Visits: 25 Louis Vuitton, Chanel and Miu Miu bring the ready-to-wear shows to an end. What’s the takeaway? One month, four cities, hundreds of shows. After all that, Nicolas Ghesquière of Louis Vuitton brought the curtain down on the fall …
In Paris, Stars Going Shopping
Visits: 24 What to wear on the red carpet? Schiaparelli, Dior and Chanel have some ideas. Armani, too. The fact that the big Oscar nominations reveal fell right in the middle of the Paris couture shows was a coincidence, but …
Mad for It: What Happened When Chanel Came to Manchester
Visits: 37 The French fashion house took its Métiers d’Art show to the north of England and the home of soccer, Coronation Street and Northern soul. Manchester is a city of glory and grit. Set among the damp northwest hills …
Fashion and Sport: An Ideal Match?
Visits: 32 As Paris prepares to host the 2024 Olympics, new exhibitions explore the relationship between two worlds obsessed with physical perfection. With Paris gearing up to host the 2024 Olympics — and with 150 million euros worth of sponsorship …
In China, It’s Time to Splurge Again, and the Luxury Industry Is Relieved
Visits: 32 The end of pandemic-era restrictions has unleashed a luxury spending rebound in China. Which Western brands are coming out on top? This time last year, Shanghai — China’s capital of fashion and luxury — was in the throes …
Karl and Anna, a Love Story in Clothes
Visits: 36 Anna Wintour, the editor of Vogue and global editorial director of Condé Nast, has been the maestro of every Met Gala since 1999. But this time, it’s personal. Not just because the exhibition the party honors is devoted …
Rarefied Clothes for Rarefied People
Visits: 26 A Styles photographer captures the fashion inside and out at the couture shows. PARIS — Couture shows are a chance to appreciate the art of fashion in its purest form. Last week, on both the runway and the …
Digital Dior. Remote Chanel. What’s Couture With No Runway?
Visits: 41 Is this a front row anyone really wants to join? After three days seated at my dining room table, watching what was effectively Quibi for fashion — which is to say, the first streamed digital couture “shows,” forced …
Chanel’s First Digital Show Was a Disappointment on Many Levels
Visits: 67 The first big digital fashion show of the pandemic era — which is to say, the first big show since real shows were canceled — was unveiled on June 8. It followed a weekend in which protests against …