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.
PARIS, France — The Issey Miyake show was held in a breeze-swept upper alley of the University Pierre et Marie Curie, a rather nondescript building with few compelling angles. It was entitled Light and was all about lightness as a material quality of the clothes as well as the way one should wear them, regardless of occasion or time of day.
In this sense, designer Yusuke Takahashi hit a mark: the location, the staging and the collection fit together nicely. But what ultimately materialised on the catwalk was a line-up of overly normal-looking pieces. It was clothing that will certainly find a place in the closets of many men but looked boring on the runway. As a house with a radical — if gentle and user-friendly — DNA, Issey Miyake needs a stronger point of view.
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.