Trend: Technical Attitude
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From Pitti Uomo to the Paris shows, this autumn/winter reveals a new mix of freedom and formality. Hiking references, cargo and uniform details define the mood. For FD Persoonlijk, I…
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Miss Claire Sullivan’s Parisian Trunk Show Adventure
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In the basement of Dover Street Market Paris, layers of black and white tulle fill the room. Large panels of fabric hang from the ceiling, turning the space into a…
Continue Reading…Georgia on My Mind: Georgia O’Keeffe by Rei Kawakubo
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The first paintings I saw by this American Modernist were at Tate Modern. The white flowers are still the ones I remember best. And now Rei Kawakubo offers her own…
Continue Reading…In the Camargue with Hermès
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The spring/summer 2026 story begins in the Camargue region of France, where white horses still roam the plains and small ateliers continue a legacy of craftsmanship passed from mother to…
Continue Reading…Trend: New Business
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January’s menswear season already hints at autumn moods and trends. In Pitti, Milan and Paris, designers play with contrasts: technical versus tailored, outdoorsy versus refined. From functional cargo styles to…
Continue Reading…Sac, sac, sac. More Than a Bag at Printemps Haussmann Paris
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I walked through Paris intending to see the highly anticipated Singer Sargent exhibition at the Musée d’Orsay, only to realise I’d forgotten to get a ticket. So I changed direction.…
Continue Reading…Nippon Kodo: Welcome to the world of incense
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The first curl of smoke can tell a story, carrying memories across place and time. Hong Kong’s very name translates as Incense Harbour. This city was the centre of the…
Continue Reading…In Focus: Patience Studio
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In Amsterdam-West, the Molen van West sets the stage for Patience Studio. The site centres on Molen De Otter, a working sawmill from 1631 and the oldest of its kind…
Continue Reading…In the Mood for Prada: Shanghai’s Rong Zhai
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Shanghai at night must have been beautiful back in the roaring twenties of China. Old buildings still stand in this harbour city of millions, their presence a reminder of its…
Continue Reading…Trend: Into the Great Outdoors
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This autumn the urge to feel free and outside shapes the language of style. Designers looked to nature itself for inspiration. A call to be one with the landscape, where…
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