haute couture

Between Y/Project, Diesel and Jean Paul Gaultier, the designer has become one of the most distinctive voices in fashion right now. Here's how.

The Belgian designer brought his deliciously off-kilter vision to fashion's highest heights.

In his first IRL couture show for the Roman house, Kim Jones drew exquisite parallels between the distant past and future.

From Mumbai to Paris, Maria Grazia Chiuri’s latest collection celebrated the magical capabilities of the hand.

In her latest collection for the house, Virginie Viard drew inspiration from the art movements of Chanel's formative decades.

In a dazzling runway show in Paris, the Texan designer demonstrated that, in his world, all that glitters really is gold.

Pieter Mulier — like, a totally important designer — presented his AW22 collection for Alaïa, the ultimate couture house, in Paris last night. 

From Matthieu Blazy’s Bottega Veneta debut to 60 years of Saint Laurent, here’s everything to keep your eyes peeled for over the year to come. 

In a breathtaking show in Venice, the Roman Maison showed ballgowns, jellyfish hats and sumptuous cashmere drapes in all the rainbow’s richest hues. 

As the first Black American designer to show on the couture schedule, Kerby Jean-Raymond put a thought-provoking spin on fashion’s highest art form.

In a film directed by Luca Guadagnino, Kim presented his sophomore outing as a couturier -- a collection dripping in dramatic embroideries and drapes.

In a feature film directed by Olivier Dahan, John Galliano presented intricately hand-wrought clothes that challenged the meaning of couture.