Pharrell Williams kicked off Paris fashion week on Tuesday night with a menswear show that cemented Louis Vuitton’s position as the new luxury leader in streetwear. The collection was created in partnership with Nigo, a Japanese designer and one of the most influential figures in streetwear. Williams, who has held the position of creative director […]
Go to Lidl, grab a pen and shrink your jumper – nine next-to-nothing menswear styling hacks from the catwalks | Fashion
It’s January, and the cliches are in full swing: it’s cold, dark, dry, you’re waiting for that next payslip … It doesn’t help that this month collides with the latest menswear fashion season. There’s nothing like scrolling Instagram with last night’s leftovers, watching a flurry of glamorous shows, parties and way out of budget trends […]
The return of skinny jeans? Men’s catwalks suggest wide-legged trousers are out and calf-huggers back in | Men’s fashion
As the men’s shows drew to a close this week, something looked different on the catwalk. Trousers hugged calves. Fabric that once billowed around thighs clung tight. Shoes usually hidden by hems were now visible. After several seasons in which wide-legged trousers had expanded beyond the catwalk to men who shop at Uniqlo, Muji, Zara […]
Sermons, scaffolding and hand luggage only: highlights from Milan and Paris men’s fashion weeks – in pictures | Fashion
PRADA A three-storey scaffold structure carpeted in an Art Deco-patterned carpet by costume designer Catherine Martin was the jaw-dropping set at Prada. Catwalk looks included caveman style, fur-like shearling collars and vests, clothing pierced through with jewellery and cowboy boots. Backstage, co-creative director Raf Simons described the visual mash-up of genres, which spanned corsages to […]
‘People want clothes that match their values’: sustainability takes centre stage at Nairobi fashion week | Global development
From recycled wide-leg denims to Afrofuturistic designs made from secondhand curtains, the catwalk at Nairobi fashion week has featured a wave of new designers focussed on sustainable fashion in Africa. The annual event, which began in 2013 to promote Africa’s then nascent fashion industry, has grown to become a showcase for sustainability in recent years […]
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Balenciaga and orthopaedic brand Scholl team up for ‘Frankenshoe’ hybrid | Women’s shoes
With Birkenstocks and Crocs now ubiquitous, fashion’s ugly shoe trend was in danger of losing its shock factor. So the arrival of Balenciaga’s collaboration with the orthopaedic brand Scholl could not have come a moment too soon. The collection, which launched this week, includes a “Frankenshoe” style that combines the buckle and front strap found […]
Cool condiments: ‘little treat culture’ leading to boom in preserves and sauces | Food
When the Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle brand As Ever launched last week, the £14 raspberry spread in “keepsake packaging” – AKA a jam jar – sold out within half an hour. If the price seems a little eye-watering for something you could easily make at home, there is one thing Meghan got right: our appetite […]
The perfect ‘new’ handbag? An old one | Fashion
The world seems to get loopier by the minute, so I am delighted to bring you news of one small way in which it is becoming more sane. In fashion, until recently, the only desirable handbag was a new one. “It bags” have come in all shapes and sizes over the years. We have lived through and […]
Prada’s €1.25bn Versace takeover: a new era for Italian luxury | Prada
Prada has agreed to buy the Versace fashion brand for €1.25bn ($1.38bn) from the fashion conglomerate Capri Holdings. It comes after months of speculation about a potential deal to combine the two Italian fashion houses and, more recently, rumours that the acquisition was set to collapse after market upheaval in response to President Trump’s tariff […]