Category: Fashion Shows
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Chanel Takes the Underground: Matthieu Blazy’s New York Vision Signals a New Era
For his first Métiers d’art collection at Chanel, Matthieu Blazy didn’t choose a palace, a museum, or a postcard-perfect landmark. Instead, he took the house underground — to a disused New York subway platform — and transformed one of the city’s most ordinary spaces into a stage for extraordinary craft. The result was not just… Read more
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Beyond Plumage: Stella McCartney’s Plant-Based Answer to Fashion’s Feather Problem
Feathers have long been shorthand for extravagance in fashion — light, dramatic and irresistibly eye-catching. Yet the fantasy they sell often masks a troubling reality. At Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2026, Stella McCartney challenged that contradiction head-on, unveiling a new plant-based material designed to replicate the allure of feathers without relying on birds at all.… Read more
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Etro Pre-Fall 2026: When Heritage Becomes a Place You Can Live In
Etro’s Pre-Fall 2026 collection at Milan Fashion Week reaffirms what the house has always understood better than most: that textiles are not simply materials, but vessels of culture, memory, and movement. Under Marco De Vincenzo, Etro’s storied codes are neither frozen nor fetishized. Instead, they are treated as living matter—flexible enough to absorb new geographies,… Read more
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Erdem Pre-Fall 2026: Romance, Rebellion, and One of 2026’s Strongest Ready-to-Wear Statements
For Pre-Fall 2026, Erdem Moralioglu turns to a muse who quietly but radically unsettles the refined femininity his house is best known for. Enter Maud Wagner — America’s first documented female tattoo artist, a Belle Époque circus aerialist who rejected domesticity, corsetry, and silence in favor of self-authorship. Her body, inked from neck to ankle,… Read more
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DSQUARED2 Pre-Fall 2026: Dressing for the Win
For Pre-Fall 2026, DSQUARED2 approaches menswear with a competitive mindset. The Catens frame fashion as preparation — not decoration — proposing a wardrobe designed for endurance, confidence, and impact. Their message is blunt and unapologetic: life is a game, and showing up unprotected is not an option. Rooted in the brand’s Canadian DNA, the collection… Read more
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Ferrari Pre-Fall 2026: When Italian Engineering Meets British Attitude
For Pre-Fall 2026, Ferrari looks north — not to refine its image, but to test it. Under the direction of Rocco Iannone, the brand stages an imagined conversation with London, a city defined by contradiction: ceremony and rebellion, tailoring and subculture, polish and provocation. The collection arrives just ahead of Ferrari’s first flagship opening in… Read more
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Dilara Fındıkoğlu SS26 Ready-to-Wear: “Cage of Innocence”
Dilara Fındıkoğlu closed the fourth day of London Fashion Week SS26 with a collection that may very well redefine the trajectory of her brand. Known for her punk-infused couture, dark romanticism, and meticulously crafted silhouettes, Fındıkoğlu took an unexpected turn this season—yet one that felt both radical and inevitable. Her SS26 ready-to-wear collection, titled “Cage… Read more
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Almee Couture’s “Spirit of the Forgotten” — A Celestial Tribute to Legacy and Loss at New York Fashion Week
While Almee Couture may not yet be a household name, its showing during New York Fashion Week 2026 proved that fashion’s most profound stories often come from outside the official schedule. Presented under the Art Hearts Fashion Foundation, an independent platform spotlighting emerging designers across New York, Los Angeles, and Miami, Almee Couture’s latest collection… Read more
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Glenn Martens Rebuilds Maison Margiela from the Inside Out
Among the slew of creative debuts in Paris this season, few carried as much anticipation as Glenn Martens’ ready-to-wear debut for Maison Margiela Spring 2026. After his hauntingly beautiful Artisanal show in July — which tilted the house toward dark romanticism and DIY elegance — the question was whether Martens would lean into commercial wearability… Read more
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Schiaparelli’s “Dancer in the Dark”: Daniel Roseberry Finds Light in Restraint
Elsa Schiaparelli was a master at blending art and fashion, so it was only fitting that her namesake house staged its Spring/Summer 2026 show inside the Pompidou Center — currently closed for renovations but still standing as one of Paris’s most avant-garde landmarks. From its rooftop, guests like Kylie Jenner, Rosalía, and FKA Twigs watched… Read more