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Gareth Pugh

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The experimental designer began making costumes at 14 and has partnered with Michèle Lamy to enhance his commercial viability.

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Financial Markets

Gucci's Rise Signals a New Model for Fashion

As a fashion system built on seasonal collections, runway shows and wholesale partnerships continues to wane, what’s taking its place?

Financial Markets

Gucci's Rise Signals a New Model for Fashion

As a fashion system built on seasonal collections, runway shows and wholesale partnerships continues to wane, what’s taking its place?


News & Analysis

Yang Li to Put Music Obsession Centre Stage at Paris Fashion Week Show

Singer Michael Gira will perform at the Chinese designer's Spring/Summer 2018 show at the Palais de Tokyo.

News & Analysis

Yang Li to Put Music Obsession Centre Stage at Paris Fashion Week Show

Singer Michael Gira will perform at the Chinese designer's Spring/Summer 2018 show at the Palais de Tokyo.


News & Analysis

Making Sense of the Anti-Fur Protests at London Fashion Week

This season, London Fashion Week was met with activism on a much bigger scale than usual, with protests outside Burberry, Gareth Pugh and the British Fashion Council’s show space.

News & Analysis

Making Sense of the Anti-Fur Protests at London Fashion Week

This season, London Fashion Week was met with activism on a much bigger scale than usual, with protests outside Burberry, Gareth Pugh and the British Fashion Council’s show space.


Fashion Week

Gareth Pugh's Macabre Movie

In lieu of a show, the visionary designer presented a powerful film about the creation that comes from endless destruction, but one couldn't help seeing how repetitive Pugh's work can be.

Fashion Week

Gareth Pugh's Macabre Movie

In lieu of a show, the visionary designer presented a powerful film about the creation that comes from endless destruction, but one couldn't help seeing how repetitive Pugh's work can be.


News & Analysis

The School of Dazed

Dazed & Confused may have been started by students, but 25 years later, it has become a training ground for multiple generations of fashion creatives.

News & Analysis

The School of Dazed

Dazed & Confused may have been started by students, but 25 years later, it has become a training ground for multiple generations of fashion creatives.


News & Analysis

A New Generation of Casting Directors Putting Diversity First

Amidst criticism of continued whitewashing, a new generation of casting directors is embracing genuine diversity over tokenism.

News & Analysis

A New Generation of Casting Directors Putting Diversity First

Amidst criticism of continued whitewashing, a new generation of casting directors is embracing genuine diversity over tokenism.


Fashion Week

Gareth Pugh’s Macabre Cabaret

The show felt unsettling in a good way — bleak in its outlook and sharply in tune with how many of us feel about the near future, it struck a chord close to home.

Fashion Week

Gareth Pugh’s Macabre Cabaret

The show felt unsettling in a good way — bleak in its outlook and sharply in tune with how many of us feel about the near future, it struck a chord close to home.


News & Analysis

Meet London’s Next Generation of Polymath Creatives

In London, a new generation of craft-focused creatives is pushing fashion forward — just don't call them designers.

News & Analysis

Meet London’s Next Generation of Polymath Creatives

In London, a new generation of craft-focused creatives is pushing fashion forward — just don't call them designers.


Fashion Week

In London, Creativity Lost in Collage

While Simone Rocha sparkled, many of the designers at London Fashion Week seemed stuck in a maze of collage, surface decoration and styling, argues Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

In London, Creativity Lost in Collage

While Simone Rocha sparkled, many of the designers at London Fashion Week seemed stuck in a maze of collage, surface decoration and styling, argues Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Gareth Pugh's Night After the Opera

The designer delivered the kind of campy high fashion drama he deeply loves, though one wonders where the Pugh woman might promenade her powerful silhouettes.

Fashion Week

Gareth Pugh's Night After the Opera

The designer delivered the kind of campy high fashion drama he deeply loves, though one wonders where the Pugh woman might promenade her powerful silhouettes.


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