When Alejandro Gómez Palomo launched his eponymous brand in 2015, after wowing the press and buyers with his graduation collection, “Je t’aime moi non plus,” that combined masculine tailoring blended with feminine lines inspired by traditional Spanish costume tropes and London’s edgy scene, he disrupted the market by introducing clothing with a feminine side but…
Australian Fashion Week (AFW) has announced its 2025 edition will take place in Sydney from May 12-16 at Carriageworks and other locations around the major Australian capital. See catwalkCarla Zampatti – Spring-Summer2025 – Womenswear – – Sydney – ©Launchmetrics/spotlight Under new management by the Australian Fashion Council (AFC) — after former event management IMG pulled…
The house of Mugler has appointed Miguel Castro Freitas to be its new creative designer, succeeding Casey Cadwallader, the Paris-based brand announced Tuesday. If Cadwallader’s departure was expected, the appointment of Castro Freitas is something of a surprise, though he does join Mugler with an impressive CV. Mugler skipped the latest catwalk season in March, sparking speculation that it was…
The great Gucci reset is here. On Wednesday, the Italian fashion house named Demna, the mononymic designer who transformed Balenciaga from a niche luxury house into one of the most provocative, boundary-breaking brands of the last decade, as its new artistic director. He will be in charge of women’s wear, men’s wear and accessories. Gucci…
Attention all martini-swilling lounge lizards with a soulful side who have found themselves of late wandering, lost in a forest of athleisure and streetwear: You are about to be found. On Wednesday night in Paris, against a backdrop of gray silk and vodka, Haider Ackermann made his debut as creative director of Tom Ford and…