, complete with feather trim embellishing the neckline, sleeves, and hem—an ensemble that effortlessly blended elegance with bold flair. The…
Published September 24, 2025 In a Tuesday deluge of rain in Milan, a deluge of action, with a home-run debut by Simone Bellotti at Jil Sander, a euphoric Fendi show and directional flagship opening, an Etro concert performance and a Loro Piana museum presentation. Jil Sander: Reducing and protecting Nice to see a minimalist brand,…
The collection will land in 10 Gucci stores around the world on September 25 as Demna seeks to turn around the house’s steadily declining sales. But what he clearly understands about the moment is that making exciting new clothes is only half the battle. Fashion has run on mass attention ever since Demna broke into…