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.
NEW YORK, United States — It's been a difficult year in the US, but Adam Selman wants everyone to know that "'American' is not a bad word." Instead, the kind-hearted designer is using his budding label to celebrate some of the things he loves about American sportswear, including jeans — or "the national costume," as Georgia O'Keefe so astutely put it —the picnic check and Halston minimalism.
Those might sound like disparate ideas, but when woven into Selman’s collection they add up to one thing: a celebration of leisure. "People come to me for a fun, special moment,” he says. For spring, that meant hand-painting irises onto sturdy, tailored-to-the-nines denim, hanging a lime-satin column gown off of a string of pearls, and letting a floor-length shirt dress splay open to unveil a pair of crisp, men’s-inspired boxer shorts. That latter look is turning into a signature. And in a country that celebrates individualism, being known for something is indeed a good thing.
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.