NOT is a brand I’ve followed for years and started wearing recently. For me, they’re the perfection of androgynous style. Here, I review their signature Zipper Shirt and their Bubble Drop Crotch Pant.
Covering 4 gorgeous pieces by TEF, literally my favorite English clothier.
Maybe the best HBA piece ever. I skip on the tshirts and hoodies and go straight for the crazy runway stuff. From Hood By Air Spring Summer 2014 runway show.
A bit of critical analysis of my Hood By Air shirt/jacket/dress/cape.
Let’s learn how to analyze and understand runway shows.
Full analysis of Raf Simons Autumn Winter 2018 runway show at nyfw. Using the show notes as a guide, I analyze all references and themes in the show. Especially as they connect to the legendary 2001 Riot Riot Riot runway show.
A quick tour through my T-shirt collection.
Full runway show analysis of Rick Owens Spring Summer 2019 “Babel” Ready to Wear collection at Paris Fashion Week.
A review of Rag & Bone trousers that I have worn more than any other trousers in my wardrobe.
Full, in-depth analysis of Rei Kawakubo’s Comme Des Garçons Homme Plus Spring Summer 2018 runway collection.
Full runway show analysis of Kiko Kostadinov’s Fall Winter 2019 Men’s runway show at London Fashion Week.
Analysis of Virgil Abloh’s Off-White Spring Summer 2018 Ready to Wear runway collection as part of Paris Fashion Week.
Review of a pair of bunny boots, also known as extreme cold vapor barrier boots.
Full runway analysis of the menswear collection from A-COLD-WALL* by Samuel Ross Fall Winter 2019 at London Fashion Week.
Discussion episode! Exploring some reasons as to why everyone in our community seems to be obsessed with archival fashion. Leave a comment, read other comments, respond, etc :)
Analysis of Gucci Fall 2018 and the primary inspirations for the show: philosopher Michel Foucault’s Crime and Punish and Biopolitics, and feminist critic Donna Haraway’s A Cyborg Manifesto.
In-depth analysis of Gucci Fall Winter 2018 at Paris Fashion Week. We cover the inspiration for Alessandro Michele’s collection, the collaboration with MAKINARIUM, and cultural appropriation.
Fashion runway show analysis of Iris Van Herpen Fall Winter 2019 “Hypnosis” collection as part of Couture Week in Paris. Collaborations with Philip Beesley and Anthony Howe. The most beautiful runway show ever.
The first Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 1989. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maisons in modern history.
Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 1989. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 1990. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Massive in-depth review of HAMCUS, a fashion brand based around a sci-fi storyline. Complete with main characters, warring factions and insanely cool clothes, this brand is set to fully take over in 2020.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 1990. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Review of Martin Margiela: In His Own Words plus full audio of the talkback and Q&A with director Reiner Holzemer.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 1991. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 1991. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 1992. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Discussing the rumors of Raf Simons becoming creative director at Miu Miu for the Prada Group. Also the new Raf Simons sneaker runner: Solaris High, Solaris Low, Antei, Cylon, and the Orion.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 1992. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Tribute to the work of Alexander McQueen on the 10th anniversary of his death.
In depth analysis of Balenciaga Spring Summer 2020 by Demna Gvasalia during Paris Fashion Week. We look at the notes submitted by readers on IG.
How to find your personal style and shopping designer clothes on a budget. Get Raf, Rick, CDG, and inner peace.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 1993. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
The best brand you’ve never heard of: NOT by Jenny Lai.
Understanding Hussein Chalayan through his work in the Spring Summer 2000 runway show, Before Minus Now. We examine the Airplane Dress, his use of pink tulle, and his avante garde corsets.
Fashion School is a series where we explore the best resources for learning more about fashion. We review “Gods and Kings” by Dana Thomas, “Ametora” by W David Marx, and “Fashion at the Edge” by Caroline Evans. Apologies, apparently the price of “Fashion at the Edge” has spiked significantly since I published this video. I might have paid $35 for my copy. Please do not pay hundreds for this book lol.
Maison Martin Margiela history from Spring/Summer 1989 through Fall Winter 1993. We summarize the collections to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary fashion house in modern history.
Fashion school teaches you how to learn about fashion with books, documentaries, podcasts, Instagram accounts and Discord.
Analysis of Louis Vuitton Spring Summer 2019 Mens by Virgil Abloh.
Examining Hedi Slimane’s work across Celine, Saint Laurent Paris, and Dior Homme.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 1994. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
How to find designer clothes cheaply on Grailed, TheRealReal, eBay, Rakuten, Yahoo Auctions Japan, Depop, and by proxy service from Japan.
Complete guide to Carol Christian Poell’s spring summer 2004 men’s runway show, Mainstream Downstream.
