op-ed: why there may never be another mcqueen

Speak to fashion enthusiasts today, and they will tell you how impoverished today’s fashion has become, and how hard it is to envision a change. Inevitably they look back, more often than not to the ‘80s and the ‘90s, which many see as the golden age of fashion,...

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op-ed: is the era of primacy of the brand over the designer coming to an end?

In 2004 Gucci was flying high. Tom Ford, its designer, and Domenico De Sole, its CEO, were on top of the world, having turned around a flailing brand in the mid-90s and making it one of the hottest tickets in the world of luxury fashion. The pair seemed untouchable;...

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paris s/s 2025 women’s fashion week report

The City of Light welcomed this edition of women’s fashion week with pouring rain; proof that god hates fashion. No...

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op-ed: it’s time to stop calling for young designers at top fashion jobs

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boris bidjan saberi: human scale

“I am at a stage in my profession where I have expertise, like a tailor or a mechanic. I know something,” Boris...

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op-ed: the real reason why fashion advertising is bland

In case you haven’t noticed, fashion from big corporate brands has become boring. The strategy of simplifying the...

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