Scene setting: Showing in a cavernous warehouse outside the Paris postcodes was enough to dissuade the attendance of a few haughty editors, but when Raf Simons stepped up the 'standing-only' policy of his S/S 2015 show this season by elevating his catwalk, his egalitarian grunge message was clear.
Mood board: The invitation read 'To The Archives, No Longer Relevant', a poetic statement that crystallised along the tattered hemlines of Raf's long-line trench coats and scribbled graffiti jackets. A gamut of tailoring textiles (twills, checks, tweeds) were cut as extended tank top gilets, layered with trailing knit scarves and a ribbed flare pants.
Finishing touches: The girls have been turning to Simons' menswear for years, so it felt coherent and fresh to see his Dior favourites like Hanne Gaby Odiele and Kinga Rajak mingled in with the boys on the runway. They rocked the same patent coats, distressed knits and Stan Smiths with equal punk nonchalance.
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Here’s what to order (and admire) at Carbone LondonNew York’s favourite, and buzziest, Italian restaurant arrives in the British capital, marking the brand’s first expansion into Europe
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Griffin Frazen on conceiving the cinematic runway sets for New York label Khaite: ‘If people feel moved we’ve succeeded’The architectural designer – who helped conceive the sets for ‘The Brutalist’ – collaborates with his wife Catherine Holstein on the scenography for her Khaite runway shows, the latest of which took place in NYFW this past weekend
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How to travel meaningfully in an increasingly generic worldLauren Ho explores the need for resonance, not reach, in the way we choose to make journeys of discovery
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Haute Couture Week A/W 2025: what to expectFive moments to look out for at Haute Couture Week A/W 2025 in Paris (starting Monday 7 July), from Glenn Martens’ debut for Maison Margiela to Demna’s Balenciaga swansong. Plus, ‘new beginnings’ from JW Anderson
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Donna Trope celebrates the power of the Polaroid in Paris‘Polaroids used to be my rejects, and now they are my holy grail,’ says the beauty photographer, as she shows rarely seen images in a Paris exhibition
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Palace unites with Rapha to celebrate inaugural Tour de France FemmesMarking the first time women will compete in the historic cycling race since the late 1980s, this new collaboration sees Palace Skateboards and Rapha create uniforms for both on and off the bike – including an ‘outlandish’ pair of Crocs
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Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022: Chanel to Miu MiuIn this extended report, Wallpaper* updates you live from Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022 shows, with rolling coverage as runway events unfold
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Scene-stealing runway sets from S/S 2022 womenswear showsFrom giant roulette wheels to Olympic diving boards and multi-city synchronized extravaganzas – our pick of the best fashion show sets from S/S 2022 womenswear
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Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons rove the digital realm for S/S 2021‘Technology is a part of humanity itself’ said the duo of their live streamed S/S 2021 show
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