Haute Couture

The BoF Podcast: Daniel Roseberry on the Schiaparelli Challenge

1 October 2020 • By BoF Team

1 October 2020 • By BoF Team

The artistic director tells Tim Blanks about reigniting the surrealist maison, and why fashion doesn’t have to be ‘relevant’ right now.

The BoF Podcast: Daniel Roseberry on the Schiaparelli Challenge

The artistic director tells Tim Blanks about reigniting the surrealist maison, and why fashion doesn’t have to be ‘relevant’ right now.

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Matthew Williams’ Plan for Givenchy

1 October 2020 • By Tim Blanks

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Matthew Williams’ Plan for Givenchy

Ahead of his debut at the storied French couture house, the former Gaga collaborator and founder of street-luxe label Alyx talks exclusively to Tim Blanks.

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Chanel Haute Couture, January 22, 2013

27 August 2020 • By Tim Blanks

BoF's editor-at-large travels back to Karl Lagerfeld’s Shakespearean Fairyland, when he transformed the Grand Palais into a forest right out of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Chanel Haute Couture, January 22, 2013

BoF's editor-at-large travels back to Karl Lagerfeld’s Shakespearean Fairyland, when he transformed the Grand Palais into a forest right out of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream.'

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Valentino Delivered the Digital Experience the Industry Has Been Waiting For

22 July 2020 • By Angelo Flaccavento

Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli says digital can be a new communication tool in fashion as long as the human remains at the centre.

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Valentino Delivered the Digital Experience the Industry Has Been Waiting For

Designer Pierpaolo Piccioli says digital can be a new communication tool in fashion as long as the human remains at the centre.

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Coronavirus Lockdowns Return in the US

19 July 2020 • By Brian Baskin

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Coronavirus Lockdowns Return in the US

This week, everyone will be talking about Valentino's couture show and the worsening coronavirus pandemic in the US. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

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Did Digital Couture Week Work?

8 July 2020 • By Angelo Flaccavento

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Did Digital Couture Week Work?

This season's Haute Couture Week was basically video week. Modern? Sort of. There was a lot of MTV to the proceedings, if without the creative energy and anarchy, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Chanel Couture: More Lagerfeld Than Coco

7 July 2020 • By Tim Blanks

Virginie Viard took an ambitious punt with her latest haute couture collection, targeting women she imagined were dying to unleash their locked-down party person in a blaze of glitter, writes Tim Blanks.

Chanel Couture: More Lagerfeld Than Coco

Virginie Viard took an ambitious punt with her latest haute couture collection, targeting women she imagined were dying to unleash their locked-down party person in a blaze of glitter, writes Tim Blanks.

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Why Dior's CEO Is Pushing Couture in a Pandemic

6 July 2020 • By Robert Williams

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Why Dior's CEO Is Pushing Couture in a Pandemic

With a miniature collection, the house of Christian Dior literally scales back its presence at Paris Haute Couture Week. But don’t be fooled: Pietro Beccari speaks exclusively to BoF on how the brand is keeping its foot on the accelerator after a steep jump in sales last year.

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Digital Fashion Weeks Are Here: Have You RSVPed?

5 July 2020 • By Brian Baskin

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Digital Fashion Weeks Are Here: Have You RSVPed?

This week, everyone will be talking about the digital haute couture and men's shows in Paris, the growing advertiser boycott of Facebook and Instagram and a second wave of retail layoffs. Get your BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Yves Saint Laurent, Haute Couture Spring 1988

3 July 2020 • By Tim Blanks

BoF’s Editor-at-Large revisits his top fashion shows of all time, starting with the first Paris presentation he ever covered, back in the go-go Eighties.

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Yves Saint Laurent, Haute Couture Spring 1988

BoF’s Editor-at-Large revisits his top fashion shows of all time, starting with the first Paris presentation he ever covered, back in the go-go Eighties.