French Federation reveals Paris menswear and couture show schedules

France Federation reveals Paris menswear and couture show schedules, with debuts by Ardazaei and returns by Thom Browne and Charles de Vilmorin.  Pascal Morand – DR The Federation de la Haute Couture et de la Mode has revealed the new provisional calendars for this summer’s menswear and haute couture runway seasons in Paris, which have … Read more

CFCL set to launch debut eyewear line with 999.9

Apparel brand CFCL has teamed up with Japanese eyewear brand 999.9 (Four Nines), to launch a debut eyewear line, on April 10. CFCL set to launch debut eyewear line with 999.9. – CFCL Dubbed ‘CFCL Eyewear’, the collection features sunglasses that made their debut during Spring/Summer 2024 Paris Fashion Week as part of the VOL.7 … Read more

Who are the newest and hottest fashion influencers? A retired Chinese doctor and a data scientist are among them

Various fan accounts – @gallianoarchive, @prada.archive, @mcqueen_vault – pay nostalgic tribute to fashion houses. Third-party accounts can act as de facto voices for some brands – @newbottega for Bottega Veneta, for example, because creative director Mathieu Blazy has chosen not to have an official Instagram account as part of the label’s marketing strategy. These are … Read more

Paris Fashion Week dominates digital audience, driven by Dior, Louis Vuitton and Saint Laurent shows

Translated by Cassidy STEPHENS Published Mar 26, 2024 Paris Fashion Week, dedicated to women’s ready-to-wear, has once again confirmed its leadership in terms of audience figures. The collections for Autumn-Winter 2024/25, presented on the catwalks of the French capital from February 26 to March 5, had a media impact of 425.5 million dollars in terms … Read more

Balmain collection thieves sentenced to one year in prison in France

By AFP Translated by Nicola Mira Published Mar 29, 2024 On Thursday, two men were sentenced to one year in prison by the Bobigny Correctional Court for the theft of items from the Balmain collection due to be shown at last September’s Paris Fashion Week, a month after a first round of convictions were handed … Read more

Heart Evangelista, Wonyoung Jang & More Among Paris Fashion Week MVPs

Paris Fashion Week is going from strength to strength in the run-up to the Olympic Games. The fall ready-to-wear shows in the French capital generated $425.5 million in media impact value (MIV) as Asian celebrities continued to drive conversation around leading brands, according to a report released Thursday by data research and insights company Launchmetrics. … Read more

Dries Van Noten Retires: Fashion Appreciation

What a loss. WWD’s exclusive on Dries Van Noten‘s announcement Tuesday that he’d be stepping down from the brand he founded 38 years ago hurt. Particularly among fashion-world lifers who attended his shows and collected his pieces over the years, it felt like a death. But what it means for the industry also feels profound … Read more

Paris Fashion Weeks on Track as Olympics Near, Organizers Say

PARIS — The Paris men’s and haute couture shows in June are on track despite preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games that are set to paralyze sections of the French capital from April, organizers said. In a joint interview, Bruno Pavlovsky, president of the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, or … Read more

Rihanna, Doja Cat, Madonna love his clothes: Sensen Lii, Chinese fashion designer, on alien looks, working with Beats By Dre and being a Britney Spears fan

It was a performance with a capital P. And to say it played to the room is an understatement; at times, it was difficult to tell the models from the guests. A look from the Windowsen autumn/winter 2024 runway show. Photo: Windowsen The brand’s Kill Angels collection for autumn/winter 2024 has echoes of the costumes … Read more

Hedi Slimane Exalted ’60s Chic at Celine – and Launched a Lipstick

If Chanel is closely associated with Place Vendôme, Celine’s signature landmark must be the Arc de Triomphe. Legend has it house founder Céline Vipiana adopted a chain motif among her fashion house’s signifiers after her car broke down next to the Arc de Triomphe in 1971, and she noticed the heavy links that encircle the … Read more