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 — Angela Missoni, meanwhile, continues expanding and exploring her idea of the nonchalant adventurer. The Missoni man is a charmer who favours en plein air scenarios and clothing that is wonderfully arty in texture and pattern whilst looking wonderfully easy in terms of use and practicality. Which, somehow, is both the plus and the minus of the label. At first glance, each collection is more or less always the same. On a closer inspection, though, patterns and even shapes evolve endlessly. This season, the voyage landed in the countryside, amongst hat-wearing cowboys and gauchos, keeping a multicultural tingle: bermuda shorts appeared on the runway, together with scarves worn like sashes around the waist. It worked: the collection felt upbeat and catchy, only a tad monotonous.
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.