Philipp Plein, preppy? It may sound like a shocker, but Plein sent out V-neck tennis sweaters with stripes, navy blazers with crests and all-white tailored suits, onto his shadowy, glitter ball runway on Saturday night. It was an homage, he said, to the pure, monochrome uniform of tennis players before Andre Agassi landed on the...
Published September 28, 2025 Saturday in Milan witnessed the appearance of the Devil known for wearing Prada at Dolce & Gabbana, a bold and powerful debut by Louise Trotter at Bottega Veneta, and an uncluttered vision at Ferrari. Bottega Veneta: Soft functionality For her first collection for Bottega Veneta, UK designer Louise Trotter really put...
Two months into his role at Gucci and it appears Demna understood the assignment. After two years of tumbling sales and a stalled turnaround under previous creative director Sabato De Sarno, Demna breathed new life into the label this week with two back-to-back spectacles made for the internet age: first, a digital release of a...
UK’s small and mid-sized fashion firms generated £479,943 (~$643,000) in sales in the second quarter (Q2) of fiscal 2025 (FY25), a 109.28 per cent jump on the same period last year but 18.89 per cent drop on the previous quarter, according to a latest report from inventory management specialist Unleashed. UK fashion manufacturers are responding...
Listen to and follow the ‘BoF Podcast’: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast Background: Growing up in Ohio, Edward Buchanan always knew he would have a creative career. That interest first led him to art school at CCAD in Cleveland and then to the Parsons School of Design in New York, where he juggled jobs...
Elisabetta Franchi’s spring show was held once again at Palazzo Acerbi, the opulent 17th-century building in the Baroque style in central Milan. The designer revealed backstage that she had just completed the acquisition of the palazzo and explained how she was first intrigued by the legend surrounding it. “The devil protected this building. I am...
Galib Gassanof’s work is more attuned to artistry and research-intensive craft than mundane dressmaking. For his recent solo fashion project Institution, the designer’s aim has been so far, and is for now, to explore what a brand with commercial goals – and restraints – simply could not. A perfecto jacket with no armholes? Check. A...
The Versace blazer and jeans that Julia Roberts wore during the Venice Film Festival — evoking consternation online about its new chief creative officer Dario Vitali — was probably no fluke. “I’ve never really been interested in fantasy. I’m much more interested in reality,” Vitale declared during an interview Friday, roughly eight hours before his...
Consider this your alert to start lighting up the group chat, because RM Rebecca Minkoff is now exclusively available at JCPenney… Yes, JCPenney. That’s right. JCPenney is bringing the receipts on runway-worthy, statement-driven pieces to women who always have the scoop on unreal designer drops. No wristbands, warehouse lines or one-day-only panic required. Just contemporary looks at affordable...
Fausto Puglisi took a walk on the wild side this season, going monochromatic and showering this collection in gold. The metallic runway shone like a candy wrapper, and nearly every outfit, down to the flat sandals with their curving snake details, came in a shade of gold. Puglisi said he wanted to play with Cavalli’s...