Dolce And Gabbana: Alta Sartoria AW23
On Monday evening in Puglia, the white city of Ostuni played host to Dolce and Gabbana’s highest form of menswear, Alta Sartoria. The couture-level show was staged in the town square where the designers had orchestrated a special edition of
Dolce And Gabbana: Alta Moda AW23
With an audience including Kim Kardashian, Helen Mirren, Angela Bassett, Christian Bale, Kris Jenner and Erling Haaland, the collection continued to draw on the black lingerie-centric 1990s sensibility of Dolce and Gabbana, so engrained in the Italian neorealism that couldn’t
Fendi: Couture AW23
Like life itself, it was all about the jewellery at Fendi. Kim Jones haute couture show marked the launch of Delfina Delettrez’s first fine jewellery for the house that bears her name, and it was a debut worth celebrating.
Jean Paul Gaultier X Julien Dossena: Couture AW23
Julien Dossena was handed the seasonal keys to Gaultier’s haute couture atelier this time around, retreating away from his gruelling day job dishing out glitzy designs at Rabanne for a texture-obsessed, one-off collection.
Balenciaga: Couture AW23
By now, it’s written into the social media history books: Eliza Douglas closed Balenciaga’s 52nd annual haute couture show – Demna’s third – in a Jeanne d’Arc ballgown of armour made from 3D-printed resin and galvanised metal.
Valentino: Couture AW23
There were no signs of lace, heavy cream or horses – the three trademarks of Chantilly – but Valentino’s AW23 couture show covered just about every other dream on Planet Couture, taking the signatures of majestic dressing and reduced them
Armani Privé: Couture AW23
The rose took centre stage in a hyper-elegant Armani Privé show devoted to symbolism. “Now more than ever, roses are a timely symbol because they stand for elegance and grace and bring beauty into the world we’re living in,” Giorgio Armani said.
Chanel: Couture AW23
It was a picture-perfect postcard from Paris: a Chanel show staged on the bank of the Seine with all the bourgeois chic, flower baskets and impeccable groomed dogs a Parisienne could dream of. As guests made their way to the river by
Schiaparelli: Couture AW23
Last season’s animalistic couture outing landed Schiaparelli’s Daniel Roseberry in a bed of hot water. His surrealist frocks, featuring hyper-real, faux lion and leopard heads, were so believable that folks online naively thought the house had severed them straight off
Dior: Couture AW23
Maria Grazia Chiuri had decked out her traditional structure in the garden of Musée Rodin in works by the Italian artist Marta Roberti of goddesses morphing into animals. They set the tone for a Christian Dior haute couture collection inspired