MILAN — FGF Industry SpA, the Italian outerwear specialist owned by designer-entrepreneur Enzo Fusco, introduced Blauer USA’s premium line B+Plus during Milan Fashion Week. “This is more than a capsule collection, we really indulged in a special, upscale offering,” said Fusco, who is president of the company and creative director of Blauer USA. He underscored that […]
Galleries Collection Guests arriving at the Dior men’s show, held in a massive tent on Place de la Concorde, had to weave their way around large glass boxes erected in the center of the catwalk as security guards linked hands to protect the fragile set. As the lights went down, multicolored smoke filled the cases, […]
For its second collection under the creative direction of Sabrina Mandelli, women’s wear designer at Off-White, Kappa Kontroll looked towards the slopes. Its fall collection for both men and women tapped into the brand’s relationship with the Italian ski federation, of which it is a partner. For women’s, there were cute quilted jackets and matching […]
Galleries Collection For his first full-scale presentation, 2019 LVMH Prize finalist Boramy Viguier’s arcane populace rubbed shoulders with a cast of (not-so) straight-laced city bankers. Military-infused suiting in shades of burgundy, blue and gray, cinched at the waist with pouch belts, was combined with esoteric references like quirky padded robes and recycled leather coats featuring […]
PARIS — It wasn’t exactly the Storming of the Bastille, but a violent anti-government protest still rattled guests waiting to get into the Hermès men’s show on Saturday night. Protestors clashed with a line of baton-weilding police and at one point tried to crash through the black iron gates of the Mobilier National complex where […]
Galleries Collection After six seasons of presentations at Pitti Uomo, Z Zegna returned to Milan Fashion Week with an installation at its showroom. With the company moving the brand back to a larger metropolitan landscape, the lineup seemed to incorporate practical functionality – conveyed through subtle cargo pockets, performance fabrics and ultra-light accessories. Classic tailoring […]
Galleries Collection Inspired by the 1999 film “The Blair Witch Project,” creative director Efisio Marras chose an imaginative forest as the set for his brand’s pre-fall collection. Despite the inspiration, there was nothing dark in the approachable lineup he developed, rather abundant references to woods and their autumnal colors, ranging from shades of green and […]
Galleries Beauty Collection For anyone concerned about the growing influence of big data on fashion design: it gets worse. For his Acne Studios men’s show, Johnny Johansson tapped artist Robbie Barrat to help create the collection using artificial intelligence. “He programmed his computer with all our old men’s wear pictures,” he explained, standing in front […]
Galleries Collection Isabel Marant worked a stylish, youthful and easy collection for fall, with cozy, earth-toned sweaters and Peruvian-flavored ponchos. Lots of soft jersey fabrics, boiled wool, flannel and wide-ribbed corduroy were proposed for urban life. Modern looks included colorful, lightweight trench coats and a puffer coat with a shimmery, silver panel. Trousers had low […]
Galleries Collection What is artificial intelligence going to do to fashion design? Johnny Johansson tackled this burning question head on, roping in AI artist Robbie Barrat for the exploration—pushing ideas into the physical world, for real-life inspection. For the women’s collection, they fed the machine artwork from the Old Masters, with Barrat’s guiding hand intervening […]