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Milan  —  Dressing for the “female gaze” is a concept that has gained ground in fashion over the past decade, with the term — which first emerged in response to a 1975 essay by the British film theorist Laura Mulvey, who wrote about the objectification of women from a male perspective in film — being more prevalent, historically, within the context of the arts. The need for a female perspective has arguably never been greater — yet, in luxury fashion, it is particularly lacking. The fact that top executive jobs in the industry are primarily held by men is an…

Milan  —  You can usually tell that it’s a Giorgio Armani show. Not least because of the refined designs, but because the models are most often smiling. That wasn’t the case on Sunday night, when the Italian luxury label presented its Spring-Summer 2026 collection — the last by the “maestro” of fashion himself before his passing earlier this month. Models walking the runway — staged at the Pinacoteca di Brera museum — had solemn expressions on their faces. Instead of walking individually, several moved in pairs or small groups. They wore floor-skimming gowns and smart jackets that looked made for…

Milan AP  —  The devil wore Dolce & Gabbana on Saturday, with Meryl Streep taking a front-row seat at the designing duo’s Milan theater in character as Miranda Priestly for “The Devil Wears Prada” sequel. Streep wore Priestly’s customary sunglasses and a Dolce & Gabbana vinyl trenchcoat as she entered the theater escorted by security and trailed by Stanley Tucci, who plays her art director in the film. Throughout the runway show, set to music by Italian singer Patty Pravo, Streep’s character consulted with Tucci, their eyes casting up and down the runway as models passed. The Dolce & Gabbana…

EDITOR’S NOTE:  Featuring the good, the bad and the ugly, ‘Look of the Week’ is a regular series dedicated to unpacking the most talked about outfit of the last seven days. Gwyneth Paltrow’s new line, GWYN, is filled with tasteful charcoal and moss green colored chunky knit cardigans, minimalist boat-neck blouses and unassuming mid-length navy pleated skirts. Made for the “dynamic women that do it all,” according to the brand, the clothes are chic, classic and largely unidentifiable — exactly what Paltrow herself often wears. But at Gucci’s Spring-Summer 2026 show at Milan Fashion Week, Paltrow defected from her role…

Burned and stained, these clothes cost up to $200k Robert Wun’s evocative and intricate designs have been upending expectations of luxury since he gained a rare place on the Paris Couture calendar in 2023. CNN visits his studio in east London to see how his creations take shape.

Facebook Tweet Email Link London  —  When couture designer Robert Wun was nominated for the 2022 Andam Fashion Awards, a prestigious French honor for emerging talent previously won by Martin Margiela and Christophe Lemaire, he went to Paris for the ceremony purely as a formality. Convinced he wouldn’t win, Wun stood at the very back of the room, nursing his drink, and barely registered when his own name was called out (albeit in French) as the recipient of the Prix Spécial, the competition’s runner-up prize, which comes with a cash reward of almost $120,000. It took his team two minutes…

Facebook Tweet Email Link London  —  It’s a new chapter for London Fashion Week. The first to take place under the British Fashion Council’s new CEO Laura Weir, who has made her message clear: “fashion matters.” In her opening speech on Friday, Weir doubled down on her ambition to make London “a sensational showcase of creative fashion design talent” by reducing the barriers to entry and opening the schedule to “new energy, new thinking and new ideas.” That includes participation from new and returning brands, but also a wider breadth of international editors and buyers to platform the UK capital…

Fashion and beauty UK People in entertainment Elton John See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link London  —  What could be more British than standing in a muddy tent as the sun sets on a cool end-of-summer evening? This was the scene at Burberry’s show in London on Monday — a headline event that always closes the city’s fashion week. While the mud was fake and the surrounding fields were actually Kensington Palace Gardens, the brand was channeling one of Britain’s greatest cultural offerings, the festival, in a night designed to celebrate both music and fashion. And there was certainly…

Facebook Tweet Email Link After months of speculation on who will replace fashion’s most famous editor-in-chief, Anna Wintour has announced a new top editor at Vogue — though the role isn’t quite the same as the golden post Wintour held for almost 40 years. Chloe Malle, who currently serves as editor of Vogue.com, will step up as the head of editorial content for Vogue US, the magazine announced on its own website on Tuesday. As well as managing the website’s editorial direction in her former role, in 2022 Malle became the voice of Vogue — co-hosting the magazine’s only current…

Facebook Tweet Email Link New York  —  On Manhattan’s breezy piers, inside golden-hour lit warehouses and even in an Episcopal church: such locations served as the venue for runway shows, as New York Fashion Week kicks off a busy fashion month. While a growing number of influential designers (Ralph Lauren, Carolina Herrera and Marc Jacobs, to name a few) are opting to show outside the official calendar, or not at all, the city still drew big stars to its front rows: see Gwyneth Paltrow and “White Lotus” actor Leslie Bibb at Michael Kors; or singer Rosalía, “Emily in Paris” star…