Paris fashion, at its best, is an exploration of shape-shifting and fabric innovation, examining one's basic assumptions about aesthetics and practicality.
Paris fashion, at its best, is an exploration of shape-shifting and fabric innovation, examining one's basic assumptions about aesthetics and practicality.
Gucci has lost its panache. The label that once sent shivers through the fashion industry is transforming, with an almost urgent haste, into just another company hawking handbags and shoes to those more interested in a brand name than great style.
Launching a fashion label can often feel like being at the mercy of the wind. One day, the young designer Thakoon Panichgul was blown into the spotlight because Michelle Obama had worn one of his dresses.
The designer, who put "moda Milanese" on the international fashion map, was referring to pressures to reduce the Milan calendar to accommodate the New York shows as well as editors who do not want to spend much time in what some consider a relatively dull and very expensive city.
British designer Jasper Conran sent models sashaying down the catwalk on Monday in sculpted dresses set off with bright emerald, clementine and pink carnation tights.
There's rarely a good time to get into the fashion business. But as Seventh Avenue unveils its fall 2008 collections this week, these are challenging times.