Art, and Handbags, for the People
H&M and Jeff Koons Collaborate on a Handbag Among the images inscribed on Jeff Koons’s consciousness is a black-and-white photograph of the legendary art dealer Leo Castelli presenting a bronze Jasper...
A Japanese Artist Launches Plants Into Space
Artist Azuma Makoto sent a 50-year-old bonsai pine into the stratosphere “Flowers aren’t just beautiful to show on tables,” said Azuma Makoto, a 38-year-old artist based in Tokyo. His...
JEWELRY SO EXPENSIVE THAT NO SERIOUS BUYER WOULD EVER ASK THE PRICE
From Dior, the ‘‘Bar en Corolle'' bracelet “Movement.” “I’ve always liked movement.” “Fluidity.” “Very fluid.” If you had flung open the doors of the various carpeted salons, hotel...
As Couture Ends, a Quiet Self-Confidence
Giorgio Armani Privé couture The winter couture season drew to a close just after Brazil’s dreams of World Cup glory were crushed by Germany and just before everyone found out whether Argentina or the...
At Dior, a Future Past
Details from the Christian Dior couture show It was not an accident, in other words, that Raf Simons set his Christian Dior show in a circular white construction that resembled nothing so much as a...
The Modern Dandy and Some Rough Guys
Haider-Ackermann, spring 2015 Haider Ackermann does not thrill to describing his inspirations. He doesn’t care to be tarred with their brush. Cornered among the weeds in the garden after his...
At Fendi, Reveling in Real Clothes
Fendi, spring 2015. Credit Flavio Lo Scalzo MILAN — The new normal has arrived in Milan. The American neologism “normcore” still elicits mostly puzzled stares from Italians, but the spirit is...
The Collections | The Top Five Spring/Summer 2015 Men’s Wear Shows in London
J.W. Anderson | Skimpy knits, blousy belted robes and off-duty pinstripes In a city where anything goes, at least in terms of fashion, the most impressive shows in London Collections: Men were the ones...
How Digital flattened fashion – and what we lost on the way
To produce a video of its fall 2014 show relying solely on images captured on the iPhone 5, Edun borrowed 20 smartphones. In the Dries Van Noten exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris is a...
Chinese Designers to the Fore
Leonard's autumn/winter 2014 collection in Paris. Guillaume Roujas/Nowfashion.com Quick. Name a Chinese fashion designer. Despite China’s importance in the global luxury market and the growth of its...