BDSM has been influencing fashion for decades through hardcore elements and dominatrix-inspired designs. The runways of Fashion Month Fall/Winter 2022 show how kink and other free-spirited forms of sexuality can not only enhance basic monochromatic looks, but also create a sartorial world of their own. Recurring kinky elements on the runway this season include chokers, fishnets, lace, thigh-high boots, harnesses, heavy shoulder pads, bustiers, corsets and leather overload.For FW22, Dior draws in...
JW Anderson has a lot of exciting releases in the works, including an unexpected collaboration with retro South Korean manga Run Hany. For the Spring/Summer 2022 season, the label is set to drop new Bumper Bags, which Dua Lipa chose to carry for her latest street style fit.The Future Nostalgia singer opted for a simple yet statement-making look with a lime green dress paired with Balenciaga's new Runner sneaker. The outfit was complete with a tonal belt cinching the dress at the waist, with a ...
DIDU, an emerging Chinese label helmed by Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp alum Di Du, has showcased its Fall/Winter 2022 collection in both Paris and Shanghai.Titled "Lost in Translation," the presentation featured a live catwalk as well as a campaign film. The collection takes inspiration from the designer's internal conversations on a personal journey that eventually leads us to self-acceptance. Through FW22, the creative aimed to express a DIDU woman that isn't confined to just one style, ...
For its Fall 2022 collection, Eytys has taken creative inspiration from the works of 19th-century Swedish painter Eugène Jansson."By challenging the meaning of newness, we found ourselves at the beginning of a journey with a new focus," Max Schiller, the founder of Eytys, said in a press release. "Rather than reinventing, we base the process on revisiting, reworking and re-energizing past icons."The range's color palette is dominated by blues and blacks, while nocturnal hues are found on the cl...