Mugler: Ready-to-Wear AW21
The confidence imbued in Casey Cadwallader's vision for Mugler revibrates from the designer himself. "We're selling a lot more clothes than we did when I first started," he says over Zoom. "You know, I'm American, so I pay attention to
Off-White: Ready-to-Wear AW21
Off-White is firmly back in session. After 16 months of no physical shows, Virgil Abloh’s hunger to elevate the brand that put his name on the map in the first place felt palpable. Speaking to Vogue, the designer said: “If
Jacquemus: Ready-to-wear AW21
From ravishing lavender fields to an “Abstract, artistic mountain”: Simon Porte Jacquemus is winning when it comes to photogenic settings for his fashion shows. He’s also cornered the market in new-age bodycon, and reclaimed midriff-baring sexiness for a new generation
Richard Quinn: Ready-to-wear AW21
Richard Quinn is a marvel. There are no limits to his imagination or his ambition. His brand is tiny, but he always thinks big – even in the face of a pandemic. After taking last season out, Quinn has burst back
Saint Laurent: Ready-to-Wear AW21
“It’s the idea of a girl in a landscape where she doesn’t belong,” said Anthony Vaccarello of his epic, catwalk movie that saw his opulently clad models stride through a strange, icy tundra. Wearing tweedy, gold-buttoned jackets, tiny, fake-fur trimmed
Burberry: Ready-to-wear AW21
Riccardo Tisci, built up to the big reveal of his Burberry AW21 film with a post on his personal Instagram account, dedicated to his 90-year-old mother, Elmerinda. Her strength, bringing up Tisci and his eight, older sisters, after their father’s
KNWLS: Ready-to-wear AW21
Change is good, but evolution is better. AW21 marks a new era for Charlotte Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault. The co-designers are changing the name of their Charlotte Knowles label to KNWLS. The re-brand marks what they both describe as, “a
Alessandro Michele “Hacks” Balenciaga for his Gucci Aria Collection
It was intense. Perhaps because we’ve been locked down for over a year, Alessandro Michele’s Gucci resort 2022 collection, throbbed with a special kind of ‘out–out’ energy. You know the feeling – when you’ve spent hours getting ready and have
Shushu/Tong: Ready-to-wear AW21
This one’s for all the pretty girls with an edge. You know, the ones that pair a graceful flowing dress with steel-toed leather biker boots? This season, Shanghai-based brand Shushu/Tong looked to the future. A sense of reality merged with
Richard Malone: Ready-to-wear AW21
For Richard Malone, the starting point to a collection always feeds off the wants and desires of his trusted clientele. He describes his signature sculptural pieces as the "bread and butter" of his business, and most of the women who
Ralph Lauren: Ready-to-wear AW21
Ralph Lauren in the John Huston of fashion. His work has always had a sweeping, seductive cinematic quality, so much so, that his version of the American dream is entwined with the national consciousness. For his SS21 Purple Collection digital experience,
Central Saint Martins MA: Ready-to-wear AW21
The Central Saint Martins fashion MA course is a crucible of creativity. Its alumni shape the industry and if you want to divine what the kids of 2021 care about, then this creative cohort is the place to look. They come
Charles Jeffrey Loverboy: Ready-to-wear AW21
If Charles Jeffrey’s last collection was about optimism and trying to be positive, his AW21 offering is about the pandemic hitting home. “I wanted to communicate the darkness we are all feeling,” he said. He’d done research into Dr Seuss’s
Ashish: Ready-to-Wear AW21
During the pandemic, many of Ashish's loyal clientele would've turned to their beloved sequinned frocks by the designer to seek comfort in the idea of – one day – being able to dress up again. Though, it goes without saying
Stella McCartney: Ready-to-wear AW21
Stella McCartney is a leader and an innovator. Every season she not only invents new looks and proportions, but pioneers new ethical, and eco-manufacturing methods. And now that her company's part of LVMH, she’s spreading the word and best practice