A guide with tips on how to shop for better clothes online and in person covering shoulders, knits, textiles, cuts, and quality tees.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 1995. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Love letter to those who create fashion art: Alexander McQueen, Iris van Herpen, Carol Christian Poell, Fredrik Tjærandsen, Martin Margiela, Rick Owens, Raf Simons, Comme Des Garcons, A-COLD-WALL, Hussein Chalayan, Hood by Air, Sruli Recht, Marc Jacobs, the Soloist, Visvim, Yohji Yamamoto, Gucci, Vetements, Louis Vuitton, Jean Paul Gaultier, Thom Browne, Craig Green, Acronym, Balenciaga, Hamcus, BODE, Mowalola, Dries van Noten, Jacquemus, Doublet, Final Home, Hermes, Geoffrey B Small, and JW Anderson.
The best brands of 2021. Designer brands that I'm hoping will blow up in the next year.
Discussing Yohji Yamamoto runway shows and the dilemma of trying to interpret them.
Best emerging designers of 2021 part 2. Including Jordan Arthur Smith, Charlotte Knowles, Botter, Ottolinger, and Kanghyuk.
The complete guide to Rick Owens Spring Summer 2021 runway show as part of Paris Fashion Week.
Tough love for fashion designers who are just starting out. I love you all and want you to win.
Full playthrough with commentary of Balenciaga: Afterworld: The Age of Tomorrow. Fall Winter 2021 runway collection as a part of Paris Fashion Week featuring new sneakers, pumps, jackets, shirts, AND the suit of armor.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 1996. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Will Supreme end up at Zumiez after the purchase from the VF Corporation? Will the brand die all together?
Full analysis of symbolism and details for Craig Green’s Spring Summer 2020 runway show as part of London Fashion Week and including a collaboration with Adidas. This updated episode is being reposted for those who haven't yet seen it. New episodes are being released on schedule.
Runway analysis of Rick Owens Fall 2018 “Sisyphus”. We dissect the full shownotes and looks to decipher the symbolism, references and the artfulness behind the collection.
Full analysis of every detail in the Vetements Fall Winter 2019 show as part of Paris Fashion Week. Throughout December of 2020, I submitted 3 looks from this show each day to my IG story and everyone submitted their own analysis. I compiled over 1,000 submissions into this final video. Thank you to everyone who participated.
Complete review of the first issue of luxury magazine, _____IS FUN.
Full runway show analysis for Prada Fall Winter 2021 Mens co-designed by Raf Simons and Miuccia Prada. We explore the messages, symbolism, and details of the entire runway collection.
The return of Hood by Air, the importance of Shayne Oliver, and the lesson we’ve learned since HBA’s hiatus.
Looking through the details of Margiela's S.W.A.L.K. series and the "In Memory Of" podcast to uncover why Maison Margiela remains one of the most story-driven brands currently working.
Looking into the work of one of the most mysterious stylists of all time: Vanilla Jelaba.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 1996. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Rick Owens Fall Winter 2021 Menswear "Gethsemane". My followers collectively analyzed all the details from the show that we all missed.
Asking if we truly need all the hate surrounding Comme des Garcons Play line. Looking closer at what the brand is used for and why it's necessary.
Covering fashion FOMO and how you can get rid of it.
Learn literally ~everything~ about Martin Margiela's first 15 shows. Megavideo of the first 15 episodes of the Margiela Runway Analysis series. We look at the runway collections of Martin Margiela one show at a time and often one look at a time. This video is missing Fall Winter 1993, which is a Patreon exclusive. For that episode and more exclusive content, join the Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BlissFoster
Understanding Thom Browne's aesthetic, specifically in the Fall Winter 2021 collection.
Fashion School review of the books A Fashion History of the 20th Century, Pattern Magic, and Dressed: A Philosophy of Clothes. Recommendations for those who want to learn everything about fashion.
The complex world that Jun Takahashi built through his UNDERCOVER runway presentation for Fall Winter 2018, A Space Odyssey. There was a LOT to cover in this episode, so we had to move quickly.
Thebe's work is for fans of Raf and Undercover, he's crafting a world that's entirely his own. I can't say enough good things about Thebe, but the best reference point is Thebe's own writing, which we read from extensively.
No excuses, start today.
Unraveling the narrative and themes of Virgil Abloh's best runway collection at Louis Vuitton or Off White.
Breakdown of the references and history behind the collaboration between Alessando Michele and Demna Gvasalia.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show analysis from Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 1991. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history. ATTN: DUE TO AN UPLOAD ERROR THIS VIDEO IS MISSING ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF CONTENT AT THE END. Sincerest apologies, I wish there was something I could do about that.
In in-depth guide to art interpretation and general analysis. Part of my ongoing series "Fashion School" where we talk about resources for better understanding the art of fashion.
Review of all 7 Maison Martin Margiela books including Margiela: The Women's Collections, Margiela 20: The Exhibition, Margiela: The Hermes Years, STREET Magazine, A Magazine Curated by Maison Martin Margiela, B Magazine, the massive CREME book and more.
How can we use the term Avant-Garde to promote good conversation in fashion? Does it just mean "weird clothes"? As always, please engage in some solid discussion in the comments. What did you learn from this video? Do you disagree with my approach? Am I oversimplifying art by categorizing things too much?
