Everyone! The Polkadots are back
The first time I wore a polka-dot dress was back in 2008, for a school concert. I was the main dancer before I was…
Dior Cruise 2026 Campaign Takes the Collection Back to Rome
Dior has released the campaign for its Cruise 2026 women’s collection, continuing the house’s exploration of Rome through fashion, cinema and Italian cultural history.…
Paris, Milan and New York: Why Fashion Needs International IP Protection
Fashion operates globally before a piece of clothing is even available to a consumer. For instance, a dress could be conceived in Paris, produced…
How Much Does a Fashion Show Cost? Inside A Hundred Thousand Dollars a Minute
What a fashion show actually costs, line by line, and the economic reason a rational business would ever spend it There is a calculation…
Fashion Week Is Built by Four Companies You Have Never Heard Of
The houses compete ferociously. Their shows are made by the same small group of firms, and one of those firms now belongs to a…
Paris Fashion Week Opens Monday, and the Week Has Been Engineered
Nine days, 101 houses, and a schedule built as a crescendo. A guide for those of us who read a calendar the way other…
AADNEVIK SS27 “Persephone”: Redefining Feminine Power on the Runway
“You can tell when a designer loves women.” The phrase has become familiar on TikTok, describing the almost instinctive feeling that a garment has…
Vogue World: Milano 2026 Brings Italian Fashion to the Galleria
Milan became the centre of the fashion world on September 22 as Vogue World arrived in Italy for its fifth edition. Held inside the…
Milan Opens Tuesday, and Everybody Knows Who Should Be Nervous
A field guide to the week, for those of us who read a schedule the way other people read a seating plan There are…
What New York Fashion Week 2026 Looked Like Beyond the Runway
New York Fashion Week is obviously about the collections, but the clothes outside the shows often tell us just as much about where fashion…
When Chanel Turned a Data Center Into a Runway
In 2016, when most people still thought of data centers as distant rooms full of servers, cables and blinking lights, Chanel brought one to…
Lakshmi Maxxing: When Traditions Become the Internet’s New Wellness Aesthetic
The wellness internet has a new fixation, and its name is “Lakshmi maxxing.” Borrowing its language from the internet’s obsession with “maxxing” or optimising…
How Saint Laurent Turned a 1988 Song Into the Internet’s Newest Fashion Obsession
Saint Laurent’s Fall 2026 campaign was already designed to attract attention. It had Rosé, Liu Wen, actor Connor Storrie, the unmistakable visual language of…
The Resale Royalty Fashion Never Got
When Jasmine Müller stepped out of the 2026 Love Island UK villa as a style icon, her viral looks were entirely pre-loved. Since 2022,…
Millions for Exclusivity: What YouTube Creator Deals Mean for Creator Rights
The creator economy may be entering its next big phase, with platforms paying creators not just for creation but also for exclusivity. YouTube is…
Couture & Coffee: Inside the Rise of Luxury Fashion Cafés
SERVING LOOKS & LATTES The language of luxury used to be spoken entirely in textiles and tailoring; in the drape of a jacket, the…
Hypebeast and Streetwear Brands: Who They Are and How the Culture Went Luxury
Supreme, Stussy, BAPE, Off-White, Palace, Kith and the rest. Which brands count as hypebeast, what the word means, and how streetwear bought luxury.…
