Category: Fashion Shows
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TheVxlley’s The Narcissist: Obsession in Bloom
When Daniel del Valle debuted The Narcissist in November 2025, it did not feel like the launch of a fashion label. It felt like the unveiling of a world. Del Valle, the Andalusian-born creative behind TheVxlley (pronounced “the valley”), resists the term “brand.” From his London home-studio, he describes TheVxlley as a garden—one where bread, Read more
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Chopova Lowena Fall/Winter 2026: Too Ripe and Ready by Half
Nearly a decade after launching fresh out of Central Saint Martins, Emma Chopova and Laura Lowena continue to defy the saturation cycle that often engulfs cult London labels. Upcycled folkloric textiles, carabiner-clipped kilts, kitsch graphics—by now, these signatures could have felt overexposed. Instead, they remain electric. For Fall/Winter 2026, titled Too Ripe and Ready by Read more
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Harris Reed Fall 2026: Maximalism, Marriage, and Mastery at Claridge’s
Here come the Harris Reed brides. For Fall 2026 at Claridge’s, Harris Reed delivered a collection that felt both theatrical and tactical. Known for corseted drama and operatic silhouettes, Reed sharpened his maximalist language this season—introducing greater control, clearer editing, and, most significantly, the debut of his Fluid Bridal range. In a fashion landscape still Read more
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Chet Lo Fall 2026 Ready-to-Wear Night Market: Community, Texture, and Radical Accessibility
For Fall 2026, Chet Lo did more than stage a runway show—he reimagined what fashion week can feel like. Titled Night Market, the collection transformed the ballroom of Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park into a living tribute to Hong Kong’s nocturnal street culture, while simultaneously setting a new benchmark for accessibility in fashion. The result was Read more
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Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring–Summer 2026: Jonathan Anderson’s Wunderkammer of Living Knowledge
Reverence and iconoclasm: the twin forces behind every successful modern heritage reinvention. At his haute couture debut for Christian Dior, Jonathan Anderson demonstrated a masterful command of both. Before the show, Anderson shared a formative anecdote. As a child in Ireland, he searched the Yellow Pages for the number of John Galliano, determined to ask Read more
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Zuhair Murad Haute Couture Spring–Summer 2026 Chiaroscuro: After the Night, the Light
For Spring–Summer 2026, Zuhair Murad presents Chiaroscuro, a haute couture collection that positions beauty as both refuge and resistance. Unveiled as part of the Paris Couture season, the collection responds directly to global uncertainty with a message of luminous optimism. Rooted in craftsmanship, historical memory, and the celebration of the female form, Murad’s latest offering Read more
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Juana Martín Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture: Presagio and the Power of the Spanish Horse
During Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week on January 28, 2026, in Paris, Juana Martín unveiled her Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture collection, Presagio—a deeply symbolic proposal that positioned the Spanish horse at the heart of its narrative. Presented in the global epicenter of haute couture, the show reaffirmed Martín’s status as one of the most distinctive Read more
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Gaurav Gupta Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture: The Divine Androgyne
For Spring/Summer 2026, Gaurav Gupta unveiled The Divine Androgyne, a haute couture collection that transcends category. At once sculptural, spiritual, and deeply personal, it positions couture as philosophy made tangible. Rooted in the Indian concept of Advait—the belief in a non-dual, indivisible reality—the collection meditates on duality, fluidity, and the illusion of separation. But unlike Read more
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Miss Sohee Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture: Korean Landscapes in Motion
Presented during Paris Haute Couture Week, Miss Sohee’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection transforms the female silhouette into both structure and scenery. Under the direction of Sohee Park, the body becomes a living canvas—framing miniature landscapes embroidered, painted, and layered across silk, organza, chiffon, and taffeta. This season, Park turns inward, drawing inspiration from her childhood memories Read more
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Chanel Spring/Summer 2026 Haute Couture: Matthieu Blazy’s “Impossible Lightness”
Haute couture is traditionally reserved for life’s grandest stages—weddings, premieres, galas—garments engineered through hundreds of fittings, thousands of hours, and extraordinary expense. For his first haute couture collection at Chanel, however, Matthieu Blazy chose a different path. Instead of designing solely for spectacle, he returned to the philosophy of Coco Chanel herself: clothes for women Read more