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Jojo Zan Asks: What Will Be Left of Us?
Founded by London-based designer Jojo Zan, The Digital Amber explores what it means to leave traces in a world increasingly defined by data. Through 3D-printed, bio-based accessories that mimic erosion, fossilisation, and decay, the label imagines future relics of digital identity that are quiet, reflective objects that sit between technology and archaeology, memory and material.…
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What Shaykara’s new collection really tells us about Fashion Waste
The collection that refuses to pretend fashion exists in a vacuum. Worn and Reborn examines the realities of fashion waste through Lagos-born designer Sharon Omowayeola. Using Aso oke and discarded textiles, she reconstructs garments that sit directly inside the environments that shaped them like markets, dumpsites, crowded streets, offering a grounded, necessary critique of consumption…
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Jean Paul Gaultier’s returns with Duran Lantink’s provocative new energy
Duran Lantink’s debut for Jean Paul Gaultier was everything you’d hope for from a designer stepping into the house of the original fashion provocateur — bold, unapologetic, and laced with just the right amount of shock value. The Dutch designer didn’t hold back, pulling from Gaultier’s legacy of rebellion and theatricality while injecting it with…
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Chanel marks a celestial beginning under Matthieu Blazy
Matthieu Blazy’s debut for Chanel was the perfect finale to Paris Fashion Week, beautiful, thoughtful, and quietly revolutionary. As one of the most anticipated shows of the season, it carried the kind of expectation that only a house like Chanel can command. Blazy, only the fourth designer to lead the maison in its 115-year history.…
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Mugler Finds Subtle Power in Miguel Castro Freitas’ Debut
Miguel Castro Freitas’ debut at Mugler was a fascinating moment, a collection that honored the brand’s audacious DNA while quietly rethinking what sexy looks like today. Freitas titled the collection “Stardust Aphrodite,” and it played on contrasts: fantasy and reality, softness and structure, light and dark. The show took place in an underground Paris parking…
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Balenciaga Finds Its Heart Again With Pierpaolo Piccioli
If this debut was any indication, Balenciaga is entering a new era, one that values emotion over irony. Pierpaolo Piccioli’s debut for Balenciaga was, in a word, stunning. It’s rare to see a collection that feels both completely timeless and so relevant to the moment. But that’s what this was—thoughtful, beautiful, and deeply considered. After…
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Loewe finds fresh energy with Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez
How do you follow up a designer like Jonathan Anderson? That was the question hanging over Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez as they made their debut for Loewe this season. For more than a decade, Anderson redefined the brand, turning it from a Spanish leather house into one of the most exciting, idea-driven luxury labels…
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UDGN perfects the power of cultural storytelling with Cultural Threads SS26
London Fashion Week has long been a stage for reinvention, but this season a new voice rises above the noise. The Unity in Design Global Network (UDGN) brings Cultural Threads SS26 to Ladbroke Hall, transforming the runway into more than just a fashion show but a place for creatives to thrive. Cultural Threads celebrates a…
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Gucci Sales Plunge 25% as Kering Struggles to Regain Momentum
Kering, the French luxury group behind Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, and Balenciaga, delivered another sobering earnings update in Q2. Group revenues fell 15% year-on-year to €3.7 billion, while operating income dropped 39% to €969 million. But the headline figure came from Gucci itself, sales slumped 25% to €1.46 billion, making it the most significant drag on Kering’s…
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Michael Rider Redefines Celine with Poise, Prep and Personality
Michael Rider’s much-anticipated debut at Celine was more than just a runway show—it felt like a reset, a breath of fresh air, and a homecoming all at once. Held inside Celine’s historic headquarters on Rue Vivienne, the atmosphere was intimate yet grand, despite the Paris rain. Guests walked into the house—literally—past Celine-branded bikes adorned with…
