For resort, designer Sergio Hudson attributes his new seasonal inspiration to a recent dream that he had. “I’m not a mystical designer, but I had a dream about a dress inspired by a tuxedo,” he said. The imaginary concept ignited an idea—to configure his whole collection around reinterpreting and reinventing the formal evening suit, and … Read more
A few seasons ago, we may have described LaPointe as the uniform of choice for the out-and-about young SoHo girl, but Sally LaPointe wants you to know that she designs with a broader customer base in mind. There’s Beyoncé and Oprah, for example, who continually wear her clothes on the red carpet, at talk shows, … Read more
The Balenciaga takeover of Shanghai began at the Pudong International Airport where, upon exiting immigration for baggage claim, travelers were greeted by larger-than-life black-and-white photographs of actress Yang Chaoyue sporting a Le City bag, looming over the luggage carousels. It extended to the impossibly chic Regent hotel on the Bund, where room keys came in … Read more
Auspiciously, it was raining-yet-warmish when I arrived to see the Burberry pre-spring collection in its Paris showroom. “On days like this” grinned Daniel Lee, “when you don’t know what the weather’s going to do, these are the kind of clothes you want to wear.” At the end of May, exasperatingly, it’s barely stopped bucketing down … Read more
Legacy brands have been diving into the archives of late, looking for familiar archetypes in need of a contemporary refresh. At MM6 Maison Margiela, the pre-spring 2025 collection is built on clothes that somehow work “with and counter to the notion of generic foundational pieces,” according to the notes. In the studio, the catchphrase is … Read more
With year-on-year sales up 13% in 2023, Diesel under Glenn Martens—and the OTB Group more broadly—is proving itself a winner in these most divisive of times for the industry. What’s exceptional about Diesel is that rather than hustling for space at the apogee of price point and craft (where most of the other winners are), … Read more
“I’m really designing what I desire. A woman-to-woman collection,” Victoria Beckham remarked, as she whipped through how she came up with her resort offering. “As someone who wears a lot of tuxedos—black, white, or navy—it became a question of how do you change that up?” One idea, as she related in her speedy anecdote-peppered précis, … Read more
Dean and Dan Caten went pragmatic for resort, trading their riotous mashups for “something more straightforward.” Minimalism will never be their darling, yet resort was probably the closest they’ve come so far to a pared-down look. “Where am I going, what do I need?” was the question framing the Catens’ mindset, a preoccupation somehow reflective … Read more
Each year, Philipp Plein hosts a resort show at his villa in Cannes at the tail end of the Film Festival. The reasoning seems obvious: The French Riviera city has become a hotbed for fashion, as models and influencers outdo each other on the red carpet and at events like the amfAR Gala. But for … Read more
For the last few years Lafayette 148 has been involved in supporting the restoration of an early 18th-century oil painting, Virgin in Prayer, by the Venetian painter Giulia Lama, through the Save Venice foundation. The painting became the inspiration for the resort collection, although in typical fashion for creative director Emily Smith and her team, … Read more