Fashion Week Tunis 2019
by Anna Barr
Fashion Week Tunis has been working hard to build confidence in bringing back contracts to their factories that manufactured everything from high-street brands like Maje to Jean-Charles de Castelbajac. A lot has happened since the Arab Spring, and now in its 11th Edition, we have seen some major changes, both socially and aesthetically. Earlier in the year saw the launch of the art space B7L9 by artists, for artists, and artists like the ST4 the project are starting to get attention. The children of the Arab Spring are starting to grow up and looking for the future. You can feel the youthful vibe as they are searching for something.
Kicking off the first night were student collections from the L’Institut Supérieur des Métiers de la Mode de Monastir designed around the theme non-binary. This is a big step forward in the country and a quiet statement while other countries around the world are celebrating Pride month. It is really just a launching point for the students to explore their creativity that doesn’t see borders. Unisex was a theme that ran throughout the four days for several designers, all in different interpretations. It doesn’t matter if we have already seen the theme in Paris, the important thing is that they adapt it to their local market and potential clients.
This encompasses a wider shift, speaking to the designer behind the label Soltana, she explained that outerwear and casual isn’t something that many Tunisians grasp like in the States. Usually, you don’t wear it outside your home or gym in Tunisia.
In many ways, it did feel like a Y2K time machine, but heck, the noughties are coming back and designers are doing it with more honestly than in the fashion capitals. It is easy to also take for granted that the Fashion Week is a place where people can go and dress as they want without shame.
Tapping in on an exchange of creative minds were guest designers Atelier Chardon Savard from Paris and Dare Reda from Belgium showing how trends from abroad can be translated to the local market. Meanwhile, brands to watch included Anissa Aida, La Collection National and Seyf Dean Laouiti showed in addition to his namesake brand, three more for commercial houses. Which is a task to design with being budget conscious in mind.
Photographer Marc Medina takes us backstage at the historic Cathrage for a closer look and an up-close glimpse at the youth energy of today.
DESIGUAL: The transformation continues.
LI-NING Spring/Summer 2020
Walton Goggins is back as the face of Paul Smith, following up on the first campaign with a new season that explores sartorial codes through a playful lens.
This summer, Galerie Dina Vierny showcases Grammelot, the first solo exhibition in France by Italian painter Luca Ceccherini.
Ami Paris continues to strengthen their roots in the French capital with the opening of a new flagship at Place des Victoires.
The lineup features two pieces with hand-drawn illustrations by Houston-born, Brooklyn-based artist Jos Hurt, whose work moves between fantasy, memory, and personal mythology.
The collection proposes a wardrobe where freedom and construction are not in opposition but in conversation. Spring 27 is about lightness, in every sense of the word.
Barcelona-based brand SSSTUFFF is entering World Cup season the only way it knows how: by breaking the rules.
Carhartt WIP has released an exclusive capsule for its Ibiza store, built as a tribute to the Balearic destination.
British conductor Oliver Zeffman, through Classical Pride, celebrates the contributions of LGBTQ+ artists to classical music while bringing a fresh, joyful energy to the genre.
Konrad Rech photographed by Maria Salivonova and styled by Alex Hayel Gajel & Weronika Stroyny, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
Michaël Borremans returns to France with a major solo exhibition, which is one of the most intriguing painting shows in Paris this summer.
Denim Tears has announced the launch of its SS26 bag collection, marking the brand’s first in-house bag category.
French fashion house Saint Laurent unveils its Fall 2026 campaign shot by Talia Chetrit, starring Austin Butler and SJ.
To celebrate this milestone anniversary, Galleria Continua / Les Moulins presents a major collective exhibition bringing together more than fifty artists.
Pull&Bear and Pleasures have released a second collaborative collection for Summer 2026, following up on their first drop with another exploration of California coast culture.
Polo Club has unveiled its SS26 high summer campaign, Casa Palmira, shot on the island of Lanzarote.
Nadav Perlman presented his Spring/Summer 2027 collection, Roots, as part of the Antwerp Fashion Festival.
Bautista at Dear Society Mgmt, photographed and styled by Alberto Saguar, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
Soho Health Club, located on the lower level of Soho House Barcelona, has reopened this June with a revamped treatment menu and upgraded facilities.
Levi’s returned to Primavera Sound Barcelona for a second consecutive year as the festival’s exclusive denim partner.
Falconry is a study of stillness before impact, of minimal movement creating maximum outcome. The collaboration translates that into form, a line drawn at speed between the two houses.
QASIMI has unveiled its first permanent leather goods collection, marking a new chapter in the brand’s ten-year evolution.
Gucci has returned to Monaco with a seasonal takeover at La Rose des Vents Monte Carlo.
Bershka has released a new capsule collection tied to the FIFA World Cup 2026, developed in collaboration with Outerstuff.
Billionaire Boys Club and ICECREAM have released the Football Pack 2026, a capsule collection timed to the summer of football.
For a series born out of friendship, stubbornness, and the conviction that stories can be told even when there is no money to tell them with, saying goodbye was never going to be easy.
Johannes Knop shot by Gabriela Bluske and styled by Lucas Cejas, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
Bottega Veneta has launched Alta, a collection of ten new Eaux de Parfum that marks the next chapter in the house’s fragrance project.
Carhartt WIP has released its Fall/Winter 2026 Preview Collection, the seasonal bridge that sets the tone for the months ahead.
Lazoschmidl is releasing Chores, a new fanzine photographed by Alan Marty and limited to 100 copies.
For her first solo exhibition in Switzerland, and the most expansive European retrospective of her career to date, Cao Fei takes over the Kunstmuseum Basel with Testimonies to the Near Future spanning three decades of work.
