At the Spring/Summer 2027 menswear shows, the male body seemed to be pulled in opposite directions. Some of the season’s narrowest tailoring appeared on exceptionally lean frames, while elsewhere exposed skin and abbreviated silhouettes drew attention to bodies shaped by…
Few designers have tested the limits of haute couture as persistently as Iris van Herpen. Since establishing her Amsterdam maison in 2007, she has developed a practice in which fashion moves through architecture, biology, engineering, contemporary art and science, bringing…
Fashion has spent a long time negotiating its place inside the museum. Costume Art, which opened at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 10, 2026, begins from a different position. Rather than asking whether clothing deserves to stand beside…
Most runway shows end the moment the final look disappears backstage. The applause fades, guests leave their seats and, within minutes, the collection begins a new life online through thousands of carefully selected images. What remains is often a sequence…
For four days, from July 6 to 9, Paris once again became the center of haute couture. Yet this season was defined by more than the return of the industry’s most exclusive calendar. Across 30 presentations, the collections reflected a…
On July 9, FENDI did more than present its Fall/Winter 2026 to 2027 Haute Couture collection. The Roman house transformed Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first couture presentation into a broader cultural statement, marking the beginning of a new creative chapter while…
While fashion headlines tend to focus on runway collections, Pitti Uomo has built its reputation differently. Season after season, the Florentine trade fair offers a clearer picture of where menswear is heading, revealing the commercial, technical and cultural shifts that…
Tailoring has long been associated with precision. It establishes order through proportion, structure and balance, giving garments a sense of permanence that has defined menswear for generations. At SOSHIOTSUKI, however, those conventions never felt entirely secure. Under the direction of…
At Paris Fashion Week Men’s, much of the season unfolded within familiar territory. Soft tailoring, controlled proportions and muted palettes continued to shape the dominant conversation around menswear. Even collections that experimented rarely moved far from those established codes. KIDILL…
Few shows during Paris Men’s Fashion Week command attention quite like Louis Vuitton. Since Pharrell Williams took over the house’s menswear, each presentation has grown beyond the traditional runway, becoming a cultural event that reaches well beyond the fashion industry.…
