From: Wallpaper on Wed, Jun 29 2011 9:42 AM

When it came to this particular collection, Raf Simons wanted to make a very strong statement about who Raf Simons is (the brand not the man) and what it stands for. It’s very clear from the referencing of traditional menswear - in this case the chain, the stripe, the check or plaid and intarsia...

From: Wallpaper on Wed, Jun 29 2011 9:42 AM

When it came to this particular collection, Raf Simons wanted to make a very strong statement about who Raf Simons is (the brand not the man) and what it stands for. It’s very clear from the referencing of traditional menswear - in this case the chain, the stripe, the check or plaid and intarsia...

From: Wallpaper on Sat, Jun 25 2011 9:32 PM

Starting things off with a short film and following through with a catwalk show, Maison Martin Margiela’s show format will satisfy both the digital media and traditional print at the same time. The film - shot against a dark background - had models' faces lost amongst the shadows, which all...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Jun 24 2011 6:31 PM

The Mugler show opened with models marching out in oversized bits of body armour to Schubert’s sombre Piano trio in E-flat. This link between fantastical warriors and the piece that featured in Kubrick's Barry Lyndon wasn't lost on us. Starting off with the idea of the Olympian, the he...

From: Wallpaper on Tue, Jun 21 2011 8:41 AM

Umit Benan’s debut as the Creative Director of Trussardi proved what a masterful cinematic hand the Milan based designer brings to his character driven fashion presentations. Using the Milanese brand's Piazza della Scala store as a location, the designer staged the arrival of his &...

From: Wallpaper on Tue, Jun 21 2011 8:41 AM

Thom Browne knows how to put on a fashion spectacle. This season guests were treated to a fencing-inspired performance, complete with masked sword-bearing soldiers stomping out to the dramatic score of Star Wars in the belly of Milan’s Circolo della Spada Mangiarotti. Granted, the metallic body ...

From: Wallpaper on Sat, Mar 26 2011 10:22 AM

The new TUDOR Heritage Advisor is the latest addition to the TUDOR Heritage line, which was launched in 2010 and draws is inspiration from the brand’s past, reinterpreting its most iconic models

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Mar 11 2011 4:41 AM

If there is another fashion house making outerwear just as original, covetable and cool as Moncler, then we don’t know about it. Though it's the classic puffer jacket stamped with a small round sleeve-patch that has become the iconic item of the Italian-owned brand, the real female gravitas...

From: Wallpaper on Thu, Feb 24 2011 11:24 PM

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Feb 11 2011 7:27 AM

In this month’s W*144, we talk about how fashion designers are increasingly making small films to sell the fantasy of fashion. From Karl Lagerfeld's story about a jealous lover, to the Brothers Quay's darkly whimsical animations for Wonderwood by Comme des Garçons, we look at fashion f...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Feb 11 2011 7:27 AM

In this month’s W*144, we talk about how fashion designers are increasingly making small films to sell the fantasy of fashion. From Karl Lagerfeld's story about a jealous lover, to the Brothers Quay's darkly whimsical animations for Wonderwood by Comme des Garçons, we look at fashion f...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Jan 28 2011 12:53 PM

There was a noticeable presence of silk and a significant absence of cotton on the catwalk for Miuccia Prada’s Spring collection, which she specially reworked for the label's Beijing show. Elegant Opulence was the key, and in a nod to the growing Chinese fashion market, there was no lack of...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Jan 28 2011 12:53 PM

Filmmaker Zoe Cassavetes’ short film, set in the glamorous confines of the Claridges Hotel powder room, marks the first of ‘The Miu Miu Womens' Tales’ series. The brand is going all out on the feminine mystique, enlisting female directors with a diverse range of cinematic points of view to ...

From: Wallpaper on Thu, Jan 27 2011 12:22 PM

Filmmaker Zoe Cassavetes’ short film, set in the glamorous confines of the Claridges Hotel powder room, marks the first of ‘The Miu Miu Womens' Tales’ series. The brand is going all out on the feminine mystique, enlisting female directors with a diverse range of cinematic points of view to ...

From: Wallpaper on Fri, Jan 14 2011 9:15 AM

Massenet’s digital fashion-mag-meets-online-couture-shopping-site Net-a-Porter has translated the thrill of receiving a black box wrapped in ribbon into annual sales of £120m a year and rising. We caught up with her in her London office to discuss which nominees from our shortlist had secured her...

From: Wallpaper on Thu, Oct 14 2010 11:56 AM

More than is probably is wise, producing this magazine can feel like a publishing version of Mission Impossible. Or Mission Unlikely, at least. For the Top 200 issue, one of the missions was to produce ten cover shoots, in ten locations all over the globe. Here, we follow our photographers, mode...

From: Wallpaper on Thu, Oct 07 2010 11:25 AM

The chilly square of Place Vendôme received a jolt of adrenaline on Tuesday afternoon when Moncler staged a presentation that had more life than any runway show we’ve seen in Paris. As a rocking soundtrack from Jeremy Healy reverberated around the space, a pulsating strobe lightshow worked in ta...

From: Wallpaper on Thu, Jun 10 2010 8:44 AM

Directed by Jenny Gage & Tom Betterton Starring Amber Valetta www.imaginefashion.com

From: Wallpaper on Thu, Jun 10 2010 8:44 AM

Directed by Barnaby Roper www.imaginefashion.com

From: Wallpaper on Thu, Jun 10 2010 8:43 AM

Directed by Greg Kadel Featuring Catherine, Gisele, Veronica and Ilona Music by Mink Lungs, Ghost in the Shell, Nirvana and Brahms Edited by Pierre Fabre www.imaginefashion.com