FASHION

Is humanity out of fashion?
THE NEW YORK TIMES

Ever since news broke last week that Pierpaolo Piccioli, the designer of Valentino, was leaving the brand, paeans to his talent have been flowing on both social and fashion media. But of all the words used to describe Piccioli’s work – its “genius” and “magic” and “vision,” its “dreaminess” and “beauty” – the one that most stands out to me is “humanity.”


Olympic Torch costumes split public opinion
CULTURE

What are the adjectives that should describe every new creative interpretation of ancient Greek culture? Must it be “simple yet elegant,” “abstract” or “figurative”? Can it be “fresh”? Can it be “contemporary”?



Where are the big ideas?
THE NEW YORK TIMES

In the middle of the Champ de Mars, not far from the foot of the Eiffel Tower silhouetted in the evening sky like a power postcard, Anthony Vaccarello of Saint Laurent constructed a monumental faux-marble platform, the better to showcase his spring collection.

Exploring the roots of fashion across Greece
CULTURE

They worked witth Pomak embroiderers to create intricate traditional patterns and alongside the nuns of the Orthodox Monastery of Saints Konstantinos and Eleni in the Peloponnese, mastering the art of weaving on the loom.

The planet in focus
CULTURE

Sustainable fashion designer Amy Powney is celebrated in ‘Fashion Reimagined,’ directed by Becky Hutner, which was screened as part of the Geocultura section of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival.



Fluent in the language of style
THE NEW YORK TIMES

Judith Thurman notices everything. Meticulous observation has been a hallmark of her 50-year career as a writer whose laser-sharp gaze traverses millenniums, countries and genres.

What’s New York fashion really about?
THE NEW YORK TIMES

The existential questions of American fashion – what is it? can it be defined? how does it relate to shifting American identity? – were thrust into the cultural conversation in September with the Metropolitan Museum’s fall Costume Institute show.

Alexander Wang returns to the runway
THE NEW YORK TIMES

Dozens of showgoers approached security personnel and black-clad staff with the same question: Would there be an after-party? But the answer, for one of the first times at a major Alexander Wang fashion show, was a resounding no.


Saying goodbye to the plain white wedding gown
THE NEW YORK TIMES

Elizabeth Arasevi had no intention to follow custom when it came to choosing a wedding dress. She was not keen to present as a “pure, delicate and demure bride in waiting.”

Weekend in Tweed | Spetses | April 15-17
WHAT'S ON

Doffing its cheese-cutter cap to vintage British fashion, the Poseidonion Grand Hotel on the Saronic island of Spetses is hosting a fun event to welcome the spring on April 15 to 17.

‘A first in the history of fashion’
THE NEW YORK TIMES

Milan Fashion Week ended with official confirmation of what may be the biggest trend in the fashion world right now — not fringe (though there was a lot of that) or bicep bracelets (ditto) or even bikini tops (still going strong), but rather power mash-ups.