Category: Fashion

Milan Fashion Week SS21 returned to something approaching pre-pandemics normalcy with shows staged in front of small audiences and unmasked models. Big names such as Parada and Versace aired on the side of caution with behind-closed-doors events and live screenings with only their in-house teams in attendance. Italian craftsmanship and heritage were high on the agenda as designers sought to celebrate a return to traditional fashion values. PradaThe much-anticipated collaboration between Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons was shown via screens for SS21, displaying a collection that aimed to reaffirm high…

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The Mercedes Benz Fashion Week kicked off in Madrid, Spain from September 10. The Spanish fashion week will take place from 10 to 13 September under new security measures and social distance guidelines due the coronavirus pandemic. The event held at Feria De Madrid, among otheer venues across Madrid, is held twice in a year, and despite safety measures on account of the coronavirus pandemic, it will still be the largest catwalk in Spain. Backstage, make-up and hair of the models was done by masked staffers, while the benches at…

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Dolce and Gabbana (D&G), the luxury Italian fashion house, Wednesday became one of the first to hold a ‘physical fashion week’ in today’s turbulent Coronavirus times.Etro, an older Italian retail brand, beat D&G by a day to be the first-ever fashion brand to hold a physical fashion show, at the ongoing Milan Fashion Week. An operatic pop trio belted out song from the center of a medical university plaza Wednesday while Dolce&Gabbana’s showed its latest men’s collection in tones of summer blues and geometric prints. Just five months ago, there…

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Fashion takes the riverine route in Paris. IMAGE: Designer Olivier Rousteing’s fashion show, which launched the couture week in Paris — Balmain sur seine — was held on a boat on the Seine river. Photograph: Pierre Suu/Getty Images IMAGE: The Balmain sur Seine show — which celebrated the 75th anniversary of the brand — began with a dance performed by male models on the deck of the boat. Photograph: Pierre Suu/Getty Images IMAGE: A model in a purple silky lustrous dress with purple gloves.The model on the right wears a black long large dress with white…

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French luxury label Christian Dior said on Monday it would press ahead with a calendar of fashion shows for this year starting in July with an Italian catwalk display — but without the celebrated front-row audience of A-listers. The COVID-19 crisis has accelerated a rethink among high-end brands of how collections are presented, with some opting out of costly events and restricting the number of clothing ranges they produce. Dior, one of the LVMH conglomerate’s biggest labels, said it was maintaining its calendar of industry fashion weeks that brings buyers…

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Since Coronavirus swept across western Europe in February and March and threw that season’s fashion shows into disarray, the industry has been wondering what the future of runways might look like. While the safety of large in-person gatherings was still being questioned, some events were canceled or moved online, raising the question of whether fashion shows might reinvent themselves as purely digital events. The reaction to the virus has put everyone into shock over the last couple of months. The fashion industry and many others are shocked to find out that Paris Fashion Week…

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Gucci is one of the first major fashion labels to agree to fewer annual shows. The proposal to shake up the traditional fashion calendar, which has always consisted of numerous official seasons and in-between seasons, was made by the Council of Fashion Designers of America and the British Fashion Council. It recommended that designers embrace a slower pace and “focus on no more than two main collections a year … [which] will have a positive effect on the overall wellbeing of the industry.” To this, Gucci has given a resounding “yes!” The Italian megabrand…

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Throughout the past several weeks, brands flooded social platforms with solidarity statements and pledges against racism and inequality. From immediate donations to organizations dedicated to supporting and amplifying black voices , to lengthy lists of call-to-action items that outlined how companies will move forward in the fight against racial inequality, companies are seemingly taking a step back to educate, listen, and learn to implement long-lasting change. The fashion industry is one that has continually been called out for its lack of diversity and is now being called upon for actual change…

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