The Must Know Fashion News of February 2023

Bottega Veneta x Gaetano PesceWith just two seasons under his belt, creative director Matthieu Blazy has displayed a series of unprecedented commissions at Bottega Veneta. In the presentation of his Spring/Summer 2023 collection last September, architect, artist and designer Gaetano Pesce was given the creative carte blanche to produce a temporary site-specific artwork, which included a sculptural resin floor and 400 resin chairs. The artist calls the creation “Come Stai?”, which was later further unveiled at Design Miami and evolved into a new book commissioned by Bottega Veneta. It includes an insightful interview between Pesce and Hans Ulrich Obrist alongside…

Valentino, Ralph Lauren Purple Label Back to Milan Men’s Fashion Week

MILAN – Milan Men’s Fashion Week will host a mix of established and new brands at this year’s edition, running June 16 to 20. According to the preliminary schedule unveiled here on Wednesday, the five-day fashion showcase will include 22 physical runway shows and five digital ones, as well as 30 presentations and 11 events. As reported, Valentino will break away from the coed format of the past three years and stage a dedicated men’s fashion show dubbed Valentino The Narratives. Held on June 16 at 2 pm CET at the Università degli Studi di Milano Statale, the runway show…

The Must Know Fashion News in June 2022

June 2022’s fashion fix delivers on the qualities of the great summer accompaniments. Pictured Above: Dior Men CD 1947 CapsuleAll tomes and think-pieces on Monsieur Christian Dior might have different ideas on what kind of man he was, but they have all unanimously agreed on one thing — his passion for things naturally beautiful. That is the excitement one gets when a dress imitates the senses when they take in the beauty of a bouquet of flowers and is an aesthetic nestled in Monsieur Dior’s personal life where he spends most of his free time gardening. Kim Jones has recently…

Forty Five Ten stylemaker Nick Wooster on men’s fashion, social media and the appeal of being ‘average’

NEW YORK — The day after Nick Wooster hit 700,000 Instagram followers, he offered a theory why over a plate of Brussels-sprout salad (no apple). “I’m just average. I think that’s one reason why men relate to me.” At 56, his youthfully dapper style commands a critical respect that’s beyond average. Handsome and silver-haired, Wooster possesses an age-defying ability to pull off a mod quilted blazer by Japanese designer Junya Watanabe on a weekday lunch in Manhattan. That’s just one example of why street photographers gravitate toward him. But Wooster has always gravitated toward Dallas. … View Gallery News Roundups…