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The spring 2026 Valentino show in Paris today was bound to bring out top-tier stars for its front row, and designer Alessandro Michele certainly knows how to draw an A-list crowd. Colman Domingo, Pamela Anderson, Clairo, and Emma Chamberlain were among the celebrities in attendance—but would it even be an Alessandro Michele show without the presence of one...

On Saturday night, Hôtel Particulier Montmartre became the backdrop for one of Paris Fashion Week’s most cinematic soirées. The eccentric venue—located just steps from Baz Luhrmann’s Paris home and long favored by the director—was transformed into a lush film set of its own. Ivy-covered walls, flickering lanterns, and even a lone chicken roosting in the garden trees created...

As The Costume Institute’s spring 2025 exhibition “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” comes to a close, The Metropolitan Museum of Art hosted a final discussion between designer, stylist, and entrepreneur Dapper Dan and Monica L. Miller, Professor and Chair of Africana Studies at Barnard College and Columbia University, and guest curator of “Superfine.” The sold-out event reflected on themes...

This week, the spring 2026 shows during Paris Fashion Week have delivered all sorts of glamour—not to mention tons of exciting designer debuts. Pierpaolo at Balenciaga! Alessandro at Valentino! Jack and Lazaro at Loewe! There was a sense of newness at all of the major fashion houses this season, and the front row stars embodied this mood with...

Aghaei’s tips for sourcing and buying vintage yourself? Condition is everything, but beyond that, “trust your eye for timeless design,” she says. “My biggest tip is to be highly selective: not every vintage piece is worth bringing home. I look for quality craftsmanship, pristine condition, and silhouettes that feel just as relevant today. Rarity matters, of course, but...

Like true pop royalty, most of the looks were created custom for Swift, by of-the-moment labels like Area, which designed Swift’s high-fashion blue swim look (and pompom boa to match). “Taylor is such an iconic Area girl, full of fun and dualities,” says Area designer Nicholas Aburn of dressing the singer. “A popstar and a poet. The showgirl reflects...

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At a time when brands, designers, and makers from all over are voicing a need to return to the roots of their craft, MaXhosa, the only Africa-based brand on the official Paris Fashion Week calendar, finds itself sitting right at the heart of the conversation.MaXhosa has been striving for cultural representation on the international fashion stage for 15...

For spring, Lebanese designer Cynthia Merhej decided to loosen up a bit. “Resting was my starting point,” she said during a showroom preview in Paris.“Since I do everything myself, I wanted to go back to what makes me excited and happy about fashion, what I loved about it as a kid. There’s the fantasy and aspiration of it...

In a once-in-a-lifetime Paris season, with all the churn and noise that implies, how can a young, budget-conscious brand find its place? For Luis de Javier, the answer lay not in a runway presentation, but “24 Hours of Love and Labor,” a goldfish bowl of a livestream performance straight from a shopfront in the Marais to the world.Hours...