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In person shows are back in Paris, and brands took full advantage, providing us with big moments and exciting clothes. Whether it was the AZ Factory tribute show for late designer Alber Elbaz or the Balenciaga premiere event that also included an episode of The Simpsons, brands were eager to capture our attention in meaningful ways. […]

Thom Browne has returned to the Big Apple. Today, the Pennsylvania native will unveil his men’s and women’s spring 2022 collections as part of New York Fashion Week. Browne, who typically shows his collections in Paris, said he made the move out of concern of the pandemic as well as to support his long-time partner Andrew Bolton, […]

More than a year after its last runway show, NYC-based brand Telfar hit the Olympic stage showcasing its newest collection. The imprint’s eponymous designer, Telfar Clemens, joined the Liberian National Team for the opening ceremony of the 2020 summer games. Clemens walked alongside the country’s three competing athletes, who were donning Telfar-designed uniforms that combined classic athletic wear with […]

Kerby-Jean Raymond’s Pyer Moss label has unveiled its first-ever couture collection and, in the process, made Raymond the first Black American designer to show a couture collection as a guest designer via the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode. The “WAT U IZ” collection pays tribute to Black inventions, like hot rollers, a chess board […]

It’s the Riccardo Tisci fans have been waiting for. As part of Paris Fashion Week, the celebrated designer unveiled his Burberry spring/summer 2022 menswear collection titled “Universal Passport.” The presentation was broadcasted via Instagram on Wednesday, taking audiences into a futuristic, sci-fi world that exuded freedom, rebellion, and youthfulness. It was the perfect setting for the collection, which evoked memories […]

Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons are back for round 2. Today, the industry powerhouses are unveiling Prada’s spring/summer 2022 menswear collection as part of Milan Fashion Week. The digital showcase marks the designers’ second co-designed range for the Italian fashion house, following their well-received fall/winter 2021 show. Their debut collaborative collection, titled “Possible Feelings II: Transmute,” was critically praised […]

Gucci celebrates 100 years with a virtual presentation for Aria, a much-anticipated collection that looks to the label’s past and future. Debuting Thursday, the special runway film was co-directed by award-winning photographer Floria Sigismondi and Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele, who described the collection as “a deep and ecstatic diving in everything we yearningly miss today.” The […]

While the fashion world came to a near standstill during the pandemic lockdowns, Priya Ahluwalia decided to use the extra time as an opportunity for personal growth and development. The British/Indian-Nigerian designer specifically turned to literature as a primary pastime, and was heavily inspired by Yaa Gyasi’s Homegoing—a historical fiction novel centered on two Ghanaian sisters separated by slavery. “It showed how […]

MM6 Maison Margiela continues to buck convention with its fall/winter 2021 collection. The Maison Margiela diffusion line unveiled its upcoming offerings during Milano Fashion Week on Sunday with a runway show that channeled a 1920s French cabaret. The collection was heavily inspired by the idea of renovation and reinvention, as it featured reworked versions of some of […]

KAWS has, once again, used fashion as his canvas. Over the past several years, the contemporary artist has teamed up with some of the biggest names in apparel and accessories, including everyone from Mira Mikati and Nancy Gonzalez to Supreme and Uniqlo. This year, KAWS added to that list of fashion collaborations by linking with Comme des Garçons SHIRT, the playful sub-line of Rei Kawakubo’s Comme des Garçons. KAWS’ […]