Mood board: From artist Heinz Stangl to Franz Schubert’s twinkling compositions, Arthur Arbesser often looks to his Viennese heritage for inspiration. The designer, who honed his teeth working under Giorgio Armani and launched his own label in 2015, fuses the fields of art and fashion in his designs, resulting in bright and imaginative prints and silhouettes that nod to Memphis or Blinky Palermo. For A/W 2018, Arbesser looked to Koloman Moser for inspiration, the Austrian artist who was part of the Vienna succession, and is renowned for his graphic and poster art style. This meant gently swishing viscose dresses in grid or stripe prints (an Arbesser signature), skinny layered knits with shimmering metallic threads, shiny trench coats and A-line skirts paired with patent knee high boots, all inspired by Moser’s designs for blown glass, ceramics and carpets.
Best in show: Arbesser revived a Moser dot and stripe print from 1902, developed in wool and silk jacquard and imagined in tobacco and black, red and grey, and printed on shirts and oversized jackets. Elsewhere, a series of gently puffing dresses and shirt dresses boasted painterly brushstroke prints, depicting tropical animals and flowers.
Team work: Arbesser teamed up with friend and jeweller Nathalie Jean, the former architect whose creations often take cues from interior design. Jean created a series of graphic earrings in bronze and hand-cut green quartz, which dangled from the ears, and nodded to the geometric shapes and colours of Viennese modernism.
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Out of office: The Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekThe clocks have gone back in the UK and evenings are officially cloaked in darkness. Cue nights spent tucked away in London’s cosy corners – this week, the Wallpaper* team opted for a Latin-inspired listening bar, an underground arts space, and a brand new hotel in Shoreditch
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With an ode to Italy, Homme Plissé Issey Miyake brings its brand of fashion magic to Florence’s Pitti UomoMarking the start of a new nomadic way of showing for the Japanese label, Homme Plissé Issey Miyake held its S/S 2026 show at Florence’s Villa Medicea della Petraia as part of Pitti Uomo last night (18 June) with a collection inspired by the colours and textures of Italy
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Milan exhibition celebrates 20 years of Armani Privé: ‘Haute couture is fashion when it becomes art’Hosted at the Tadao Ando-designed Armani/Silos, ‘Giorgio Armani Privé 2005-2025, Twenty Years of Haute Couture’ displays an expansive collection of the Italian designer’s showstopping haute couture creations
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Milan Fashion Week Men’s S/S 2023: Fendi to PradaFrom Prada’s exploration of archetypal menswear garments to JW Anderson’s much-anticipated debut in the city, the best of Milan Fashion Week Men’s S/S 2023, as it happens
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Milan Fashion Week A/W 2022: Prada to Bottega VenetaIn this extended report, Scarlett Conlon reports live from the Milan Fashion Week A/W 2022 shows, with rolling coverage as they take place on the runway
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The filmic vision of Paris’ virtual men’s fashion weekTake an in-depth look at the trends of Paris' fashion week for Spring/Summer 2021, where brands turned to the moving image to express their collections virtually
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