Until a couple of years ago, I knew by heart the names of the creative directors of the main luxury brands, even at those less ‘mainstream’. I really enjoyed looking at the show pictures, learning about their professional journeys and see the evolution between each collection. Nowadays, I must confess, my interest has faded, maybe…
Along with the many subjective definitions of luxury – from having time to spare to craftsmanship and rarity – somehow, for the past two decades we got used to its global expansion as an industry. Traditional fashion brands were shaken up while others were resuscitated with the same goal: make consumers, especially those in the…
For many years, my dream job was to be a fashion journalist to review the shows. By reading the collections critiques and articles about the industry, I got a good part of my fashion culture and a great understanding of the business. However, as you know, things changed drastically in the last decade and the…
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about my disappointment with Vogue and fashion magazines in general. But there are exceptions! Stylist, as you probably know, is a weekly publication about fashion, beauty, decor, travel, people and women’s issues (the same as others, in theory). Did I mention it is a pleasure to read? With little…
I try not to be this person who keeps a nostalgic vision but every time I think about the current status of luxury fashion, it’s hard to avoid it. We are going through really weird times. Reading this post by Nicole Phelps, reflecting on the exit of Hedi Slimane from Saint Laurent, I realised that…
Once upon a time, there was a girl that loved fashion magazines, particularly American Vogue. To find out who was on the cover, to flip the pages, to admire Grace Coddington’s editorials, to read about designers of the moment and to check the new campaigns from beloved brands was a pleasure and also a way…
The autumn/winter 2016-17 season is over and, unsurprisingly, the main subject was the change in the fashion calendar. New York and London are willing to turn the shows into a consumer event and are already counting on Tommy Hilfiger, Rebecca Minkoff, Tom Ford and Burberry, among others, adopting the new format. Milan and Paris, as…
A couple of months ago, it was widely reported that a Birkin bag was a better investment than gold, with its value increasing more than 500% in the last 35 years, following a study by Baghunter. I don’t know if the report is accurate, but it made me think about the relevance of handbags for…
It was the big debate of 2015 and so far you are probably tired of reading about it: the alarming pace of fashion was the great culprit in the Dior-Raf Simons separation, social media is making the industry rethink its calendar (a few examples: New York Fashion Week is considering turn into a consumer-targeted event,…