Raf Simons has unexpectedly left Dior after three and a half years as creative director. His last show for the house was Dior's SS16 presentation at Paris Fashion Week on October 2nd. There was no bad blood between Simons and Dior’s parent company, LVMH. On the contrary, Dior prospered under Simons’ creative vision and sales grew by 60% during…
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RICK OWENS FEATURES GIRL-ON-GIRL ACTION ON THE PARIS RUNWAY
What is the true purpose of a fashion show? Is it to portray a message to the exclusive audience in the room or should designers tailor their shows for the positive consumption of the web-surfing public in an effort to actually sell clothing? In our age of endless "likes" and "dislikes" these queries may prove to…
LONDON, MILAN AND PARIS: FASHION WEEK SPRING/SUMMER 2016 HIGHLIGHTS
SHEER CHÉRI The Untitled Magazine takes a look at the Spring / Summer 2016 runways from London, Paris and Milan and the trends that stood out. One of the most, or rather least visible trends was transparent, sheer fabrics. Transparency is key, in chiffon, voile, lace and plastic. So, get those gams stair stepping and…
DEMNA GVASALIA ANNOUNCED AS ARTISTIC DIRECTOR OF BALENCIAGA
Demna Gvasalia has been announced as Artistic Director of Cristóbal Balenciaga’s famed fashion house. After a star studded SS16 runway show Alexander Wang has taken his final bow at Balenciaga and handed the reins to Gvasalia who is best known as head designer behind cult Parisian streetwear/high-fashion melange, Vetements. His appointment seemed out of the blue to…
LONDON COLLECTIONS: MEN – SPRING/SUMMER 2016
From June 12th till June 15th, London will be all about men's fashion, as it gets into gear for London Collections: Men SS16. London Collections Men fosters a pride in British brands and emerging talent, emphasizing both the creative and commercial importance of fashion. Highlights this year are Topman Design, opening the collections, and of…