Arti Della Mano is a one-person leather studio by Andreas Manuel, based near Vienna, Austria. Each piece is designed and made by hand from carefully selected premium leather, with a focus on thoughtful design, natural grain, unique structure and lasting quality. Working in small numbers, Andreas Manuel combines precise construction with a deep respect for the material and the way it changes over time.
Until about a decade ago, Loewe was a little-known 170-ish year old Spanish leather house with a touchy-feely penchant for nice suede the colour of Iberian sand, and the Achilles tendon of a pretty much unpronounceable name. In the interim, it's been catapulted to multi-billion Euro fashion prominence, through collections that clashed eras, recontextualised surreal as accessories, and via the Puzzle, one of the few genuinely inventive handbag designs of the 21st century.
That's kind of his whole idea at Louis Vuitton, the 170-something year old Maison currently celebrating 130 years of its never-changing, ever-popular monogram. Each season, Ghesquière jolts us out of our complacency to reconsider this luxury behemoth. In a sense, its ever-familiar name is a Trojan horse to expound some of the most progressive ideas around fashion today.
She was an incredible actress, very powerful. She wasn't frightened. She always went for the risky things in life. This fearless pursuit of risk was manifested in the collection's striking pieces, where dresses featured rough, open seams that twisted and draped unpredictably, creating an intimate yet anarchic fall wardrobe.
We're always on; always curating, consuming, performing and being watched. Obviously, today that includes fashion designers like himself, expected to churn out soundbites, to appear and hawk wares, essentially. McGirr geared his collection, rather, to what lies beneath - behind the mask.
Fashion is more than a visual medium. The thoughts, ideas and voices of designers drive our industry also. For the past quarter-century, we have been fortunate enough to speak to its greatest names, those who have defined and redefined their metier in the 21st century.
I love collaborating with different female creatives and seeing how they express themselves. There's a true femininity in dance that I wanted to embrace. These collaborations are useful as they challenge you to move in a new direction and to learn about how different women feel in your clothes.
Under its founder Consuelo Castiglioni, Marni garnered a repute in the 1990s for collaged, crafty clothes, expanding to contradictory combinations of folksy and sci-fi, or sports and couture in latter decades. She departed her label in 2016, with Francesco Risso taking the reins - ex-Prada, he continued with paradoxes, albeit in an often off-kilter, even helter-skelter and utterly singular style that took Marni far from the maddening crowd, but equally far from its roots.
The body becomes a site of transformation. Uniquely crafted pieces engage with the wearer, blurring the line between material, form, and presence. Each one-off creation and streetwear capsule emerges from a conscious, boundary-free creative process, drawing inspiration from visual arts, theatre, music, dance, and the surrounding world.
The show consisted of 15 outfits, presented on 15 women, but in 60 different ways. After taking two right turns to circuit the catwalk, each model changed—in one minute, ten seconds—before re-appearing. The change was, generally, a stripping away of a layer of garments, as if passing through different climates, different times, from public to private spheres.
Pharrell Williams has grand designs for Louis Vuitton - and not just for your back. His Autumn/Winter 2026 show took place around an ergonomic wood and moulded glass edifice he named the Drophaus , presumably so-called because you can bung it anywhere and it's ready to go, like a pop-up Glastonbury tent but far more glamorous (and, indeed, expensive). Louis Vuitton is about travel,
Melody Sabatasso stood in the lobby of San Francisco's Huntington Hotel, arms overflowing with a handcrafted denim patchwork skirt, a jacket and an assortment of other sewing equipment. She had just hitchhiked across the Golden Gate Bridge and to the top of Nob Hill from Marin County, and she wasn't amused to learn at the front desk that her famous client refused to see her for a final fitting. The budding designer wouldn't take no for an answer.
This fabulous jacket designed by my dear friend and fashion designer, Anna Sui, is high on my Christmas list! I love its pink embroidered roses. It's so romantic! I recently attended her talk at the V&A on her wonderful new book The Nineties and her era-defining designs. Poiret Rose Embroidered Faux Suede Faux Fur Trim JacketCourtesy of Anna Sui My Christmas wouldn't feel complete without adding another Andrew Logan heart-shaped brooch to my collection.
The months-long closure was an alarming state of affairs for shoppers looking to refresh their hoodie stash, snag infant-sized denim jackets, or grab a pair of distressed barrel jeans. The Chestnut Street store, first opened in 1987, is now back and better than ever, celebrating its return with a full-on rager (ribbon-cutting included) at which a bevy of Gap bigwigs, including president/CEO Richard Dickson and creative director/EVP Zac Posen, joined mayor Daniel Lurie, local entrepreneurs,
In a statement shared on Instagram, her family said they were deeply saddened to confirm the death of our beloved Pamela, adding that she died surrounded by loved ones after spending her final days at St Joseph's Hospice in Hackney. They wrote: Pamela's creative spirit and body of work touched the lives of many people of all ages. She leaves a magnificent legacy that will continue to inspire, bring joy and challenge us to live beyond the confines of convention.
Introducing Marla Jobst, a fashion designer and student at the Fashion Design Institute in Düsseldorf. Her work explores the space between reality and imagination, where emotions take form and the unseen becomes tangible. Photography by Frank Lünenschlos. The model and makeup artist is Emilie Fantine Horst. With her latest piece piece "Reclaiming Venus", she reimagines nature through the silhouette of Venus, veiled in human excess yet radiating both fragility and power.
Rio has several bairros, or neighborhoods, but Barros prefers to wander the winding streets of the bohemian Santa Teresa neighborhood, a hilly district with an artistic vibe, colonial architecture, and panoramic views of the city. "It feels both historic and alive with creativity, and you can always stumble upon a gallery, a cozy café, or music playing in the square," she says.
Unfortunately, Ireland is not a great place to be a sole trader, and it's not a good place to be a fashion designer,
I spent my youth surrounded by water and mythical stories, even if they weren't always told out loud. In Cayman, pirate history lingers quietly along the coastline, in the names of places, in the feeling that something unruly once passed through. And in Jamaica the land feels charged with mysticism, with a spirituality that seeps into everything. When I was 12 I started working in a bookstore - filling the shelves, sweeping and reading.
There's a shop next door that sells jade, pendants and amulets hand carved to ward off illness and harm. Upstairs, Scott has similar ideas on her mind while preparing her first ever catwalk show, after four years of presentations that evoked her rich universe. It's netted her accolades - international attention and two CFDA awards - one for Emerging Designer in 2023 and the second, last year, for Womenswear Designer of the Year, the most prestigious award on the roster.
"Andy Martinez redefines wearable art with &e, merging sneakers and boots into a conceptual sculpture project. He infuses comfort and nostalgia into unique designs."
The Vamp is a product of place, emotion, and iterative design, capturing the label's ongoing dialogue between California nostalgia and future-facing design.
Rachel Montague embodies the evolution of the multidisciplinary performer in today's entertainment industry, successfully merging her skills as a model, dancer, actor, and fashion designer.
In a bold and striking display, PLATTE Berlin brought together ten outstanding graduates from various classes, each with a unique vision and style. The atmosphere was electric as an audience of 500 guests gathered to celebrate the impressive collections designed by these talented students.
