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First look at Wales Bonner SS23
Dear Louis Vuitton, please put Grace in charge of menswear already! The Wales Bonner ‘Horizon Blues’ SS23 collection is a wonderful evocation of ‘European heritage meets Afro Atlantic spirit’. But of...
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Lemaire SS23 highlights
What a week it’s been in the UK. If you’re craving calm and serenity after the last few days of chaos, please join me in appreciating the SS23 collection from Lemaire. Ahhhhh that feels better. There...
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Quote of the day: Anthony Vaccarello
“A fur coat in the desert? Why not? It’s chic.” Anthony Vaccarello, WWD Furs, strong-shouldered le smokings, sensual leathers and grain de poudre, all present and correct at Vacarello’s latest...
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Who’s excited for London Fashion Week?
It’s been off the boil for a few seasons but it looks like London Fashion Week will be back in full IRL technicolour come September. So far, we’ve had news of Burberry and JW Anderson returning and...
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Last chance to see Iain R Webb’s Drawing Fashion (or watch this online talk)
Excuse me – where did July go? It has zipped past in a flash and with it, Iain R Webb’s DRAWING FASHION: sketchbooks from the edge of the catwalk exhibition at Drawing Projects UK. The show, which...
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Saint Laurent menswear SS24
Saint Laurent just showed its SS24 menswear show in Berlin and it was a slick continuation of my favourite recent Saint Laurent women’s show. Sharp, tailored silhouettes with monumental shoulders and...
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Gentlewoman style: Toteme time
If Toteme is trying to be the affordable(ish) Row, it’s succeeding. Its stealth AW24 fashion show during couture week delivered lean trench coats and floor-sweeping trousers styled with the airiest of...
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Tod’s AW24: Press here
Two quick takeaways from the Tod’s AW24 show. Precision-pressed creases on overlong tailored trousers to give a super-lengthening effect to legs (above and below). And the double-shirt styling – so...
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Dries Van Noten: Say it ain’t so!
A sad week for Dries heads. It’s just been announced Dries Van Noten is stepping down from his namesake brand after 38 years and the fashion world is in mourning. A thoroughly nice (and normal!) guy...
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Gentlewoman style: Dior pre-fall 2024
My favourite look from yesterday’s Dior pre-fall 24 show at the Brooklyn Museum is this leather all in one number (above). Maria GC gets a ton of stick for her collections (please – enough with the...
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