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Michel Gaubert

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Having started his music collection in the heady club scene of Paris in the 1980s, he now designs runway tracks for brands like Chanel.

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Fashion Week

Karl Lagerfeld Brings a Curious Decadence to Chanel Cruise

The designer evoked the effortless summer glamour of Coco Chanel’s holiday home, but revealed there might be some heavy irony at work underneath the spirited artifice.

Fashion Week

Karl Lagerfeld Brings a Curious Decadence to Chanel Cruise

The designer evoked the effortless summer glamour of Coco Chanel’s holiday home, but revealed there might be some heavy irony at work underneath the spirited artifice.


Fashion Week

Activism Through Indulgence at Halpern

If Michael Halpern’s aesthetic is a one-note samba, that is also its power — so unabashed in its excess that resistance is futile.

Fashion Week

Activism Through Indulgence at Halpern

If Michael Halpern’s aesthetic is a one-note samba, that is also its power — so unabashed in its excess that resistance is futile.


Fashion Week

At Calvin Klein, Better Safe Than Sorry

Raf Simons sounded a hopeful note while once again proving his mastery of an unsettling mood of menace. The threat risk was high.

Fashion Week

At Calvin Klein, Better Safe Than Sorry

Raf Simons sounded a hopeful note while once again proving his mastery of an unsettling mood of menace. The threat risk was high.


Fashion Week

At Raf Simons, Youth in Motion

There is something about the current moment that makes the designer's fascination with decadence seem less of an indulgence than it once was, and it was reflected in the clothes he presented.

Fashion Week

At Raf Simons, Youth in Motion

There is something about the current moment that makes the designer's fascination with decadence seem less of an indulgence than it once was, and it was reflected in the clothes he presented.


Fashion Week

Fendi Takes on Tradition

Silvia Venturini Fendi has always delighted in toying with preconception, and her restlessness means she’ll never buckle under the weight of legacy.

Fashion Week

Fendi Takes on Tradition

Silvia Venturini Fendi has always delighted in toying with preconception, and her restlessness means she’ll never buckle under the weight of legacy.


Fashion Week

Altuzarra Plays to His Strengths

The designer felt no compulsion to adjust anything to account for a demanding new audience in Paris, conjuring up a strong, sensual, all-conquering female alter ego that was a testament to his focus.

Fashion Week

Altuzarra Plays to His Strengths

The designer felt no compulsion to adjust anything to account for a demanding new audience in Paris, conjuring up a strong, sensual, all-conquering female alter ego that was a testament to his focus.


News & Analysis

Alexandre de Betak Stages Colette Takeover

The master fashion show producer is turning his hand to the windows of Colette to mark the launch of his new book, 'Betak: Fashion Show Revolution'.

News & Analysis

Alexandre de Betak Stages Colette Takeover

The master fashion show producer is turning his hand to the windows of Colette to mark the launch of his new book, 'Betak: Fashion Show Revolution'.


Fashion Week

A Dissonant Gumbo of Americana at Calvin Klein

Raf Simons nailed the lethal anxiety at the heart of the American dream, and it was brilliant.

Fashion Week

A Dissonant Gumbo of Americana at Calvin Klein

Raf Simons nailed the lethal anxiety at the heart of the American dream, and it was brilliant.


News & Analysis

News Bites | Loewe Releases Ibiza-Inspired Record, Erdem x H&M

In today's News Bites, Loewe pays musical tribute to the White Island, while Erdem Moralioglu announces a collaboration with H&M.

News & Analysis

News Bites | Loewe Releases Ibiza-Inspired Record, Erdem x H&M

In today's News Bites, Loewe pays musical tribute to the White Island, while Erdem Moralioglu announces a collaboration with H&M.


Retail

At Colette, a Fresh Take on Collaboration

For each month until the end of the year, Sarah Andelman is giving a whole floor of Colette to a single brand. We’ll see Balenciaga, Sacai, Thom Browne — and one surprise: fashion publicist Lucien Pagès.

Retail

At Colette, a Fresh Take on Collaboration

For each month until the end of the year, Sarah Andelman is giving a whole floor of Colette to a single brand. We’ll see Balenciaga, Sacai, Thom Browne — and one surprise: fashion publicist Lucien Pagès.


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