Visits: 26 In a subterranean workroom of a building on Rue Saint-Honoré in Paris, there are cabinets filled with bags of Chantilly lace in myriad shades: Yves Klein blue, sherbet orange, a silvery periwinkle. Nestled between the furniture are some …
In the End, ‘The New Look’ Left Us Wanting More
Visits: 26 More Dior. More Chanel. More fashion! The last episode of “The New Look,” the Apple TV+ series about Christian Dior, Coco Chanel and the birth of post-World War II fashion, aired on April 4. A fictional take on …
Will She Make the Next Birkin?
Visits: 24 A bag designer at Hermès has the fun and formidable challenge of creating a new icon. No presh. Priscila Alexandre Spring, who was appointed the creative director of leather goods at Hermès in 2020.Maxime La for The New …
Colette’s Sarah Andelman Is Back With Another Idea
Visits: 14 The founder of the pioneering Parisian concept store curates a new space with Le Bon Marché. As creative director of Colette, the influential Paris store she founded with her mother, Colette Roussaux, Sarah Andelman created an acclaimed hub …
The Costumes of the Very, Very Rich
Visits: 24 Forget quiet luxury. Maison Margiela, Fendi and Valentino offer some singular propositions. The night of the wolf moon — the first full moon of the new year — also happened to be the last night of the couture, …
Am I That Guy? A View From the Front Rows in Paris
Visits: 31 Projecting himself into the latest styles in Paris, our critic poses the perennial question: “Could I pull that off?” Am I that guy? The question is both nagging and inescapable if you follow the men’s wear circuit, as …
Jewelry Designers Are Putting Their Sketches to Work
Visits: 37 Drawings once used primarily as production guides have been showing up in everything from social media to sales materials. Lorenz Bäumer is convinced that having a special area for sketching in his Paris boutique and hanging original drawings …
The Exhibition Making the Case for Art Without Men
Visits: 40 Loved in her day, the French painter Marie Laurencin depicted a dreamy vision of a world of women. What does she have to say to audiences now? “If you want what is commonly accepted as ‘a straight answer …
How PETA Infiltrated Major Fashion Shows This Season
Visits: 49 An inside look at how and why the animal rights activists returned to disrupting the runways. A young woman crouched in the tall grass, waiting for her moment to strike. It wasn’t until seven models stalked past her …
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 …