Dal Chodha

A Comme des Garçons perfume is not ‘beautiful’

A Comme des Garçons perfume is ‘defined without the notion of beauty’, creative director of CDG Parfums Christian Astuguevieille tells Dal Chodha on the occasion of the brand’s 30th anniversary

By Dal Chodha Published 10 February 25

‘We created our own island’: a new exhibition sees discreet Belgian fashion label Jan-Jan Van Essche step into the spotlight

Dal Chodha travels to Belgium to meet Jan-Jan Van Essche, the subject of a new exhibition at Antwerp’s MoMu that sheds light on the under-the-radar designer, whose eponymous label marries subtle elegance with extraordinary fabrications

By Dal Chodha Published 6 January 25

Inside ‘M&OTHERS’, the experimental exhibition dissecting the relationship between fashion and motherhood

A new exhibition at Modemuseum Hasselt, Belgium explores the rarely examined link between fashion and motherhood, in all its forms

By Dal Chodha Published 11 November 24

Pierre Jeanneret’s Chandigarh furniture meets South Asian diasporic art in an unusual London exhibition

Rajan Bijlani opens a show combining Pierre Jeanneret furniture for the Indian city of Chandigarh with works for sale by six artists of South Asian origin – in his own London townhouse

By Dal Chodha Published 16 October 24

‘There are no shortcuts’: Ten years of Hereu, the cult Spanish shoe brand where craft is front and centre

Dal Chodha visits Barcelona-based shoe and accessory brand Hereu as it reaches a milestone decade in business

By Dal Chodha Published 20 September 24

Inside Karl Lagerfeld’s extraordinary Paris library and bookshop, a haven for the bibliophile

We take an exclusive tour of Karl Lagerfeld’s Paris bookshop and library 7L, which is keeping the legendary fashion designer’s vision alive with a scintillating programme of cultural events

By Dal Chodha Published 13 August 24

Auralee, the ’seductively unknowable’ Japanese label celebrating a decade of beautiful clothes

Ahead of Auralee’s S/S 2025 runway show at Paris Fashion Week Men’s this evening (18 June 2024), Dal Chodha meets Tokyo-based designer Ryota Iwai to speak about the brand’s considered, covetable collections

By Dal Chodha Published 18 June 24

‘Rage, poetry, hope’: The State of Fashion Biennale 2024 addresses a need to change the system

Dal Chodha takes a trip to Arnhem, Netherlands for The State of Fashion Biennale 2024, where this year’s exhibition ‘Ties that Bind’ brings together clothing, textiles and art from the global south to challenge fashion’s power imbalance

By Dal Chodha Published 22 May 24

Cult 1960s boutique Granny Takes A Trip gets a sustainable reboot

Founded on King’s Road in 1966, ‘radically creative’ fashion store Granny Takes A Trip is being reimagined for a new generation. Dal Chodha takes a closer look

By Dal Chodha Published 23 April 24

‘What is beauty?’: Balenciaga’s Demna on creating thoroughly modern haute couture

Balenciaga creative director Demna opens up to Wallpaper* about his transformative haute couture collections, which instil a mood of modernity into the most traditional of mediums

By Dal Chodha Published 8 February 24

Bless interprets Fendi’s world for its immersive Design Miami 2023 installation

Provocative situation design duo Bless go behind the scenes at Fendi for ‘Backfrontal’, the Italian fashion house’s presentation at Design Miami 2023 (6-10 December)

By Dal Chodha Published 4 December 23

Aesop’s ethereal stores: explore the brand’s design philosophy in a short film

Perfectly integrated into the local urban fabric, Aesop’s three new stores showcase the brand’s powerful yet pared-back design philosophy

By Dal Chodha Published 25 September 23

ANOHNI addresses a world at war with itself in her Wallpaper* guest editor interview

Musician and artist ANOHNI, guest editor of October 2023 Wallpaper*, seeks new strategies in the face of troubled global realities, centring the powers of feeling, intuition, femininity and motherhood

By Dal Chodha Published 12 September 23

The Glossary: Unpacking A/W 2023’s extra-ordinary looks

As seen in the Wallpaper* September 2023 Style Issue, Dal Chodha explores A/W 2023’s defining looks through the writings of Georges Perec, a French author who studied the minute magnificence of everyday life

By Dal Chodha Published 10 August 23

Art form: Hannelore Knuts wears the S/S 2023 collections

As seen in the Wallpaper* March Style Issue, Belgian model Hannelore Knuts poses in pastels, chiffon and lace, against a visual narrative by painter Lucy McKenzie

By Dal Chodha Published 9 February 23

‘A reflection of joy’: Francesco Risso on Marni’s new collaboration with Uniqlo

The second collaboration between Marni creative director Francesco Risso and Uniqlo promises an uplifting take on Uniqlo staples. Here, Risso tells Wallpaper* the story behind the collection

By Dal Chodha Published 30 November 22

Inside the Oslo library preserving fashion’s printed matter

The International Library of Fashion Research in Oslo – opening later this month – will house over 5,000 pieces of printed fashion ephemera

By Dal Chodha Last updated 8 November 22

Hushed tones: simple, wearable clothes speak of a quiet revolution

A new and muted mood is (quietly) gaining momentum, from brands including Deveaux, Dušan and Legres

By Dal Chodha Last updated 1 November 22

Family ties: Violeta Sanchez and her daughter Luz pull together for a living sculpture show

By Dal Chodha Last updated 31 October 22

Inside eco-aware label Ssōne’s crafty London boutique

Ssōne (pronounced, ‘sewn') is the London-based ready-to-wear label with a social conscience

By Dal Chodha Last updated 31 October 22

Kim Jones mines the Dior archives and couture techniques to embellish the modern man

By Dal Chodha Last updated 31 October 22