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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...

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...

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...

McQueen Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear #McQueen #Spring #ReadytoWear

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...

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...

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...

Chloé Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear #Chloé #Spring #ReadytoWear

These are not easy days for small independent labels, which are shouldering the weight of shrinking fashion appetites and dwindling resources. Lutz Huelle, ever pragmatic, skipped the runway in favor of a showroom presentation; his fall offer is already on the racks, no waiting required. Like many of his peers, he spun...

Following a two-year hiatus, Tomo Koizumi is circling back to fashion. “I was thinking I would do something different, like painting,” the designer explained via video from China. He staged a gallery show in Tokyo during his break, but fashion’s lure proved too great—partly from exasperation at seeing tulle copycats of his...