Dries Van Noten: The Belgian fashion brand opened (and closed) our eyes with a retro lenticular printed card
Seeing red: Crimson was the colour du jour this season, with Céline, Paul Smith, Margaret Howell and Tod’s splashing this bold hue across their respective invitations
Saint Laurent: Hedi Slimane’s black booklet invitation series manifests in the same format each season, but the artists chosen to grace their pages keeps it feeling endlessly fresh. For spring/summer, the American artist and sculptor Larry Bell loaned his gracefully minimalist works – rendered notably in black and white – to the next instalment of the series
Roksanda: The London-based, Serbian designer alluded to her bold spring palette, with eggshell blue, canary yellow and black predominantly floating down the runway
Marc Jacobs: We had popcorn at the ready for Jacobs’ theatrical display at Ziegfeld Theater in Manhattan
White balance: A beveled, all-white trend emerged across show invitations this season including (from left) Marni, Proenza Schouler, DKNY and Balenciaga
Kenzo: Humberto Leon and Carol Kim kept their S/S 2016 inspiration tightly under wraps, instead sending out a gilded vault-like invitation
MM6 Maison Martin Margiela: A black badge embroidered with a white, illustrated hand set the tone for the house's industrial techno London presentation
Jimmy Choo: The British shoe and accessories house has us daydreaming of next year’s summer with a decidedly tropical invitation for its preview in Milan. Here, a pair of pale yellow palm fronds crafted from paper opened up to reveal details subtly debossed in rose gold foil
Emilio Pucci: Intensely hued feathers were flying ahead of newly minted creative director Massimo Giorgetti’s first show at the Florentine label
Pin-ups: Acne Studios (left), Loewe (centre) and Alexander McQueen all opted for visually charged posters this season
Burberry Prorsum: Flower power was the order of the day for Christopher Bailey, who sent out a small but perfectly formed invitation with an elaborate laser-cut floral pattern
Alexander Wang: The American fashion designer, marking a decade at his eponymous label, heralded his New York show with a black-and-white lenticular print: his brand logo tilted to reveal a numbered barcode, while the thick-cut card was framed with a beveled white edge
1205: It was to be a burgundy affair at Paula Gerbase’s spring/summer show, which she hinted at with a maroon invitation. The show details were printed neatly on an eggshell grey card
All the write moves: Several fashion houses including Bally (top left), Delpozo (bottom left) and Burberry (bottom right) impressed with elegant penmanship so delightful and delicate this season
3.1 Phillip Lim: Celebrating 10 years of his eponymous label, American designer Phillip Lim invited us to ‘stop and smell the flowers’. The invitation arrived in the form of a narrow white box; inside, an amber vial containing seeds to grow fragrant Morning Glory moonflowers (ipomoea alba). Heavenly!
Akris: Albert Kriemler paid homage to architect Sou Fujimoto for his spring collection. The invitation arrived folded in a crisp, white die-cut sheet of paper – a nod to Fujimoto’s clean lines and affinity for transparency
Miu Miu: A shining silver, bubble-wrap invitation announced Miuccia Prada’s Milan show, seen here with the brand’s customary gold seat-marker
Krizia: Italian brand Krizia’s glacial invitation was a hefty sliver of crystal-clear Perspex, with a crumpled paper-like texture on one side
Gucci: Freshly appointed creative director Alessandro Michele wears his heart on his sleeve - and his unabashedly romantic S/S 2016 collection. The preluding invitation certainly kept no secrets about what to expect from Michele’s second women’s collection for the house. On one side, our Editor-in-Chief’s name was penned with Italian flourish, while the reverse revealed embossed black stars framing a pouch embroidered with flowers and a golden bee
Valentino: Designers Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli heralded their darkly seductive spring/summer outing with a jet-black, wood grain invitation, while the show details were printed in gold
Tommy Hilfiger: The American designer whisked us away to paradise by way of New York this season, sending us a glossy postcard from Mustique Island adorned with a dreamy tropical sunset scene. Closer inspection of the multiplex card revealed a beveled bamboo edge
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Highlights from the transporting Cruise 2026 showsThe Cruise 2026 season began yesterday with a Chanel show at Lake Como, heralding the start of a series of jet-setting, destination runway shows from fashion’s biggest houses
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Behind the design of national pavilions in Venice: three studios to knowDesigning the British, Swiss and Mexican national pavilions at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 are three outstanding studios to know before you go
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Premium patisserie Naya is Mayfair’s latest sweet spotHeritage meets opulence at Naya bakery in Mayfair, London. With interiors by India Hicks and Anna Goulandris, the patisserie looks good enough to eat
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Celine Saint Honoré is dedicated to Hedi Slimane’s feats of savoir-faire and craftThe Celine store on Rue Saint-Honoré is designed to capture the spirit of Paris, showcasing the house’s most precious offering. Here, Wallpaper* captures Celine’s couture, Haute Maroquinerie and Haute Parfumerie collections in the luxurious space
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Summer games, from pétanque to pool floats, get a fashionable spinFrom a luxurious pétanque set to pool floats and playing cards, summer games and toys from the world’s best-known fashion houses
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Alessandro Michele to exit his role as creative director of GucciItalian house Gucci has confirmed Alessandro Michele will leave after a seven-year tenure in which his eclectic aesthetic has proved a critical and commercial success
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New short film takes you behind the scenes at Margaret HowellA Working Space provides a behind-the-scenes look at 34 Wigmore Street, Margaret Howell’s London headquarters, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year
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Annemarieke van Drimmelen’s photographs capture the spirit of Margaret HowellDutch photographer Annemarieke van Drimmelen has captured Margaret Howell’s A/W 2022 collection in an evocative series of black and white images. Here, Van Drimmelen and Howell tell Wallpaper* how the project came together
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Margaret Howell London Fashion Week Women's S/S 2019 -
Acne Studios’ new Paris store combines classicism and countercultureOpening on Rue Saint-Honoré, the new store utilises Saint Maximin stone to monolithic effect. Here, Acne Studios’ creative director Jonny Johansson and architects Arquitectura-G tell Wallpaper* the story behind the project
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Valentino’s theatrical new exhibition celebrates the house founder’s 90th birthdayAt Teatro Sociale di Voghera, a new exhibition marks seminal designer Valentino Garavani’s 90th birthday, collating pieces from his time at the helm with ‘Valentino red’ taking centre stage
