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Is Fashion Going Back to Normal?

The labels taking part in the Paris men’s showcase largely stuck to their aesthetic codes, presenting pragmatic and reassuring collections that felt like seeing an old friend, with some intriguing format twists, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Is Fashion Going Back to Normal?

The labels taking part in the Paris men’s showcase largely stuck to their aesthetic codes, presenting pragmatic and reassuring collections that felt like seeing an old friend, with some intriguing format twists, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Hellfire and Humility: How the Pandemic Changed Rick Owens

‘I love a bombastic show, but do I really want to be that guy forever?’ Rick Owens talks to Tim Blanks about Men’s Spring/Summer 2021, recontextualizing the past, the subtlety of craft and distilling runway excess for the everyday.

Fashion Week

Hellfire and Humility: How the Pandemic Changed Rick Owens

‘I love a bombastic show, but do I really want to be that guy forever?’ Rick Owens talks to Tim Blanks about Men’s Spring/Summer 2021, recontextualizing the past, the subtlety of craft and distilling runway excess for the everyday.


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The Death of Fashion Shows? Not So Fast.

‘I come to praise shows, not to bury them,’ writes Tim Blanks as he kicks off a journey through his top fashion shows of all-time.

Fashion Week

The Death of Fashion Shows? Not So Fast.

‘I come to praise shows, not to bury them,’ writes Tim Blanks as he kicks off a journey through his top fashion shows of all-time.


News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: Tim's Take With Rick Owens

The designer has earned a cult following for his all-black, ‘grungy glamorous’ aesthetic. He joins BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks in a conversation about finding creativity and inspiration in a pandemic.

News & Analysis

#BoFLIVE: Tim's Take With Rick Owens

The designer has earned a cult following for his all-black, ‘grungy glamorous’ aesthetic. He joins BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks in a conversation about finding creativity and inspiration in a pandemic.


Fashion Week

Gigantic Glamour at Rick Owens

The enormous drama that plays out on his catwalks springs from some private obsession, but there was something else in this new collection — an extravagance, a feel for performance.

Fashion Week

Gigantic Glamour at Rick Owens

The enormous drama that plays out on his catwalks springs from some private obsession, but there was something else in this new collection — an extravagance, a feel for performance.


Fashion Week

At Rick Owens, Confrontational Edge

Rick Owens said he’s over being maudlin or nihilistic. Here, there was joy, and there was defiance.

Fashion Week

At Rick Owens, Confrontational Edge

Rick Owens said he’s over being maudlin or nihilistic. Here, there was joy, and there was defiance.


Fashion Week

A New Kind of Awareness at Rick Owens

The majestically beautiful collection, influenced by the designer’s Mexican roots and love of modernism, added new dimensions to his signatures.

Fashion Week

A New Kind of Awareness at Rick Owens

The majestically beautiful collection, influenced by the designer’s Mexican roots and love of modernism, added new dimensions to his signatures.


Fashion Week

The Other Side of Wickedness at Rick Owens

This was the designer's most direct men’s collection, but that diminished not a whit its power or appeal.

Fashion Week

The Other Side of Wickedness at Rick Owens

This was the designer's most direct men’s collection, but that diminished not a whit its power or appeal.


Fashion Week

The Return of Ready-to-Wear

In Paris, real clothes triumphed over high concept, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

The Return of Ready-to-Wear

In Paris, real clothes triumphed over high concept, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Icons of Mutant Glamour at Rick Owens

He wanted his collection to be full-on glam: the platform boot, the sharp sci-fi shoulder, the sexual provocation. His clothes are always grand, though it doesn’t explain their animal magic.

Fashion Week

Icons of Mutant Glamour at Rick Owens

He wanted his collection to be full-on glam: the platform boot, the sharp sci-fi shoulder, the sexual provocation. His clothes are always grand, though it doesn’t explain their animal magic.