Some of the most coveted fabrics at Hermès’ Autumn Winter 2022 presentation were the linings. Soft, eccentric and boldly colourful, sumptuous linings bridge the intimacy between garment and wearer. A pale blue parka contrasts with a fluffy white lining, also seen on yellow outerwear. Elsewhere a leather teddy jacket is lined with a grey...
25 Jan 2022
Kenzo has started a new chapter, with Japanese fashion designer Nigo, best known as the founder of A Bathing Ape, unveiling his debut collection for the fashion house for autumn/winter 2022 during men’s fashion week in Paris. Nigo, who was named artistic director for LVMH-owned Kenzo in September succeeding Felipe Oliveira Baptista, is the first...
24 Jan 2022
Paris - Louis Vuitton presented the final collection by path-breaking designer Virgil Abloh at Paris Fashion Week on Thursday, following his death last year at the age of 41 that shocked the industry. A close associate of Kanye West, Abloh was the first black American to be named creative director of a top French fashion house and brought...
20 Jan 2022
Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers an insight into the Pre-Fall womenswear collections for 2022. The Pre-Fall women’s collections showcased fashion designing its way out of lockdown. Playful subversion, the art of dressing up and attention to detail that focused on frivolity introduced a renewed sense of optimism without losing sight of...
14 Jan 2022
Copenhagen-based outerwear lifestyle brand Rains is to debut its autumn/winter 2022 collection at Paris Men’s Fashion Week. Rains will host a physical catwalk show for its autumn/winter 2022 collection at Palais de Tokyo on January 20 as part of the official Paris Men’s Fashion Week schedule. This marks the first showcase at Paris Fashion Week...
22 Dec 2021
Fashion month for the SS22 season is over. During the fashion weeks, there were many trends to discover, not only on the catwalks, but also in terms of street style. From the streets of Berlin to the Big Apple, some trendy looks were served. Here are the hottest street style trends of the fashion weeks and the matching SS22 looks from the...
1 Nov 2021
Lisi Herrebrugh and Rushemy Botter, artistic directors of Nina Ricci and founders of the Botter brand, are what we call emerging designers. With this status comes a lot of media attention, which they are using to confront the fashion world with climate change. Their spring/summer 2022 Botter collection, ‘Global Warning’, was no exception to this...
15 Oct 2021
Trendstop brings FashionUnited readers an insight into Paris Fashion Week’s latest edition for Spring Summer 2022. Paris took the season’s core themes to the next level, as designers maximised their eco-credentials and went to extremes to foster the growing optimism and positive feelings amongst consumers. Creating experiential events sought to...
8 Oct 2021
Givenchy came under fire at Paris Fashion Week after showing a noose necklace at the presentation of its latest collection. Called out by fashion watchdog Diet Prada, the necklace sparked a similar controversy to Burberry’s noose hoodie back in 2019. “Suicide is not fashion,” was one of the starkest criticism Burberry received, and one not...
6 Oct 2021
In the spirit of Love Brings Love, an ode and celebratory show of Alber Elbaz closed Paris Fashion Week. As the founder of AZ Factory, what would have been his first PFW collection, the house paid tribute to his joyful spirit, humility, creativity, humor and iconic legacy. 45 guest Maisons and designers participated to create one-off looks for...
Extinction Rebellion climate demonstrators burst onto the catwalk at Louis Vuitton's Tuesday Paris Fashion Week show to blast the industry's impact on the environment. "Overconsumption = extinction", a banner brandished by one demonstrator from the international civil disobedience movement against climate change read. She climbed onto the...
Beauty giant L’Oréal Paris paid tribute to women’s rights movements during a public show as part of Paris Fashion Week, with a theme that honoured women’s empowerment and diversity. The event was hosted at the Parvis des Droits de l’Homme, where the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was first established. Developed as a bold feminist...
5 Oct 2021
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