The Chloé show opened with a surge, striking right at the heart of what makes this iconic French brand tick along so briskly. Creative director Clare Waight-Keller delivered a run of peasant tops and short, feminine dresses crafted from crisp white lace patched jacquards that swung along with equal mixes of easy breezy nonchalance and feminine allure. It helped that she rooted the looks with a terrific lace-up suede gladiator - in either a knee length or mid calf version - featuring cool new wedgette heels. Thrown into this covetable mix were also safari dresses, flared shorts, jumpsuits and A-line pocket from dresses in stiffened materials that created a strong, clean line. The tailoring made it all feel new, as did her play with denim that created full length button-front pencil skirts as well as a hooded poncho and sweat pant combos crafted from dreamily soft denim washed knits. It wasn't radical fashion, per se, but that's exactly what Gaby Aghion (who passed away yesterday) had founded her label on in 1952. In that spirit, Waight-Keller accomplished what so few other designers have managed to do this season; that is, to create absolutely covetable clothes and accessories that could walk right off the runway and straight onto the shelves of a discerning woman's carefully considered closet.
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Pierre Yovanovitch on reviving French design house Ecart, and the ‘beautiful things’ aheadTwo years after acquiring Ecart, Yovanovitch unveils his plans for the design house founded by Andrée Putman and now relaunched with a series of reissues by American-Hungarian émigré Paul László
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Rome’s hottest new bar is a temporary art installation – don’t miss itVilla Lontana presents ‘Bar Far’, a striking exhibition by British artists Clementine Keith-Roach and Christopher Page, where nothing is what it seems
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Apple unveils Creator Studio, a new subscription service for its top-tier creative appsApple Creator Studio brings together Logic Pro, Final Cut Pro and a host of other pro-grade creative apps, as well as a new level of AI-assisted content search
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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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Chloé seamlessly weaves together style and sustainabilityIn celebration of Chloé's A/W 2022 show today at Paris Fashion Week, we look to our interview with is pioneering creative director Gabriela Hearst, featured in our March 2022 issue
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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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