Runway

From utilitarian staple to floral fabrications, these are the top 5 trends that emerged on the Men’s Spring 2022 runway. Function First A Cold Wall | Alyx | Burberry | Y/Project As we continue to question the direction of post-pandemic fashion, menswear designers are offering an answer: functionality is the future. This season, collections were optimized for […]

“Dear reader, the Loewe show has been canceled, but our lives continue. We’re just living in a different context and we have to move on, whatever happens,” read the newspaper announcing in bold letters that “The Loewe Show has Been Canceled.” Jonathan Anderson presented Loewe’s Fall 2021 collection in the format of a newspaper, ready […]

A year ago, Italy was hit by the first COVID-19 outbreak, and every moment since has been fraught with concerns about the retail industry and last-ditch efforts from brands to stay afloat. This season is Milan’s third women’s ready-to-wear season to take place during the pandemic, and it is the second to take place almost […]

“When I was working at the Royal Opera House, that was the moment I found so exciting: the dancers shifting around, crisscrossing, half-dressed in what they wear during the day and half-dressed in their costumes,” said Erdem Moralioglu of his most recent collection. Inspired by the art of ballet, the collection froze a dancer’s wardrobe […]

The words fashion and aspiration often go hand in hand. Fashion is about constructing a fantasy–creating an outfit, and along with it, a persona that exudes confidence and optimism and joy. This season, designers in New York returned to this fundamental belief, using their collections as a means of escaping the unbearable reality of living […]

“I’m an optimist. The future is yet to be decided,” concluded Virgil Abloh in his show notes for Louis Vuitton’s FW21 collection. This sentiment was explored and expanded upon en masse this season as designers tried to imagine the world we would emerge into post-pandemic. For Louis Vuitton, that world is one that challenges the […]

When Alessandro Michele announced in May that Gucci would go seasonless, not only doing away with the traditional fashion calendar but also eliminating the distinction between menswear and womenswear, he sparked an industry-wide conversation. He also gave us permission to question outdated practices that, until now, have remained in place for no other reason than a […]

The Fall/Winter 2020 menswear season confirmed two things: the return of suiting and the end of streetwear. In an interview with Dazed, Virgil Abloh initially predicted a major shift in aesthetic with his comment that streetwear is “gonna die.” With each structured suit and romantic shirt that came down the runway, the new era of menswear became […]