Prior to Demna's Fall/Winter 2022 show for Balenciaga, guests were sent used iPhone 6s as invites -- a statement on waste and neglect. The creative director's latest runway was a continuation of this theme, with a snowy apocalyptic space serving as the stage for the fashion house's new season."The war in Ukraine has triggered the pain of a past trauma I have carried in me since 1993, when the same thing happened in my home country and I became a forever refugee," Demna wrote in a letter shared j...
Vetements' new line VTMNTS has made its runway debut at Paris Fashion Week."VTMNTS stands for gender equality. Gender is such an important subject. Fashion is about identity, it is about expressing who you truly are on the inside," Guram Gvasalia explained in the show's notes, pointing out that the concept of dividing fashion into menswear and womenswear is "outdated and old-fashioned." He added: "We are all so much more than what we are told to believe we are!"Taking place at the Monoprix super...
Matthew M. Williams continues his tenure at Givenchy with a combined women's and menswear presentation for the Fall/Winter 2022 season.The show, which took place on a futuristic, transparent stage, featured an unconventional mix of opposites. "I really wanted to create a synthesis of powerful, sophisticated femininity, with an interplay of multiple American and Parisian influences, sports and craftsmanship. Next to her stands a contemporary man with an instinct for chic nonchalance. On the runwa...
Sister designers Laura and Deanna Fanning presented Kiko Kostadinov's Fall/Winter 2022 collection at Paris Fashion Week on March 5, debuting a new range of silhouettes that embody the image of the Kiko girl.According to the brand, the latest range "takes a soft power approach to the feminine binary, as the saccharine sweetness of youth is brought into sharp relief against an undercurrent of dark glamor." In an interview with Vogue, the Fannings commented on their designs, explaining that the sty...