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.
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Fausto Puglisi is fed up with the catwalk show format. So are many of us. The formula is honestly a bit tired. Instead, Puglisi collaborated with theater director Armando Punzo - director of the Teatro Stabile of the Volterra penitentiary - on an emotional experience that made the high-contrast values of the Puglisi world tangible.
The carnal grand guignol of sex and religion offered a wonderful backdrop to the designer's Dionysian take on uber-feminity. Sweat and incense made for a potent frame. But the collection was practically swallowed up by the
mise en scene
. In other words, the format is intelligent, but it needs fine-tuning. As for the clothes, it was business as usual.
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.