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Fashion Week

Fashion’s Quest For Clarity

During the second half of men’s fashion week in Paris, a handful of designers delivered clear messages, but they were the exception, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Fashion’s Quest For Clarity

During the second half of men’s fashion week in Paris, a handful of designers delivered clear messages, but they were the exception, reports Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

A Lost Weekend in Paris: Chapter Two

Valentino, Miu Miu, Hermès, Junya Watanabe and Maison Margiela ran the gamut of emotional extremes, writes Tim Blanks.

Fashion Week

A Lost Weekend in Paris: Chapter Two

Valentino, Miu Miu, Hermès, Junya Watanabe and Maison Margiela ran the gamut of emotional extremes, writes Tim Blanks.


Fashion Week

Paris Day Six: What Is Wearable?

On a day of Paris Fashion Week shows dominated by Comme des Garçons and McQueen, conceptual clothes and their place in today’s fashion world was up for discussion.

Fashion Week

Paris Day Six: What Is Wearable?

On a day of Paris Fashion Week shows dominated by Comme des Garçons and McQueen, conceptual clothes and their place in today’s fashion world was up for discussion.


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of the Season

BoF editors select the best shows of the Spring-Summer 2025 season.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of the Season

BoF editors select the best shows of the Spring-Summer 2025 season.


Fashion Week

In Paris, Shapes of Things to Come

Junya Watanabe, Duran Lantink and Chitose Abe are modern maestros of challenging silhouette, writes Tim Blanks.

Fashion Week

In Paris, Shapes of Things to Come

Junya Watanabe, Duran Lantink and Chitose Abe are modern maestros of challenging silhouette, writes Tim Blanks.


Fashion Week

Has Creativity Become a Luxury?

At Paris Fashion Week creative spark was scarce, but there were bolts of imagination from designers across the aesthetic spectrum, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

Has Creativity Become a Luxury?

At Paris Fashion Week creative spark was scarce, but there were bolts of imagination from designers across the aesthetic spectrum, writes Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

In Paris, Comme and Its Children

A handful of the most interesting designers showing at Paris Fashion Week owe a debt to Comme des Garçons founder Rei Kawakubo, writes Tim Blanks.

Fashion Week

In Paris, Comme and Its Children

A handful of the most interesting designers showing at Paris Fashion Week owe a debt to Comme des Garçons founder Rei Kawakubo, writes Tim Blanks.


Fashion Week

In Paris, a Battle Between Loud and Soft

Rick Owens, Dries Van Noten, Loewe and Lemaire were standouts at a men’s fashion week where the volume was both turned up to ten and kept low, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Fashion Week

In Paris, a Battle Between Loud and Soft

Rick Owens, Dries Van Noten, Loewe and Lemaire were standouts at a men’s fashion week where the volume was both turned up to ten and kept low, writes Angelo Flaccavento.


Fashion Week

Paris Day Six: Alexander McQueen, Comme des Garçons, Junya Watanabe

Sarah Burton saying goodbye to McQueen gives pause for reflection on the question of legacy. So does Rei Kawakubo with yet another exercise in abstraction.

Fashion Week

Paris Day Six: Alexander McQueen, Comme des Garçons, Junya Watanabe

Sarah Burton saying goodbye to McQueen gives pause for reflection on the question of legacy. So does Rei Kawakubo with yet another exercise in abstraction.


Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of the Season

BoF’s editors pick the top ten shows of the Autumn/Winter 2023 season.

Fashion Week

Top 10 Shows of the Season

BoF’s editors pick the top ten shows of the Autumn/Winter 2023 season.