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FENDI’s Roman Statement
On July 9, 2026, FENDI did more than present its Fall/Winter 2026–2027 Couture collection. The Roman house transformed Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first couture presentation into a cultural statement, celebrating both a new creative chapter and the enduring legacy of Karl Lagerfeld, whose creative vision shaped FENDI for more than five decades. Placing Rome, not simply…
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Why Pitti Uomo 110 matters for the future of menswear
While global fashion attention often gravitates toward the spectacle of runways, Pitti Uomo continues to prove that some of menswear’s most meaningful shifts happen away from the catwalk. Held at Fortezza da Basso in Florence, the 110th edition of Pitti Uomo once again reinforced its singular position within the menswear ecosystem. More than a trade…
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Quiet displacement of tailoring – Soshiotsuki Paris SS27
Tailoring is often associated with certainty. It imposes structure, defines proportion, and gives the body a clear architectural logic. In SOSHIOTSUKI’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection, that certainty gradually began to shift. Under the direction of Soshi Otsuki, familiar menswear codes remained visible. Long coats, sharp shirting, structured jackets, wide trousers but none of them felt entirely…
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The Return of the Brooch
It begins with just a glint of metal on a lapel. A deliberate gesture of clipping a jewel, a small piece of art, onto a collar, a chest or even the edge of a pocket. The brooch is back. For years, it lingered in our grandmother’s jewelry boxes, associated with inheritance, ceremony, a certain formality…
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January sets the tone
Every year, January quietly redraws the lines of fashion. The first month of the year never arrives with the grand entrance of September or the anticipation of couture. Instead, it settles in almost unnoticed, introducing the ideas that will shape the months ahead before they reach a wider audience.The cities are colder. The light is…