The Business of Fashion
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
Agenda-setting intelligence, analysis and advice for the global fashion community.
NEW YORK, United States — Philip Lim knows how to set the scene: his Spring/Summer 2017 show set was littered with chrysanthemum stalks and dry earth, both indicators of the season's mood: "the soul of late 50's Nashville... Crooning over a Victorian romanticism", he called it. That improbable combination was whipped up into clothes with an innate prettiness - all ruffled and flower-strewn themselves - undercut by more sinister Western-inspired details that ran from tiny cabochon stud embroidery and zipped-off hemlines to a wanton way with blasted denim.
Paired with cut-away python mules and chunky clogs, these looks worked best when Lim let go of his more uptight, tailored inclinations - allowing ideas like shirred aviation bombers and laddered, scalloped-edge shirting pieces to push his historical inspirations in a more modern direction.
And designer Sabato De Sarno doubles down with his Cruise ‘25 show for the brand, writes Tim Blanks.
From where aspirational customers are spending to Kering’s challenges and Richemont’s fashion revival, BoF’s editor-in-chief shares key takeaways from conversations with industry insiders in London, Milan and Paris.
BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks and Imran Amed, BoF founder and editor-in-chief, look back at the key moments of fashion month, from Seán McGirr’s debut at Alexander McQueen to Chemena Kamali’s first collection for Chloé.
Anthony Vaccarello staged a surprise show to launch a collection of gorgeously languid men’s tailoring, writes Tim Blanks.