Akris

Autumn’s enlightening answers to the classic white shirt

The white shirt: a wardrobe staple so versatile it transcends trends and seasons. And a wondrous piece  – whether you favour a style more crisp and starched, or fluid and silken. On the runways for autumn, designers proposed a plethora of options for...

Akris S/S 2019 Paris Fashion Week Women’s

Mood board: This season, Akris traded the Palais de Tokyo for the Pavillon Ledoyen to present the brand’s latest collection. Situated just behind the Petit Palais, the permanent tent with transparent walls might have been a different setting, but the...

Split screen: artist Katrien De Blauwer’s final cut of A/W 2018

Ever since I was a child, there was a voice inside me that told me I was not like the rest,’ says Katrien De Blauwer. She’s speaking from her studio in Antwerp, a hidden room in a small apartment...

Seal of approval: A/W 2018’s most outstanding fashion week invitations

Akris A/W 2018

Mood Board: In the era of #MeToo, it’s tempting for fashion to resort to so-called ‘feminist’ gimmicks to make a statement. But that’s not Albert Kriemler’s style. The Swiss designer has a knack for subtlety and a way to avoid...

Fan mail: the greatest S/S 2018 fashion week invitations

Making a scene: the most eye-catching venues of the S/S 2018 womenswear shows

Wood works: Akris carves out a collection inspired by Alexander Girard for S/S18

When guests arrived at the Akris S/S18 show in the basement of the Palais de Tokyo on Sunday, they didn’t expect to see an installation of colourful, life-size wooden toys with naïf faces staring back at them. The space resembled a...

Albert Kriemler’s new collection for Akris is state of the art

Albert Kriemler is frequently motivated by art and architecture. The creative director of Swiss fashion house Akris has, in the past, been inspired by the work of Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx and German artist Thomas Ruff, while his...

Akris A/W 2017

Scene setting: Albert Kriemler’s collection explored the subconscious relationship that women have with coats and bags – pieces they pick up or slip into before embarking upon their day. The designer is renowned for his collaboration with artists and architects...

In the bag: Albert Kriemler on Akris’ ‘Create your Aidentity’ campaign

‘It started with an idea for the most simple bag,’ explains Akris creative director Albert Kriemler of the brand’s transformative Ai bag. ‘I wanted to create an architectural bag with a visual appearance referencing the “A” for Akris and...

Akris S/S 2017

Mood board: Akris creative director Albert Kriemler became so moved by the colour and proportion of a painting by the 101-year old Cuban-American painter Carmen Herrera on his first visit to the new Whitney Museum that he decided to dedicate...