Simone Rocha

Simone Rocha’s Moncler Genius collaboration attends to thrill-seekers and frill-seekers alike

A procession of petticoated Victorian hikers traversing crumpled paper mountains; 6.5m-high mechanical cylinders resembling steaming underwater pistons; a monastic chapel hanging with paintings by artist-monk Sidival Fila. These are just three of the eight scenes, hidden beneath huge tents...

Simone Rocha London Fashion Week Women’s S/S 2019

Mood board: Twice-yearly shows present an intriguing conundrum for designers in these fast moving times. So much can change in the months between a collection going on sale and the next one winging its way to the stockroom. Each is...

Bright idea: Moncler unveils Genius Building at Milan Fashion Week

Fashion week is not just the time for brands to showcase new collections. It’s also the schedule from which they experiment with new formats, be it presentations or video debuts, the merging of men’s and women’s lines or the showcase...

Simone Rocha A/W 2018

Mood board: There was considerable progression to Simone Rocha’s poetic womenswear this season. In tulle aprons, tinsel-flecked tartan skirt-suits and sturdy loafers from which to make practical strides, Rocha’s woman gave the impression of confidence, strength and pragmatism. Even the...

Farshid Moussavi reveals what inspired her picks for the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2018

When we pay a visit to the architect Farshid Moussavi in her temporary-ish offices in the City of London, she is wearing a pink Commes des Garçons top with what might be described as architectural interventions at the elbow. She...

Simone Rocha S/S 2018

Scene setting: From Southwark Cathedral to Lancaster House, Simone Rocha has often staged her catwalk shows in storied locations. For S/S 2018, the designer looked to the law inns around Temple, where the grand Elizabethan interiors of Middle Temple Hall...

Lustre for life: contemporary takes on texture put pearl designs in a new light

Making a scene: sensational fashion week venues from the A/W 2017 womenswear shows

In the hot seat: we’re sitting pretty on a velvet goldmine

Simone Rocha A/W 2017

Scene Setting: This was the second time that the palatial confines of London’s Lancaster House have played host to a Simone Rocha runway show. It’s an assured setting for an equally assured designer, who presented a confident and well-rounded collection...

A fine romance: Simone Rocha woos New York with her first stateside store

London-based fashion designer Simone Rocha has opened her first US retail space at 71 Wooster Street in Soho, surrounded by neighbours like Céline, Chanel, Thakoon and Byredo. ‘This neighbourhood is perfect for my label, because there are lots of very...

Editor-in-Chief Tony Chambers recalls 1996, a very good year for champagne and creativity

The 20th anniversary of Wallpaper* this year has called for celebrations of all kinds – among them a staff knees-up for everyone who had ever worked for the brand, a pop-up gallery on Mayfair’s Cork Street, and a panel discussion...