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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‘I want to bring anxiety to the surface': Shannon Cartier Lucy on her unsettling worksIn an exhibition at Soft Opening, London, Shannon Cartier Lucy revisits childhood memories
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What one writer learnt in 2025 through exploring the ‘intimate, familiar’ wardrobes of ten friendsInspired 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
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Year in review: 2025’s top ten cars chosen by transport editor Jonathan BellWhat were our chosen conveyances in 2025? These ten cars impressed, either through their look and feel, style, sophistication or all-round practicality
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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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