Fashion & Beauty
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Wallpaper* Design Awards: this Balenciaga cassette player set our pulses racing
The invitation for Pierpaolo Piccioli’s debut runway show as creative director of Balenciaga was a cassette player that played a recording of a beating heart. It was our favourite invite of the year
By Jack Moss Published
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Dior’s iconic ‘Saddle’ bag has been transformed into a perfume
With Cuir Saddle, Francis Kurkdjian takes a radical approach to the classic leather fragrance. Here, Wallpaper* gets the lowdown from the master perfumer
By Mary Cleary Published
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The wait is over – Jonathan Anderson’s Dior has arrived with a pop-up at London’s Selfridges
The ephemeral store features hundreds of grey Dior boxes, inspired by those which featured in the house’s first-ever store, Colifichets, as well as Anderson’s literary riffs on the Dior Book Tote
By Jack Moss Published
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Issey Miyake’s colourful collaboration with Asics is making an early claim for sneaker of the year
‘Issey Miyake Foot’ is the name of a new, ongoing project between Miyake Design Studio and Asics. First up? The ‘Hyper Taping’ sneaker, which launches later this month
By Jack Moss Published
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Colleen Allen’s poetic womenswear is made for the modern-day witch
Allen is one of New York’s brightest young fashion stars. As part of Wallpaper’s Uprising column, Orla Brennan meets the American designer to talk femininity, witchcraft and the transformative experience of dressing up
By Orla Brennan Published
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Men’s Fashion Week A/W 2026 has almost arrived. Here’s what to expect
From this season’s roster of Pitti Uomo guest designers to Jonathan Anderson’s sophomore men’s collection at Dior – as well as Véronique Nichanian’s Hermès swansong – everything to look out for at Men’s Fashion Week A/W 2026
By Jack Moss Published
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Nina Christen is the designer behind fashion’s favourite – and most playful – shoes
She’s created viral shoes for Loewe and Dior. Now, the Swiss designer is striking out with her own label, Christen
By Jack Moss Published
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Is the future of beauty skincare you can wear? Sylva’s Tallulah Harlech thinks so
The stylist’s label, Sylva, comprises a tightly edited collection of pieces designed to complement the skin’s microbiome, made possible by rigorous technical innovation – something she thinks will be the future of both fashion and beauty
By India Birgitta Jarvis Published
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Everything to look forward to in fashion in 2026, from (even more) debuts to the biggest-ever Met Gala
Wallpaper* looks forward to the next 12 months in fashion, which will see the dust begin to settle after a year of seismic change in 2025
By Jack Moss Published
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The rising style stars of 2026: Oscar Ouyang is taking knitwear into new realms
As part of the January 2026 Next Generation issue of Wallpaper*, we meet fashion’s next generation. Born in Beijing, Central Saint Martins graduate Oscar Ouyang is inspired by anime, medieval folklore and his friends’ wardrobes
By Orla Brennan Published
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Unmissable fashion exhibitions to add to your calendar in 2026
From a trip back to the 1990s at Tate Britain to retrospectives on Schiaparelli, Madame Grès and Vivienne Westwood, 2026 looks set to continue the renaissance of the fashion exhibition
By Belle Hutton Published
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The beauty trends that will define 2026, from ultra-niche fragrances to anti-ageing dental care
As we enter the new year, we speak to experts in fragrance, skincare, aesthetics, wellness and more about the trends that will be shaping the way we look
By Mary Cleary Published
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The rising style stars of 2026: Julie Kegels’ clothes are shape-shifting magic tricks
As part of the January 2026 Next Generation issue of Wallpaper*, we meet fashion’s next generation. Hailing from Antwerp, former Alaïa designer Julie Kegels’ is creating clothes that transform with a woman through her day
By Orla Brennan Published
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2026 will be all about style on screen. Here are some fashionable films to look out for
From the return of Devil Wears Prada to a slew of stylish A24 projects, eight fashionable films to add to your watch list in 2026
By Orla Brennan Published
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The rising style stars of 2026: Connor McKnight is creating a wardrobe of quiet beauty
As part of the January 2026 Next Generation issue of Wallpaper*, we meet fashion’s next generation. Terming his aesthetic the ‘Black mundane’, Brooklyn-based designer Connor McKnight is elevating the everyday
By Orla Brennan Published
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What one writer learnt in 2025 through exploring the ‘intimate, familiar’ wardrobes of ten friends
Inspired by artist Sophie Calle, Colleen Kelsey’s ‘Wearing It Out’ sees the writer ask ten friends to tell the stories behind their most precious garments – from a wedding dress ordered on a whim to a pair of Prada Mary Janes
By Zoe Whitfield Published
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The rising style stars of 2026: Zane Li, fashion’s new minimalist
As part of the January 2026 Next Generation issue of Wallpaper*, we meet fashion’s next generation. First up, Zane Li, whose New York-based label LII is marrying minimalism with architectural construction and a vivid use of colour
By Orla Brennan Published
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The Wallpaper* style team recall their personal style moments of 2025
In a landmark year for fashion, the Wallpaper* style editors found joy in the new – from Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel debut to a clean slate at Jil Sander
By Jack Moss Published
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Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Maria Callas inspire Max Mara Atelier’s ‘determined and dynamic’ winter collection
The house’s couture line is dedicated every season to a single garment – the coat. Here, designer Laura Lusuardi talks Wallpaper* through the collection
By Scarlett Conlon Published
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In 2025, fashion retail had a renaissance. Here’s our favourite store designs of the year
2025 was the year that fashion stores ceased to be just about fashion. Through a series of meticulously designed – and innovative – boutiques, brands invited customers to immerse themselves in their aesthetic worlds. Here are some of the best
By Anna Solomon Published
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Lucila Safdie’s ‘feminine and surreal’ womenswear is inspired by teenage bedrooms and internet lore
The latest in our Uprising series, the Central Saint Martins graduate is honing a pastel-shaded vision rooted in depictions of girlhood in film and literature
By Orla Brennan Published
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Ferragamo gifts come imbued with glamour and nostalgia this season
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In a series of short films and images, the Italian fashion house celebrates gift-giving and offers an array of wishlist-worthy examples, from bags to shoes and scarves
By Jack Moss Published
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Debuts, dandies, Demi Moore: 25 fashion moments that defined 2025 in style
2025 was a watershed year in fashion. As selected by the Wallpaper* style team, here are the 25 moments that defined the zeitgeist
By Jack Moss Published
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Inside Christian de Portzamparc’s showstopping House of Dior Beijing: ‘sculptural, structural, alive’
Daven Wu travels to Beijing to discover Dior’s dramatic new store, a vast temple to fashion that translates haute couture into architectural form
By Daven Wu Published
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JW Anderson’s new London store is an inviting emporium of fashion, art and homeware
The idea of curation is at the heart of Jonathan Anderson’s refreshed vision for his eponymous label, one encapsulated in the new Sanchez Benton-designed store on Pimlico Road – a place where the designer’s passions and influences converge
By Jack Moss Published
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25 of the best beauty launches of 2025, from transformative skincare to offbeat scents
Wallpaper* beauty editor Mary Cleary selects her beauty highlights of the year, spanning skincare, fragrance, hair and body care, make-up and wellness
By Mary Cleary Published
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Ten of the best track jackets for channelling a 1970s-meets-1990s cool
As a ‘Marty Supreme’ track jacket makes a bid for viral garment of 2025 – thanks to one Timothée Chalamet – the Wallpaper* style team selects ten of the best tracksuit and coach jackets for men and women, each encapsulating an easy, nostalgia-tinged elegance
By Jack Moss Published


