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Tiny waists. Rubber bodices. Light-up torsos. Daniel Roseberry’s Schiaparelli is an extravagant camp spectacle.

How the myth of the Creative Director has become the industry’s most powerful tool.

Am I the only one who feels cliche doing this in 2026? Who even needs another anonymous online opinion on fashion? Another season, another fashion week where half of us pretend to like it while the other half pretends to afford it. But here’s the thing: when the established names that used to be the…

Few modern designers have drawn more hostility than Demna Gvasalia (now just “Demna”). Over the past decade Demna has reshaped Balenciaga into one of the most culturally dominant brands in fashion, and now steps into a new era at Gucci, debuting in Fall/Winter 2026/27. For his fierce supporters, Demna forced luxury fashion to confront contemporary…

Pieter Mulier leaves Alaïa with a collection that is technically disciplined but strangely uneventful—raising the possibility that his real ambitions may already be aimed at Versace. Paris Fashion Week — Alaïa Fall/Winter 2026–27 The Short Version For a designer closing a five-year tenure at one of fashion’s most revered houses, the expectation is usually a…