Paul Smith news and archive

The Fashion Residency announces inaugural designer selection

In a new initiative to nurture emerging talent in the fashion industry, The Fashion Residency at Studio Smithfield has announced its inaugural cohort of six designers for 2024/25. This innovative programme, backed by the Mayor of London, Projekt, Paul Smith's Foundation, and lifestyle publication British GQ, offers a unique blend of studio space...

Fashion

Paul Smith revisits Swinging 60s with Soho-inspired collection at Pitti Uomo

British design icon Sir Paul Smith returned to Pitti Uomo in Florence this week, transporting the fashon crowd to the bohemian haunts of 1960s Soho with his Spring/Summer 2025 collection. The presentation, staged at the opulent Villa Favard, recreated the ambiance of the all-night Italian cafes that served as artistic salons for London's...

Culture

Paul Smith's Foundation launches first art prize

Paul Smith's Foundation has joined forces with paint producer Winsor & Newton to launch an international art prize in a bid to support artists at the beginning of their careers. The British designer will work with the supplier of artists' materials to select six winners to support, with those interested able to currently apply online via the...

Fashion

Dries Van Noten to present final men's collection, as Paris unveils provisional calendar

Paris is poised to become the epicenter of the fashion world this summer, merging two fashion weeks alongside the Olympic Games. Set against the backdrop of this global event, both the Spring/Summer 2025 men's collections and the Autumn/Winter 2024 haute couture presentations will be held in June. A standout moment on the fashion calendar will...

Fairs

Paul Smith to open Pitti Uomo with SS25 menswear collection

British fashion designer Paul Smith is set to open the Florentine men’s fashion fair Pitti Uomo for its 106th edition with the unveiling of a spring/summer 2025 collection. The brand is scheduled to host its menswear presentation on June 11, open to buyers and press alike in what the designer said would be a more personal setting. In a release...

Fashion Featured

Paul Smith's Foundation establishes fashion studios for next-generation

Smithfield Market in London is set to become a creative hub for future fashion designers as Paul Smith’s Foundation, the Mayor of London, and Projekt have collaborated to launch the Fashion Residency at Studio Smithfield. The creative hub will provide six state-of-the-art studios for the next generation of fashion creatives in London, enabled...

Retail

Paul Smith closes all stores in Germany

British clothing supplier Paul Smith Limited is closing its stores in Germany. The brand entered the German market almost 10 years ago with its first location in Hamburg, which will now close at the end of January, along with the remaining shops in Berlin and Munich. Paul Smith confirmed the closure of the three shops at the request of...

FashionPress Release

Paul Smith's AW24 collection

Finding new ways to reconfigure classic tailoring, Paul Smith’s AW24 collection intertwines traditional elements with modernist design choices. 20th century English dress codes are evoked and made new with experimental prints, unexpected fabrications, and a rich, earthy colour palette. Self-expression through style has been a core belief of Paul...

Business

Paul Smith posts strong business recovery over pre-pandemic period

British fashion label Paul Smith's turnover increased by 7.7 percent to 212.5 million pounds for the year to June 30, 2023. In a filing on Companies House, the company said sales increased across all retail channels including e-commerce, retail, wholesale and licensing. Operating profit for the year reached 4.1 million pounds, up 3.2 percent,...

FashionPress Release

Paul Smith X Commission: Limited-Edition Collection

The latest collaborative collection in the &PaulSmith series is a collage of archival-inspired styles and a tribute to generational style. Following the success of the Ahluwalia &PaulSmith collaboration, which saw the British brand partner with up-and-coming London-based designer Priya Ahluwalia last year on a collection and mentoring programme,...

People

Paul Smith awarded prestigious Italian honour

British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith has been awarded the Knighthood of the Order of the Star of Italy for being a “long-standing friend” of the European country. The Order of the Star of Italy was first introduced in the aftermath of the Second World War as the “Italian Star of Solidarity” and was established to acknowledge Italians living...

Culture

'Fantastic but scary': Paul Smith on rehanging Picasso

Paris - When British fashion designer Paul Smith was asked to oversee a rehang of the Picasso Museum in Paris to mark 50 years since the artist's death, he decided to have some fun. The 76-year-old designer's playful approach does away with the usual art gallery white cube and piles on the colour. It is simple yet highly effective: Pablo...