Jane Birkin shimmying down the Cannes Film Festival’s red carpet with a basket bag in hand. A mini-short-clad Brigitte Bardot strolling through St. Tropez. Espadrilles scattered on yacht decks. A Jacquemus hat big enough to live under. While sporadically daydreaming about the French Riviera from my home in Los Angeles, as far away from Europe … Read more
Osaka was alone on the court—with more than 20,000 spectators watching—when she beat her childhood idol, Serena Williams, in that controversial U.S. Open final in 2018. The victory was Osaka’s breakthrough moment, but also the match that triggered her depression. “Before I won the U.S. Open, I was flying under the radar, so people wouldn’t … Read more
The year 1997 was a good one for Americans in Paris. Marc Jacobs and Michael Kors were hired to design for Louis Vuitton and Celine, respectively, and Narciso Rodriguez was installed at Cerruti. All three brought fresh eyes, and a certain pragmatism, to French luxury, which just then was getting a rethink, as the industry … Read more
Clicking through Junya Watanabe’s new spring collection, a theme emerges. Nearly every model wears a straw hat, sunglasses, and a pair of sandals. Without knowing much about his starting point, it looks as though he’s got a serious case of lockdown fever. Can you blame him? Spring is Watanabe’s third season showing his men’s collection … Read more
The two sisters are also deeply intertwined—as one character puts it, they are like the poster children for “co-dependents anonymous.” (“Well, then it wouldn’t be anonymous,” Shona replies.) They are so invested in each other that Shona keeps tabs on Aine’s whereabouts via the GPS coordinates of her phone, and when Aine senses that Shona’s … Read more
With each new couture season comes the inevitable question: Is couture relevant now? Demna Gvasalia gave us an answer with an arresting couture debut at Balenciaga: a resounding yes. He discussed his 63-look collection of jeans, silk “feather” coats, and chain mail aran “knits” with Vogue Runway’s Nicole Phelps this morning at Vogue’s annual Forces … Read more
Elie Saab didn’t travel to Paris this season, but he delivered a beautiful bouquet of a couture collection as an offering of hope and sign of his commitment to the métier. “We try to be very positive for the coming days,” said the designer on a call. An eternal optimist, Saab sees the world’s emergence … Read more
This year’s Forces of Fashion summit kicked off today with six panel discussions with luminaries across the industry including Vogue’s editor in chief Anna Wintour and Maison Margiela creative director John Galliano. After making her welcome remarks, Wintour sat down with fellow international Vogue editors in chief Edward Enninful, from British Vogue, and Vogue China’s … Read more
There’s a certain type of woman who comes to mind when picturing the Jenny Packham customer. She could be a well-heeled socialite looking for the perfect dress to attend a friend’s wedding in Cape Cod or the Cotswolds, or a globe-trotting debutante on the hunt for an opulent frock to hit the town in Dallas … Read more
Fashion week never ends! This week we’ve seen Fall 2021 shows, Resort shows, and men’s shows. But the most exciting catwalk of the week was Marc Jacobs’s return after a year’s hiatus. Held at the New York Public Library, the highly-anticipated event was one of the first major fashion shows to be held in the … Read more