Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2021
30 September 2020 • By Angelo Flaccavento
Baptista's second outing for Kenzo, with its striking veiled beekeeping suits, looked much more convincing than his debut.
Ready-to-Wear Autumn 2020
26 February 2020 • By Tim Blanks
In his debut, Felipe Oliveira Baptista beautifully evoked the shapes, the colours and the art of Kenzo Takada.
16 January 2020 • By Tim Blanks
In an exclusive interview with BoF Editor-at-Large Tim Blanks, Kenzo's newly appointed creative director sets his intentions for the LVMH-owned house and where he'll show his first collection in February.
Power Moves
4 July 2019 • By Rachel Deeley
This week, Saint Laurent Chief Executive Francesca Bellettini succeeds Chanel’s Bruno Pavlovsky as president of France’s governing body of women’s fashion.
28 September 2017 • By Tim Blanks
As creative director Felipe Oliveira Baptista continues to morph the classic polo, 85 years on, Lacoste has managed to keep itself in the conversation.
Ready-to-Wear - Autumn 2017
13 February 2017 • By Tim Blanks
In the past, Felipe Oliveira Baptista has masterfully balanced fashion flourish and pure sportswear functionality. Here, that balance tipped. Stuff looked tricksy.
Ready-to-Wear Spring 2017
11 September 2016 • By Tim Blanks
The show was the most striking expression to date of Baptista’s ability to twist the simplest, sportiest little look into something with distinctly adult allure.
Ready-to-Wear - Autumn 2016
14 February 2016 • By Tim Blanks
Felipe Oliveira Baptista offers another master class in managing a legacy at Lacoste.
Ready-to-Wear - Spring 2016
13 September 2015 • By Tim Blanks
Olympic ideals inspire the sweetness and light of Felipe Oliveira Baptista's new collection.
First Person
13 November 2013 • By Alice Pfeiffer
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