What do you get when you fuse an Irish-Chinese pagan feminist with a French couture house? Ask Simone Rocha. She’s the latest ‘guest‘ designer to be invited by Jean Paul Gaultier to bring her own spin to his remarkable legacy.

The London-based designer is expanding into menswear with a collection that fuses strength and fragility, writes Tim Blanks.

The gala opened with a tribute to the late designer, who passed away from a rare form of cancer this weekend.

BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks connects with the designer to discuss her Spring/Summer 2021 collection — and how the pandemic changed her creative process.

The Covid-19 crisis has made going it alone even harder for high-potential young labels. Brand platforms offer cash and critical operational support.

Rocha’s clothes are often beautiful, but they get their weight, their haunting gravitas, from the melancholy that steeps her work.

The luxury outerwear brand’s innovative marketing model relies on a constant rotation of buzzy talent. BoF spotlights potential future candidates.

Inspired by Ireland’s wren boys, the exquisite pieces that made up the designer’s latest collection seem destined to become nothing less than heirlooms, worthy of new traditions to come.