While the future of New York Fashion Week: Men’s hangs in the balance it didn’t stop a quiet storm from brewing. Hailing from London by way of Hainan, a tropical island off the coast of China, Central Saint Martin alum, Wan Hung, already has a roster of Hollywood fanboys the likes of Ezra Miller, Miles Teller and Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and an equally impressive curriculum vitae with stints at Tom Ford and Simone Rocha, and if that still isn’t enough to give him the greenlight, Hung’s got a knack for storytelling too.
So, what if I told you that the platonic relationship between a 9000-pound elephant named Bubbles and a Labrador Retriever named Bella was the seed of an impressively cohesive collection? A New York Fashion Week debut. Would you laugh? Even after witnessing butter- smooth leathers in olive, crimson and beige; dog shaped fanny packs slouched over shoulders, straps tied at the neck, scholar’s hats flopping in unison? It’s no laughing matter. Quite simply, Wan Hung’s editorial-approved outerwear and smart tailoring warrants clapping. The offerings were delectable.
A projection of forest looped in the background. A finale walk ensued. Adventure beckoned.
For the Spring/Summer 2021 collection designer Shangguan Zhe draws inspiration from diverse ethnic cultures while retaining the signatures style of SANKUANZ.
After these months of introspection, the brand wants to embody, more than ever, this new guard of international conscious labels who focuses on an artisanal and locally made luxury.
Palomo Spain pays tribute to the splendor of the Haute Couture in the 50s and 60s and its great Parisian houses, as a result of the reflection carried out during the industry break.
For Spring/Summer 2021 PHIPPS takes a cold, hard look at American history – peering through the unforgiving lens of social and political turmoil that has marked the year that was.
By offering an entirely 360° designed show, COOL TM, a young emerging brand, offers a creative solution to the problems encountered by the fashion industry which has to reinvent itself digitally.
Celebrating its 30th year as China’s leader of sport and athletic innovation, Li-Ning presents “Game On”, a short film that bridges past and future, compiling historic brand moments with a glimpse at new footwear and apparel to come for the Spring/Summer 2021 season.
For the beginning of 2021, Berluti adapts to the challenges of our moment in time in a long-distance collaboration with the ceramic artist Brian Rochefort for its first creative collaboration on ready-to-wear.
In lieu of the traditional fashion show format, Virgil Abloh has instead imagined a virtual and literal voyage across the world to present his new collection “Message in a Bottle”.
Matt and Will Ritson started creating music after an impulsive trip to a lone church in the Mojave Desert in 2019 capturing the surreal landscape of Beatty, Nevada.
Hollywood actor and amateur skateboarder, Jack Dylan Grazer fronts our Spring/Summer 2020 Olympic Issue shot by Kapturing in 2028 Olympic host city of Los Angeles. While 16-year-old Grazer empowers kids to go out and claim their own piece to skate on, the Olympics can also connect to fond childhood memories. We also look at it for inspiration and a call for togetherness.
