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.
MILAN, Italy —Westworld tweaked so many imaginations that it would be a wonder if it didn't tickle the edges of fashion somewhere. There's no telling if the Caten twins even saw the series, but the men and women on their catwalk Sunday night were a heady combo of pioneer spirit and alternate reality. Like the huge neon maple leaf atop the venue, glowing red in the chill mist of a winter night in Milan, there was something vaguely off-world about the Caten's latest effort.
A stylist had clearly been tested to the limit in shaping huge mounds of clothing into recognisable looks, and the results were often striking, from something as relatively simple as Joan Smalls in a fishnet gown crusted with beaded flowers, wrapped in a giant army green sweater — the combination of elegance and utility bordering on surreal — to the farrago of layered parkas and puffas and flying plaid shirt-tails that weighed down one young male model.
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.
BoF’s editors pick the best shows of the Autumn/Winter 2024 season.