In Paris, American designer Thom Browne presented a cirque du freak that was breathtakingly beautiful and utterly melancholy. While Browne always toys with proportions and notions of outsiderism, this collection celebrated the beauty and alienation of sticking out; “Part of Your World” from The Little fucking Mermaid,…
For me, there has always been something uniquely calming about a beautiful, expertly constructed piece of clothing. Most of the garments I put on my own body are admittedly boring, but my childlike enthusiasm for pretty things has never quite waned; when you look at the very best clothes, for a moment, everything else…
In a welcome break from the fashion month norm, Kenzo, which was founded by Japanese designer Kenzo Takada and is now helmed by Opening Ceremony founders Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, presented its Paris runway show as an intermission within a traditional Japanese Kagura dance performance.
The extremely cool French designer Simon Porte Jacquemus toned down the wacky design elements of his namesake label to create a faintingly chic collection inspired by, and devoted to, his mother, who died when he was young.
Milan fashion week’s wrapping up, and over the weekend designers like Dolce & Gabbana and Marni advocated for a melange of colorful clothing for spring. But Jil Sander, as envisioned by new creative directors Lucie Meier and Luke Meier, decided on a statement about the absence of hue, showing Klimt-style shirt-dresses…
Miuccia Prada, at 68, is consistently the most on-point cultural barometer of any of the major designers, and her latest collection is no different. While other fashion houses have tried to embody the current moment of woman energy in the form of slogan tees and pussy hats, Prada got right to the spirit of it.
The “don’t look at me” hoodie is an important part of celebrity culture, but recently, while discussing the costume design of The Handmaid’s Tale, Jezebel history expert Kelly Faircloth posed an interesting question: why hasn’t the bonnet made a comeback?
Alessandro Michele grew up in the ’80s—the celebrated Gucci designer was born in 1972—so surely he remembers well the gaudiness people had to endure in the form of baubled sweaters and Max Headroom futurism. But this is a dude who never met a gaudy he didn’t like, so welcome to the Spring season of Gucci, which reads…
Ahhhhh is the sound of clothes, relaxing. There is no better remedy for New York Fashion Week, which is the event equivalent of a clenched butt, than London Fashion Week, which is more like a popper. It started out strong with a presentation by Shrimps, the ethical, faux-fur-focused label started by Hannah Weiland,…
Here, a dilemma: Rihanna is about as interesting a fashion icon as currently exists. Included in that is her willingness to set trends via daring sensibilities and the ability to make just about anything look great. But does that involve you, as #Navy and a consumer, trying out high-heeled flip-flops?
