Author: VOG

For four decades, Indian textile house Chanakya International has produced some of the world’s most intricate embroidery for houses including Dior, Prada, and Fendi. Its most visible moment came in 2023, when Chanakya’s artisans brought their craft to Dior’s pre-fall show at Mumbai’s Gateway of India. Now, the Mumbai atelier is attempting something far rarer: transforming from one of fashion’s most influential makers into a global brand in its own right.Enter Chorus, founded by Karishma Swali, creative director and managing director of Chanakya International, alongside her daughter, Avantika, in late 2025. “Avantika and I founded Chorus as an interdisciplinary practice…

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Jack Sunnucks, executive editor of DazedI don’t think size inclusivity has evolved at all. I don’t think I’ve really ever seen plus-size male models. Even with [alternative] casting, it’s more likely to be a slim DJ than a regular person with a normal body. It’s really hard to fit into designer clothes. Not many things go above an XL. Over the last 10 years, the ‘Demnafication’ of fashion, leading to really oversized fits, was really great for fitting into things, even if the brand didn’t extend to your size. But if silhouettes are going to be teeny weeny and tailored,…

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Phone, wallet, keys… fan? On the streets of Paris, editors and buyers have been rushing between shows fan-in-hand, from high-tech cooling devices to tried-and-true paper fans. So are the commuters alongside them, whether navigating the city by foot, train or bike, in an attempt to stay cool amid the 100-plus degree Fahrenheit temps sizzling across Europe.At Paris Fashion Week Men’s, paper fans were everywhere from show seats to appointments, with brands including Dior, Lemaire, Soshiotsuki, and Yoke offering their own versions to help cool down guests. Attendees carried around their own handheld powered fans or wore cooling devices around their…

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Another men’s fashion season has come and gone, and with it, a fresh new crop of male model faces. Models aren’t just skinny teenagers with great genetics (though, yes, they are that too), but they are a designer’s way of showing us something about who they’re talking to. Are they beefcakes with classically good features? Or gawky characters, all angular bone structures and willowy limbs? Great casting can make a show that much more revealing, and the guys walking it can help sell the fantasy on offer.We caught up with some of the freshest new faces of the spring 2027…

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