Couture (Fashion)

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 25, 2024

Rihanna, Kylie Jenner, Zendaya and More Gallivant in Paris at Couture

Dresses, kisses, fan girls: the best celebrity moments at couture. Haute couture is a celebration of artisanship — and one-upmanship — as the world’s top fashion […]
July 4, 2023

Reviewing the Couture of Dior, Schiaparelli and Thom Browne

Thom Browne makes his couture debut, while Schiaparelli, Dior and Iris Van Herpen spin their own dreamy tales. In 1955 the idea of the gray flannel […]
July 13, 2022

Let Them Have Couture

Balenciaga’s latest experiment attempts to open up the mysterious world of Parisian haute couture. PARIS — I spent quite a long time sniffing the candle, twisting […]
July 13, 2022

Let Them Have Couture

Balenciaga’s latest experiment attempts to open up the mysterious world of Parisian haute couture. PARIS — I spent quite a long time sniffing the candle, twisting […]
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 […]
July 5, 2022

Can Fashion Still Shock?

From trompe l’oeil to the metaverse, Schiaparelli, Dior and Iris Van Herpen offer some answers. PARIS — What’s shocking now? There are many possible answers to […]
July 5, 2022

When the Czarinas Ruled Fashion’s Front Row

A group of Russian women were once the hottest things at couture, embraced not just by fashion, but by the watching world. Where are they now? […]
March 10, 2022

Elsa Klensch, Face of Fashion on CNN, Dies at 89

She was one of the cable channel’s early stars, covering designers, models and trends in a weekly show that brought the industry to a mass television […]
January 28, 2022

Yves Saint Laurent at 5 French Museums

For the first time, one designer’s work is being showcased — simultaneously — at five major French museums. PARIS — Sixty years to the day after […]