Runway

It seems as snow-haired Karl gets older, the spirit of the Chanel girl gets younger and younger. For Resort 2013, he takes it to a new level, clearly with a hip-hop-meets-Versailles vision (a hybrid of M.I.A. and Marie Antoinette?). The models were painted up in cotton-candy hues like reveling ballerinas at a Rococo party (a [...]

Who knew a reasonably comfortable, T-strap-inspired pump could look so mystical? I sure didn’t, not until I laid eyes on Chanel’s magical, crystallized, fossilized Fall 2012 runway show. For the new season, Karl Lagerfeld was, yes, romanced by the stone. And by the mineral and crystal…you get the idea. The runway was a single, massive, [...]

What shape strikes your fancy? Milan Fashion Week ran the gamut for Fall 2012, from way out-there funkiness to the classic platform boot to the S&M-tinged ladylike pump. Whether you’re in the business of pleasure or taking pleasure in business, the new season is shaping up to suit you. Which of these three very different [...]

Along with one of the best takes on East-meets-West we have seen in countless seasons, amid the influences of Samurai warriors and geisha girls gone fierce, Proenza Schouler toyed with the concept of “protection” for Fall 2012. What makes you feel more protected – and more tough and powerful – than a great pair of [...]

For Fall 2012, Vera Wang composed her layers of light silk-chiffon dresses, raccoon fur, crystal armor, net lace, biker shorts, and wild peplums like intriguing pieces of architecture. The theme was also imbued through her use of the pattern of arched cathedrals, though so abstract it was hard to recognize right out of the gate. [...]

Legs bare and legs covered up to there. When it came to the shoes at Altuzarra’s Fall show, they were all or nothing, but whatever the proportion, the level of style was high and heavy. His inspiration: Corto Maltese, the sailor hero of a retro French comic book, who had exploits in Morocco and India [...]