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Luxury

The Revenge of Abstraction on Fashion’s Catwalks

Experimental silhouettes are making a comeback as young labels like Duran Lantink, Vautrait and Marie Adam-Leenaerdt reject the industry’s recent focus on commercial, heritage-inflected design.

Luxury

The Revenge of Abstraction on Fashion’s Catwalks

Experimental silhouettes are making a comeback as young labels like Duran Lantink, Vautrait and Marie Adam-Leenaerdt reject the industry’s recent focus on commercial, heritage-inflected design.


Marketing

The Meteoric Rise of the Tabi, Explained

Thanks to the viral “Tabi Swiper,” Maison Margiela’s iconic split-toe shoe shot to the centre of online conversation. But, the style has been on the rise for years, and may see more mainstreaming in the months to come.

Marketing

The Meteoric Rise of the Tabi, Explained

Thanks to the viral “Tabi Swiper,” Maison Margiela’s iconic split-toe shoe shot to the centre of online conversation. But, the style has been on the rise for years, and may see more mainstreaming in the months to come.


Luxury

Bottega Veneta: Everything Old Is New Again

In the driver’s seat after the abrupt exit of his predecessor, young Belgian Matthieu Blazy aims to reconnect the brand with its Italian pedigree, elevating emotion and handcraft over ‘obsession with technology and newness.’

Luxury

Bottega Veneta: Everything Old Is New Again

In the driver’s seat after the abrupt exit of his predecessor, young Belgian Matthieu Blazy aims to reconnect the brand with its Italian pedigree, elevating emotion and handcraft over ‘obsession with technology and newness.’


News & Analysis

Why Margiela's Tabi Boot Is Minting Money

As the enigmatic designer's split-toe shoe gains a celebrity following years after its initial release, retailers are cashing in.

News & Analysis

Why Margiela's Tabi Boot Is Minting Money

As the enigmatic designer's split-toe shoe gains a celebrity following years after its initial release, retailers are cashing in.


News & Analysis

The Ghosts of Lang and Margiela

How Helmut Lang and Martin Margiela left a radical roadmap for Raf Simons, Demna Gvasalia and Phoebe Philo.

News & Analysis

The Ghosts of Lang and Margiela

How Helmut Lang and Martin Margiela left a radical roadmap for Raf Simons, Demna Gvasalia and Phoebe Philo.


News & Analysis

News Bites | Virgil Abloh to Show at Pitti Uomo, Jil Sander Creative Director Exits and More...

In today's news bites, Virgil Abloh will show his Spring/Summer 2018 menswear collection as a guest designer at Pitti Uomo, while a new tome celebrates the tenure of Martin Margiela at Hermès.

News & Analysis

News Bites | Virgil Abloh to Show at Pitti Uomo, Jil Sander Creative Director Exits and More...

In today's news bites, Virgil Abloh will show his Spring/Summer 2018 menswear collection as a guest designer at Pitti Uomo, while a new tome celebrates the tenure of Martin Margiela at Hermès.


News & Analysis

Inside Tim Blanks' Box of '90s Polaroids

A Pandora's box of old Polaroids by Tim Blanks captures the peculiar charisma of the backstage congregation in the early 1990s.

News & Analysis

Inside Tim Blanks' Box of '90s Polaroids

A Pandora's box of old Polaroids by Tim Blanks captures the peculiar charisma of the backstage congregation in the early 1990s.


Fashion Week

Remembered: The Game-Changing Martin Margiela Show of 1989

As talk turns towards a future of consumer-facing fashion shows, we look back on the 1989 Martin Margiela presentation, which set a new paradigm for the fashion show as a public spectacle, in an oral history with contributions from Margiela’s closest collaborators and biggest supporters of the time, courtesy of The Gentlewoman.

Fashion Week

Remembered: The Game-Changing Martin Margiela Show of 1989

As talk turns towards a future of consumer-facing fashion shows, we look back on the 1989 Martin Margiela presentation, which set a new paradigm for the fashion show as a public spectacle, in an oral history with contributions from Margiela’s closest collaborators and biggest supporters of the time, courtesy of The Gentlewoman.


Financial Markets

Renzo Rosso: ‘Galliano, Elbaz and Me’

Colin McDowell talks to the Only The Brave Group president about hiring a fashion exile and what's next for the former Lanvin creative director.

Financial Markets

Renzo Rosso: ‘Galliano, Elbaz and Me’

Colin McDowell talks to the Only The Brave Group president about hiring a fashion exile and what's next for the former Lanvin creative director.


Fashion Week

Making Frédéric Sanchez’s Fashion Show Mixes

BoF goes inside the mind of the man behind some of fashion’s most cerebral and carefully-curated soundtracks.

Fashion Week

Making Frédéric Sanchez’s Fashion Show Mixes

BoF goes inside the mind of the man behind some of fashion’s most cerebral and carefully-curated soundtracks.