Another season of runway shows is negotiating the social restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic. But which cities are cementing their show-must-go-on spirit? Which labels are presenting IRL? And which brands are staying put in the digital sphere? Here we present our expert guide to how each fashion city is approaching the S/S 2022 womenswear shows, in London, New York, Milan and Paris
Fashion week S/S 2022: all you need to know
New York Fashion Week 8-12 September
New York Fashion week very much came back back with a bang. A host of behemoth and burgeoning brands presented physical catwalk shows, brimmging with optimism, glamour and a sense of community and creativity, including Tom Ford, Proenza Schouler, Khaite and new runway additions Peter Do and Maryam Nassir Zadeh. As if all that IRL excitement wasn't enough, the Met Gala followed on September 13, for the first time since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
London Fashion Week 17-21 September
London Fashion Week touhced down in the city with a host of catwalk shows, presentations, parties and appointments, some of which take place in the newly minted TikTok show space. A host of British stalwarts showed for spring, including Roksanda, Simone Rocha and Erdem, alongside burgeoning brands which took to the catwalk for the first time, including 2021 LVMH Prize winner Nensi Dojaka, Supriya Lele and SS Daley.
Nensi Dojaka, featured as part of the Wallpaper* Graduate Directory 2020
Milan Fashion Week 21-27 September
Organisational body Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana (CNMI) announced a show schedule packed with IRL big hitters, including the first physical runway show from Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada, who announced their co-creative directorship of Prada in February 2020, just before the world went into lockdown, plus shows from Italian behemoths including Fendi, Versace, Dolce & Gabbana, Giorgio Armani and Salvatore Ferragamo.
Paris Fashion Week 27 September-5 October
Paris Fashion Week S/S 2022 has been chock-a-block with physical and live streamed events. A host of emerging and established brands have stepped up, from Kenneth Ize to Christian Dior, Coperni to Louis Vuitton. The season ends with a show dedicated to the late great Alber Elbaz, who launched his label A-Z factory earlier this year.
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Marimekko taps Sabine Finkenauer for a graphic tableware and textiles collectionSalone del Mobile 2023: the Finnish design house’s latest Artist Series in collaboration with Sabine Finkenauer will be on show in Brera’s Galleria II Milione
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A modern barnhouse makes a faceted form on an exposed site in Southern Chile
Estudio Diagonal’s barnhouse project, Ridge House, is a stripped back private home that uses everyday materials and simple geometry to maximise interior space
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Patek Philippe’s Watches and Wonders 2023 releases embody a sharp technicality
Discover the new watches from Patek Philippe
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Aaron Esh on his subversive menswear, inspired by friends
‘It’s about taking something authentic, the people that I know, the clothes they wear,’ says Aaron Esh, the recent Central Saint Martins graduate making menswear inspired by his native east London
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Sharp edge: A/W 2022 menswear, inspired by the underground
Photographed by George Harvey, an edit of menswear looks encapsulating this season’s nocturnal mood – from Balenciaga to Loewe
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Dior recreates Paris bridge, Pont Alexandre III, for A/W 2022 show
Dior recreated Paris’ landmark bridge, Pont Alexandre III, for its A/W 2022 menswear show, which took place on 21 January 2022, the date of Christian Dior’s birthday
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Kenzo returns to Galerie Vivienne for Nigo’s A/W 2022 show debut
For his debut, A/W 2022 Kenzo show, the brand’s new creative director Nigo chose Paris’ Galerie Vivienne, the location of founder Kenzo Takada’s first boutique
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Milan Fashion Week men's A/W 2022: Prada to Fendi
A Prada catwalk peppered with Hollywood stars; menswear's new erogenous zones and a modern take on classic silhouettes: all you need to know about Milan Fashion Week men's A/W 2022
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Men’s fashion week A/W 2022: all you need to know
The locations, the brands, the buzz: our expert guide to men’s fashion week A/W 2022
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Doug Aitken creates reflective artwork for Saint Laurent in Venice
For the Saint Laurent S/S 2022 show, the brand’s first physical catwalk presentation since the Covid-19 pandemic began, American artist Doug Aitken created the living artwork Green Lens, on Venice's Isola della Certosa
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Es Devlin creates Texan landscape for Dior S/S 2022 menswear
Dior's S/S 2022 menswear show looked to arid landscapes of Texas, the birthplace of the French brand's latest collaborator, rapper and style icon Travis Scott
