Couture Fashion Week

January 31, 2024

Reconsidering the Galliano (Ahem, Margiela) Show

There is a certain irony to the fact that of all the shows that took place during couture last week, the one designed to be the […]
January 23, 2024

Iris Van Herpen’s Exhibition Is a Dazzling Couture Show

Her one-woman exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs redefines the couture show. It is possible that the most dazzling couture show in Paris this week […]
July 2, 2023

Archives Help Shape the Jewelry Creations of Today

New collections at Chaumet and Buccellati were inspired by those in the past. For two heritage jewelry houses, inspirations from the past are back in modernized […]
January 22, 2023

4 Indie Makers to Watch in the High Jewelry Scene

Fewer major houses chose to present collections in Paris this season, but independent jewelers are still turning heads with original pieces. PARIS — The couture calendar […]
July 9, 2022

Valentino’s Roman Marvels

Expanding the meaning of couture, one ruffle and feather at a time. ROME — The couture shows came to an end not in Paris but in […]
December 31, 2020

Photos From Fashion’s Uncertain Year

Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story Fashion 2020 Photos From Fashion’s Uncertain Year Chanel, spring 2021.Credit…Valerio Mezzanotti for The […]
July 7, 2020

In Paris, Haute Couture Face Masks for All

There are disposable masks bought in bulk: light blue, three-ply, fastened with white elastic hoops. There are D.I.Y. masks, stitched at home, and designer masks, sold […]
July 6, 2020

Watch: Live Video of Paris Couture Fashion Shows

Today, for the first time ever, we’re all invited in to one of the world’s most exclusive events. Couture fashion — exquisite handmade clothes, meant for […]
July 5, 2020

Couture Fashion: Here's What Happened

In a pre-coronavirus world, hundreds of editors, clients, stylists and celebrities would have converged on Paris this weekend, clacking over the cobblestones in their kitten heels […]
July 4, 2020

The Unsung Heroes of Fashion, Now Mostly Unemployed

In a pre-coronavirus world, hundreds of editors, clients, stylists and celebrities would have converged on Paris this weekend, clacking over the cobblestones in their kitten heels […]