Analysis
Stella McCartney puts the ocean into the shape of her clothes
Fishing line shapes knitted hems, while a materials coalition tackles the problem of scale. Follow the creative and production ideas behind Summer 2027.
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Selfridges and Dazed offer young creatives an Oxford Street stage
Start with three portfolio projects and three answers of up to 200 words. The paid open call asks how existing work could become a Selfridges window.
Analysis
At FIT’s Doll Dressing, tiny clothes reshape grown-up fashion
Margiela enlarged doll clothes, Anna Sui translated a signature and Moschino kept the paper tabs. FIT’s exhibition follows the design ideas moving between scales.
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Muni on a shirt, art in the street: UNIQLO’s Market Street return
Local shirts and totes, embroidery, music, and six art cubes give the October 9 opening several rhythms. The store, festival, and weekend art keep different hours.
Analysis
A zipper, a lining, a different fit: West Coast Leather’s aftercare
Bring the layer you wear underneath and the details you want to keep. A focused fitting conversation connects the look you want with seams, panels, hardware, and condition.
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How a Barbie bow changes from Megan Hess’s page to LEO LIN’s dresses
Small bows scatter attention; a larger one gathers it near a neckline. Compare the illustrated figures and pictured garments to see how scale changes the same motif.
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Alexa Chung’s Reformation capsule: cable knit, checked lining, sheer dress
The Nora Sweater, Cassie Trench, and Ghost Dress handle texture and visibility differently. A closer look follows the raised stitch, the turned edge, and the detachable layer.
Analysis
Ten layers of chiffon, a gold safari jacket: Paris Fashion Week’s Spring 2027
A basketball jersey becomes chiffon; a trench gains a resin collar. Five house reports show how material, cut, and support change clothes we already know how to recognize.
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Sarah Burton’s Givenchy Spring 2027: follow the flash of yellow
The opening dress leads the eye to a boundary. Brass-supported jersey gives fabric another way to fall. Read the season through the parts that hold and release its shapes.
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Pleats, a robotic arm, and the space inside Issey Miyake’s Figure of Ma
Follow where a garment touches the body and where it stands away. Gathered fabric and a molded surface make that distance in different ways, even when both look sculptural.
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A shirt at three times its size: Galliano reshapes Zara’s archive
Follow the displaced pockets, assembled layers and reversible Tri-Chic bag to see how the collection changes a silhouette, with launch-day availability kept in its original context.
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A floral dress, a satin parka, and Altuzarra’s Old Navy romance
Start with one shape or color rather than an entire matching look. The collection’s florals, Fair Isle knits and outerwear make that a useful way to explore the collaboration.
Analysis
Ferragamo’s Spring 2027 Runway Builds Around Belts and Lightness
Ferragamo’s Spring 2027 show uses doubled belts, defined waists, sheer layers, and an archival sandal idea to organize Maximilian Davis’s collection.
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Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027: Weekend Shows and Digital Finale
Milan Fashion Week reaches its final weekend, with Bottega Veneta and Giorgio Armani ahead before a digital closing day.
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Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027: The Final Schedule and Houses to Follow
Paris Fashion Week runs September 28 to October 6, with Dior, Maison Margiela, Saint Laurent, Chanel and Louis Vuitton on the official schedule.
Analysis
Celia Birtwell Gives Burberry’s Spring 2027 Check a Freer Hand
Burberry's Spring 2027 collection pairs Celia Birtwell's hand-drawn prints with Daniel Lee's reshaped trenches, making heritage codes feel less fixed and more expressive.
Analysis
Christopher Kane Gives Mulberry a Sharper New Language
Christopher Kane's Spring 2027 Mulberry debut builds a coherent new vocabulary from Bayswater geometry, leather craft, severe color, and the idea of pruning for growth.
Analysis
PETA Was Wrong to Disrupt the COS Runway at New York Fashion Week
An opinion on why PETA’s COS runway disruption was the wrong tactic, why the physical response still requires scrutiny, and how evidence-led advocacy could make a stronger case.
Analysis
Armani, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci Build Complete Wardrobes for Dogs
Armani, Louis Vuitton, and Gucci turn luxury pet collections into coordinated design systems, but practical fit and canine comfort remain the test that matters.
Analysis
NYFW Spring 2027 Made Joy, Craft, and Conviction the Story
NYFW Spring 2027 joined expressive practicality, revived house codes, and theatrical finales in a season defined by joy, craft, and creative conviction.
Analysis
Bob Mackie Dies at 87, Leaving a Legacy of Spectacle
Bob Mackie's death at 87 closes a career that reshaped performance fashion. His lasting legacy is a design system built around personality, movement, camera, humour, and spectacle.
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Smaranika Sarangi Carries Drape Dead Elegance From New York to London
Smaranika Sarangi carries Drape Dead Elegance from Asian NYFW into two London runway settings, building an international week around the label’s evolving design voice.
Analysis
Fashion AI Workflows Explained: Fit, Design, Merchandising, and Supply Chains
Evaluate fashion AI across fit, design, merchandising, and supply chains, with a worked returns-rate example and practical checks for data and decision ownership.
Analysis
Chartreuse moves from fall runway signal to search-driven accent
Chartreuse brings runway lineage, styling range, and fresh search energy to fall 2026 as a sharply judged accent against the season's deeper palette.
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adidas and Tyrrell Winston pair 3D-printed shoes with raw-edged sportswear
adidas and Tyrrell Winston bring lattice-built footwear, relaxed tailoring, and exposed construction together in The Athlete.
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Levi’s and Barbour Rebuild the 501, One Pair at a Time
The Japan Re-Loved capsule brings vintage 501s together with recovered Barbour materials, turning repair and one-off variation into a tactile fashion language.
Analysis
Fall 2026 trends and what comes next in New York, London, and Paris
Fall 2026's collars, fluid layers, sculpted waists, and generous trousers framed a spring 2027 outlook across New York, London, and Paris built on precision and ease.
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London Fashion Week Puts Craft, Repair, and Circularity in Focus
London Fashion Week brings craft, repair, and circular practice into focus through textiles, construction, expressive mending, and material experiment.
Analysis
Julie Kegels Wins the LVMH Prize and Room to Build
Julie Kegels wins the 2026 LVMH Prize, gaining the financial room and specialist access to build a stronger structure around her distinctive Antwerp label.
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Jon Liesenfeld Wins Redress as Circular Design Moves Toward Retail
Jon Liesenfeld wins the Redress Design Award 2026 as a diverse field of circular designers advances from runway recognition toward an anticipated retail collaboration.