Every season, Cult Gaia designer Jasmin Larian Hekmat transports her customers—through clothes—to various far-flung vacation destinations. Her feminine, easy-breezy pieces are built with beachy getaways in mind—but this time around, Hekmat wanted to evoke a different mood with her upbeat assortment. “I kept coming back to the word charming,” she said. “For me, the word…
Ryunosuke Okazaki is doing it all the wrong way around. Starting on September 13, the 30-year-old designer will have a month-long exhibition dedicated to his work at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Usually designers have to wait until they’re dead for that kind of honor. And here’s the real kicker: Okazaki has never…
Maria Høgh Heilmann decided to mark Aiayu’s “20 turns around the sun” by making her runway debut. At Nils Stærk gallery, her guests witnessed ease and serenity in motion. There is nothing pretentious about this brand’s designs, which feel simple rather than minimal because they seem to have an innate warmth and aiayu (which means…
Koji Kamiya is a likeable 30-year-old who is doing a good job of building a world around his brand, which is focused on adolescent grunge and impressive fabric innovation. “I wanted to bring in a bit more sexiness this time,” he said as he flicked through some photos of Steven Tyler. The Aerosmith singer had…
This season at Malaikaraiss, the focus is on cuts. It’s a small “best of” from designer Malaika Raiss, who is well-known in Berlin, especially for bridal and evening wear designed with comfort and ease—in all sizes and with all the extras. For example: a black velvet halter dress created a new sculptural silhouette with a…
It was a small gesture when Johannes Boehl Cronau kicked off his black leather slippers as he took a bow after his Ioannes show in the Orangery of Charlottenburg Palace. But it spoke volumes to many of those present. Take a deep breath and cool down. Berlin Fashion Week is over. In many ways, it…
“The aim of this collection is to position ourselves as a fashion label. We are more than just ‘the ones with the sweater,’” said Sezgin Kivrim during his recent presentation, looking at the eight models next to him wearing his new collection. To understand what he means, we need to take a brief look back…
Louis Gabriel Nouchi realized a childhood dream with his spring 2026 presentation. Trading the runway for the screen, the designer invited the fashion week set to Silencio, the iconic nightclub founded by David Lynch and named after the one in his 2001 film Mulholland Drive. It wasn’t a fashion film that Nouchi presented, however, at…
What happens when a brand stages a fashion presentation not for the press and buyers but for its fans? On a sweaty June evening, Masu’s Shinpei Goto did just that. The tiniest handful of editors were invited to the designer’s spring presentation at a warehouse in Tokyo Bay, along with more than 300 Masu Boys,…
Naeem Khan recently got engaged to model Madlena Kalinova, and to celebrate their upcoming nuptials the couple took a trip out to Sofia, Bulgaria together. (Kalinova is Bulgarian.) While the intention of the trip was to meet some of Kalinova’s family members and visit her native country, Khan was struck with fashion inspiration while visiting….