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Walter Chiapponi’s Tod’s Challenge

28 February 2021 • By Tim Blanks

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Walter Chiapponi’s Tod’s Challenge

The designer tasked with reenergising the Italian leather house said lockdown had a liberating effect on him. Can he take it further?

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London’s Creativity Lights Up Dark Times

24 February 2021 • By Tim Blanks

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London’s Creativity Lights Up Dark Times

Five days of London’s virtual fashion week proved that hard times really can bring out the best in the city’s sharpest designers, writes Tim Blanks.

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Widescreen Escapism at Haute Couture

27 January 2021 • By Tim Blanks

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Widescreen Escapism at Haute Couture

Tim Blanks reports on an all-digital couture season that transported him from the bleak London lockdown as designers stretched their creativity showcasing fashion’s highest craft.

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Inside Alber Elbaz’s Return to Fashion

27 January 2021 • By Tim Blanks

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Inside Alber Elbaz’s Return to Fashion

With the debut of his new label AZ Factory, the storied designer is on to something unique that points to a post-Covid future, writes Tim Blanks.

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Thom Browne’s Twist on Kidswear

26 January 2021 • By Tim Blanks

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Thom Browne’s Twist on Kidswear

The designer talks with Tim Blanks about entering a new category on his own terms.

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Silvia Venturini Fendi on What Is ‘Normal’ Right Now

18 January 2021 • By Tim Blanks

BoF’s editor at large talks with the designer about antisocial voyeurism, colour as ‘vitamins’ — and an unexpected collaborator.

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Silvia Venturini Fendi on What Is ‘Normal’ Right Now

BoF’s editor at large talks with the designer about antisocial voyeurism, colour as ‘vitamins’ — and an unexpected collaborator.

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Ready-to-Wear Autumn 2020

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Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Undercover Autumn/ Winter 2020

6 November 2020 • By Tim Blanks

BoF’s Editor-at-Large goes back to Jun Takahashi’s dark, idiosyncratic obsessions with his 'Fallen Man' show.

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Ready-to-Wear Autumn 2020

Undercover

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Undercover Autumn/ Winter 2020

BoF’s Editor-at-Large goes back to Jun Takahashi’s dark, idiosyncratic obsessions with his 'Fallen Man' show.

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Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time

Umit Benan

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Umit Benan Autumn/Winter 2012, January 16, 2012

30 October 2020 • By Tim Blanks

BoF's editor-at-large travels back in time to January 2012, when the menswear designer made his stellar debut on the Milan runway, taking the suit back to its sartorial roots in the military.

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Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time

Umit Benan

Tim Blanks’ Top Fashion Shows of All-Time: Umit Benan Autumn/Winter 2012, January 16, 2012

BoF's editor-at-large travels back in time to January 2012, when the menswear designer made his stellar debut on the Milan runway, taking the suit back to its sartorial roots in the military.

15 View Collection