The agony and the ecstasy… The collections!
by Luca Imbimbo
-4… Ah the collections! How could they lack in our top-tens? A lot of emerging designers grappling with their first fashion show or presentation… Innovative, evocative, seductive… During this year we have seen lots of them… Some made us excited, others made us turn up our noses… But then what would the fashion system be without the Fashion Weeks? Simple… It could not be!
10 – Lanvin 2012-13 F/W. Alber Elbaz never stops to make us amazed!
9 – Matteo Molinari 2013 S/S /Carin Wester 2013 S/S. Contemporary minimalism… Make way for the young!
8 – Jeremy Scott 2013 S/S. Animal prints, shiny leather and a lot of gold for the Jeremy Scott’s Arab Spring!
7 – Thom Browne 2012-13 F/W. His is a grotesque American-teen… Wonderfully extravagant!
6 – Moschino 2013 S/S. Fashion discount has never been so chic!
5 – Comme des Garçons 2012-13 F/W. The Rei Kawakubo’s androgynous, elegant Punk!
4 – Pierre Balmain 2013 S/S /Yves Saint Laurent 2013 S/S. Nice and the French Riviera in the Balmain’s
S/S. The Slimane’s man is instead elegantly reckless… Vive la France!
3 – Dior 2012-13 F/W. The military rigor of Kris Van Assache for Dior HOMME drags us in the real world!
2 – Givenchy 2013 S/S. Sex and religion. The devil and the holy water. Ecstasy for the Riccardo Tisci’s collection!
1 – Prada 2012-13 F/W. Ironic and unabashedly elegant. The man of Miuccia captures the essence of the 40s’ allure… Unique!
Double Agent
Thomas Penfound by Charl Marais
Satoshi Kuwata, Founder and Creative Director of Setchu, makes his Milan Fashion Week debut.
Fiorucci captures the wonder of a child playing in the street, where reality bends and imagination takes the lead.
Lucía Melús, a new designer from IED Barcelona, approaches fashion with quiet introspection.
Ann Demeulemeester’s Pre-Spring 2026 collection is about listening. The designer steps back, not to dwell on the past, but to let the house’s own history speak, then moves forward without force.
The collection emerges from two decades of collective memory.
The new XA PRO 3D collaboration between Salomon and Korean designer JEONG LI is a wearable meditation on time, nature, and human connection.
Pitti Uomo’s 108th edition focused on daring fashion experimentation and creative exploration, showcasing inventiveness characterized by eclecticism in addition to a forward-thinking outlook of all things sartorial.
Massimo Giorgetti’s Spring/Summer 2026 collection for MSGM captures the essence of cycling culture.
A$AP Rocky just redefined an icon. In collaboration with Ray-Ban, he’s transformed the classic Wayfarer into something entirely fresh, the Wayfarer Puffer.
Johannes Knop captured by the lens of Julian Freyberg, in exclusive for Fucking Young! Online.
Straightforward, adaptable pieces form the core of the collection, with MM6’s signature classics reworked in new ways.
PUMA is back in Paris with a new collaboration, this time with designer Salehe Bembury.
The Polimoda Graduate Show 2025 kicked off Pitti Uomo’s 108th edition, presenting twenty collections from emerging designers that prioritized raw creativity over commercial appeal.
Bershka is doubling down on its mission to spotlight rising artists with Bershka Music, a project that mixes fashion, music, and digital culture.
TOMMY HILFIGER New York, a premium collection launching in February 2026, takes Savile Row tradition and gives it a shot of energy.
The Parisian house started a new chapter with the opening of their new space, located at 10 rue de Picardie, Paris 3rd.
HOMME PLISSÉ ISSEY MIYAKE unveiled its Spring/Summer 2026 collection, Amid Impasto of Horizons, as the Guest of Honor at Pitti Immagine Uomo 108.
Niccolò Pasqualetti unveiled its Spring/Summer 2026 collection during Pitti Uomo 108.
Pitti Uomo 108 in collaboration with Japan Fashion Week Organization takes us backstage at the first international runway show for Japanese brand Children of the Discordance.
On a sunny Paris day, we caught up with Damien for a little chat in a park, because talking poetry on a sunny day in Paris on a weekday feels more than right.
Francesco Risso steps down as creative director of fashion house Marni after a decade.
The latest Stüssy drop has arrived, bringing the same effortless cool the brand has built its name on.
Check out some of our favorite streetstyle looks spotted at Pitti Uomo 108.
Japanese designer Hideaki Shikama presented his Spring/Summer 2026 collection “Enfant Terrible” for Children of the discordance, at Pitti Uomo 108.
We talked with Ecstasya about her hiatus, the struggle of keeping Lisbon’s first queer hardcore night (Maythey) alive, and why the best tracks come from being “sad as fuck.”
Zalando just launched a five-piece capsule collection where workwear meets burger obsession.
Young talents have until July 17 to apply for a chance to present their work, receive industry support, and compete for career-changing prizes.
Jun Takahashi has imagined the season in the most bohemian, easy, and relaxed way possible.
Bikkembergs unveiled their latest collab for a new generation of fashion and street culture aficionados at Pitti Uomo 108 with designer Gosha Rubchinskiy reimagining the classic Soccer sneaker.
Patta and Nike reunite for “The New Wave,” a capsule collection centered on the Air Max 90, a silhouette deeply embedded in sneaker culture.
