AW16 news and archive

Hedi Slimane shows Saint Laurent couture during Paris Fashion Week

London - Of all the shows during Paris Fashion Week, it may well be the Saint Laurent show on Monday evening that will stay in fashion's memory the longest. The location was certainly as impressive as the collection itself, with Hedi Slimane opting for Hôtel de Sénecterre on rue de l'Universite which he handpicked as the new couture house for...

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At Dior, the show must go on

London - At a Maison like Dior, the show must go on, despite the lack of creative director to guide and inspire its creative team. Without Raf Simons or the announcement of a successor, Dior for AW16 relied on its head designers Serge Ruffieux and Lucie Meier to create next season's collection while the brand finds a new creative leader. While...

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Top trends from Milan Fashion Week

London - The hashtag #MadeinItaly says it all. Milan designers presented collections that are the last word in craftsmanship. Exquisite tailoring, extravagant embroideries and lashings of fur show that Milan's designers embrace true design offering everything from historical romanticism to youthful vibrancy. Here are the top trends of Milan...

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London Fashion Week: the new faces replace the old

The buzz that surrounds London Fashion Week gets more audible every season. We are reminded with facts and figures that London is a leading creative capital and one where both creativity and commerce have equal footing. This season 83 designers showcased their collections across the five days of London Fashion Week, a marginal increase perhaps...

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AllSaints to present AW16 collection during Tokyo Fashion Week

AllSaints has its sights set on expansion in Japan as the edgy apparel label announced plans to host its Autumn/Winter 2016 presentation in Japan during Tokyo Fashion Week. The London-based brand is set to host a womenswear and menswear presentation on March 17, to coincide with the launch of its debut store in Japan. The store, which is located...

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Menswear AW16 catwalk analysis

Now that the men's autumn winter 2016 collections have been shown on the world's leading catwalks, the direction for next season has been unveiled. More importantly, what we saw on the catwalks in Paris, Milan and London, was a reinvention of the paragons of menswear: Collections are at once retro and contemporary, utilitarian and luxurious,...

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Paris Fashion Week: Raf Simons shows first collection since leaving Dior

London - Raf Simons on Wednesday showed his first menswear collection in Paris since departing the House of Dior. Journalists and buyers stood in a maze of wooden walls that formed the backdrop of a Twin Peaks-inspired collection. There were no seats. Booming on the loudspeakers was the voice of composer Angelo Badalamenti, famous for scoring...

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Milan Fashion Week: Peter Dundas menswear debut at Roberto Cavalli

It was always going to be an opulent affair, Peter Dundas debuting his menswear collection for Italian designer Roberto Cavalli. Italian fashion houses are rotating their Creative Directors as much as in Paris, with Gucci, Pucci and Cavalli all appointing new designers in the past year. Whether it is a revival of sorts, a seismic shift or plain...

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J.W. Anderson to livestream LCM show on gay app Grindr

London - J.W. Anderson, the recipient of the 2015 British Designer of the Year Award, announced this week he will livestream his AW16 men's catwalk presentation on gay dating app Grindr. The New York Times broke the news, reporting that “Grindr will be the only place to live-stream the show” and that “users of the app will receive a link and a...