‘Youremindmeofanice-creamvan’:theninefashioncomplimentsyourwardrobeneedsThiswasdesignerAnthonyVaccarello’sdescriptionoftheSaintLaurentwomanthisseason.Rhetoricallyrestraineditisnot,butitispertinent.TheprevailinglookontheSaintLaurentcatwalkwaslaméorsequinned.Therewereweird,fantasticalcreations,suchashugeringsofleatherthatbouncedlikefloatationdevicesaroundmodels’bodies....[
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HilfigerandHadidturnvolumeupto11tocloseLondonfashionweekTheRoundhouseinnorthLondoncouldbecalledaplacethathasseenitall.ItwasthevenuefortheDoors’firstLondonconcertin1968,concertsforDavidBowieandJimiHendrixandaSpiralTriberavein1991.But,lastnight,therewassomethingdifferent:TommyHilfiger’sfirstLondonfashionshowfor20years.ItensuredLondonfashionweekfinishedwithabang–thankstoGigiHadid.Ha...[
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TheultimatepufferjacketforeverywardrobeWeallwearMonclerSpottedonglobalrunwaysandbelovedbystreetstylestars,thevoluminouscoatisback.Andthoughtheweatheriswarminguplocally,it'sbettertohaveaMoncler.TheFrench-Italianbrand,whichrecentlyopenedaflagshipstoreatMelbourne’sChadstonecentre,isthequintessentialofquiltedjackets.Nomatterwhetheryou’reheadingtoNewYorkorNewZealandthisseason,alightweig...[
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Dolce&Gabbanashowoffbrand'sheritageatthirdMilanshowSundayafternooninMilanhostedDolce&Gabbana’sspring/summer2018show.Butthiswasn’tthefirstshowforthebrandduringthecity’sfashionweek–itwasthethird.Apop-upshowhappenedatthecity’sLaRinascentedepartmentstoreonThursdayandat10pmonSaturdaynighttherewasa“secretshow”foritswealthyclientele.Thecastincludedsoc...[
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RalphLaurenmakeshiscarsthestarsinelitistextravaganzaThelate19th-centuryarbiterofManhattansocietySamuelWardMcAllistercoinedthephrase“TheFourHundred”todescribethenumberofpeoplewhoreallymatterinNewYorkatanygiventime.RalphLauren,whohasbuiltapersonalfortuneof$5.8bn(£4.4bn)bydistillingthetopnotesofaffluenteastcoastsocietyintoblazers,poloshirtsandperfumes,revivedthisconceptonTuesdayeven...[
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MichaelHalpernAmericandesignerMichaelHalpern–whohadhisdebutinLondonlastseasonwithaglittergulchofsparklyoutfits–putonafullshow,withared-carpetrunwayandadigitalbackdropofcoloursandshapes.Theshowwasaninstanthit,atoncesophisticatedandinnocent,notjustwithgownstocommandattention,butalsoelegantlycuttrousersuitsordresseswithfansofpleats.TheoveralleffectwasofaMillennial’svisionofa1970sdis...[
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FromtheRhythmMethodtomermaidtails:thisweek’sfashiontrendsGoingupFacesonourclothesFromT-shirtsbySpanishbrandPalomaWooltomerinowoolturtlenecksatVictoriaBeckham,we’reintoclothesthathavesomethingoftheModiglianiaboutthem.AScaramucciNottheman,butthenewunitoftimehisnamedenotes,thankstohisshort-livedstintattheWhiteHouse(approx10days).Offonholsforafortnight?SeeyouinjustoveraScaramucci.Whistlesx...[
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TALEOFUSPROVEFASHIONWEEKLOVESTECHNOATTHETEKSUPPORTSHOWCASEThispastweekendTaleOfUscelebratedtheircollaborativefashionlinewithmensweardesignerBorisBidjanSaberiforNewYorkFashionWeek.Theshow,aspartofTeksupport's_OTB(OutsideTheBox)series,broughtanimmersivepresentationslatedtotesttheboundariesofdancemusicevents.InclassicTaleOfUsstyle,thedramaticduochosetotakeoverManhattan'sGothamHall,bringingthe...[
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Theuseofsizezeromodelshasbeenafashionindustryscandalfor15years.TheannouncementthatrivalParispowerhousesLVMHandKeringhavejoinedforcestoendthepracticeisproofofanindustryfinallybeingheldtoaccountbytheclothes-buyingpublic.Willtheirchartersucceedinimprovingmodelhealth,afterpreviousinitiativesfailed?Itistooearlytosay.Butthemoveisencouragingevidenceofhowfashionisbeinggraduallydemocratised.Socialmediahasp...[
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Yeezyseasonsixwon’tbeshowingatNewYorkFashionWeekInwhatmightbearelieftofashioneditorswhospenthourswaitinginthesunforKanyeWest’sYeezyshowsinthepast,ortothemodelswhofaintedinthe40degreeweatherduringtheshow,Yeezyseasonsixisofficiallypostponed.AccordingtoTeenVogue(andtoeditorswhoneverreceivedanyinvitation),theshowwillbegoingahead,butnotduringNewYorkFashionWeek,whichkicksofftoday.Althoughsom...[
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