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Does Fashion Still Know What Women Want?
This fashion month, models walked the tightrope between fantasy and function. On the runway, spectacle was dialled up to 100: Alaïa’s armless “strait…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Kenya’s Katungulu Mwendwa on Building a Made-in-Africa Brand
Born and raised in Nairobi, Katungulu Mwendwa grew up cradled in the warmth and unpredictability of the bustling Kenyan capital and the hands-on cra…
7 months ago
Can a Shop Truly Be a “Third Place”?
Retailers are racing to repackage shops as “third places” — low-pressure spaces to linger between home and work — as post-pandemic footfall softens a…
7 months ago
Tim Blanks and Imran Amed Reflect on the Biggest Fashion Month Ever
We’ve just returned from what was undoubtedly the biggest fashion month ever, a high-stakes season that saw new creative directors debut their vision…
7 months, 1 week ago
Sports x Fashion: Who’s Really Winning?
From team-branded fashion shows to tunnel-walk capsules and luxury watch deals, sport and fashion are converging at speed. The NFL has rolled smaller…
7 months, 1 week ago
Kiki McDonough on Changing How Women Buy and Wear Jewellery
Raised in a family of antique jewellery specialists, Kiki McDonough launched her namesake jewellery brand in 1985 with accessible pricing and pieces …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Can Gen-Z Beauty Brands Grow Up?
Brands like Bubble, Starface and Byoma rode TikTok-native aesthetics to win Gen-Z hearts and Sephora shelf space with plush mascots, playful stickers…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Edward Buchanan on Being Written Out of Fashion History
Growing up in Ohio, Edward Buchanan always knew he would have a creative career.
That interest first led him to art school at CCAD in Cleveland and th…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Gen Z Isn’t Buying Luxury’s Story
Luxury is struggling to connect with Gen Z, a cohort raised on TikTok and YouTube who research before they buy, shop vintage and resale as a first st…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Glenn Martens: ‘Social Media Has Turned Fashion into the Hunger Games’
Belgian designer Glenn Martens grew up in Bruges, studied in Antwerp and cut his teeth in Paris, where lean years taught him every role from pattern …
8 months ago