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 1997. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Where is fashion going? Hopefully to a place of better storytelling and more transparency. Democratization is possible.
The best and the worst fashion documentaries.
How did Simon Porte Jacquemus evolve from where he started to where he is now? We trace the full progression of the Jacquemus aesthetic across every runway collection.
Discussing the definition of anti-fashion and what designer actually meets that definition in the modern era.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 1998. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Maria Grazia Chiuri's Dior Spring Summer 2021 Haute Couture runway film analysis. We get all the details to unpack the horoscope inspired, tarot card collection.
The in-depth nuances of the storytelling in LV's latest Mens show. Featuring new Nikes, GZA, RZA, Issa Perica, Saul Williams, Shogun Assassin, Goldie, and metric ton more.
Is this a joke or is it sincere? Demna Gvasalia's Balenciaga is known for his ironic fashion, but is that the full story?
Rick's 10 rules are some of his most famous quotes. Has he kept to them or broken them?
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 1998. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Unpacking Kanye and Demna Gvasalia's work for the visual side of the DONDA album release party on August 5, 2021.
Runway Review of KidSuper Spring 2022 video. What is Colm Dillane doing to move fashion into the future?
A system that could allow brands to pay and give credit to indigenous people's and (hopefully) greatly reduce cultural appropriation issues in fashion.
Overview of the first ten years of Martin Margiela’s career. Also focusing on Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 1999. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Answering 5 questions about fashion, shopping, art the art of clothes.
Analysis and review of Daniel Roseberry's work at Schiaparelli.
There's a problem with the conversation around creativity in fashion, most of it centers on the idea of "originality".
In Balenciaga's recent Paris Fashion Week showing, Demna Gvasalia shows us the future of technology and how it might shape culture. Please comment what you learned from this video so we can get good discussion going.
Marc Jacobs was fired from Perry Ellis after his Spring 1993 Grunge runway show. Or was he?
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 1991. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Exploring the economic and technical reasons why all clothes look the same.
Explanations for usage and the basic definitions for most of the major fashion terms including Archive Vintage Warp Weft Bias Collaboration Couture Haute Couture Ready to Wear Creative Director Designer Democratization Deconstruction and Anti-Fashion
Walter Van Beirendonck interview and review of his own runway shows including Spring Summer 2022, Fall Winter 2018, Fall Winter 2001, and Wild and Lethal Trash Spring 1998.
Dries Van Noten’s interior architect, Gert Voorjans invites me to come look at his favorite objects in his home office, we talk about interior design, the philosophy of constructing a space, and art generally.
Answering your fashion questions.
Interviewing masters students and the chair of the Royal Academy's fashion department (Walter Van Beirdendock) to get a better idea of what fashion school is really like.
Remembering the life and work of Virgil Abloh's work at Louis Vuitton, including his final artistic statement for the house: Spring Summer 2022 Menswear, Collection 7.2, entitled "VIRGIL WAS HERE". Please share your Virgil story in the comments. If you knew him well, if you met him for a moment at a party, texted with him occasionally, or were simply moved by his work. Big or small, I'd love to read your story.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2000. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Ziggy Chen, P. Andrade, Sillage, Meryll Rogge, and Jan Jan Van Essche. The best new or underrated fashion designers to watch in 2022.
Deepti, Alexandra Sipa, Hed Mayner, Nensi Dojaka, Miss Sohee. Covering the best new fashion designers for 2022. Who did I miss?
Exploring the coolness of Margiela Tabi Boots among many other things as I answer your fashion questions.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2000. We analyze every collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
A rare look at Raf Simons graduate project of furniture that strangely resemble a fashion collection. I'm incredibly thankful to the owner of the collection who generously gave of their time and trust to let me carry this project out, thank you.
A fashion design course that explains how a fashion student can make clothes that can stand beside the clothes of luxury houses. Special thanks to Maison Margiela for lending me these beautiful clothes.
A model example of sustainable fashion design. Jan Jan Van Essche tells us how he designs open patterns to make outstanding slow made clothes.
A deep dive group analysis of Virgil Abloh's final fashion show for Louis Vuitton - Mens Fall Winter 2022 as part of Paris Fashion Week. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this project.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2001.
Answering your fashion questions: Virgil's replacement at Louis Vuitton, personal style storytelling, and many others.
Talking with LVMH Prize nominee, Meryll Rogge, about starting a brand at PFW. Meryll shares insights into her business and design process.
Ukrainian fashion designer, Lilia Litkovskaya, shares her experience of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Reviewing my submissions for best fashion designer currently living including Iris Van Herpen, Rei Kawakubo, and Martin Margiela.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2001. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
A tour of the Mode Museum in Antwerp, Belgium. Guided by the museum's Director and Chief Curator, Kaat Debo.
Roundup of the first few days of Paris Fashion Week featuring Dries Van Noten, Casablanca, Meryll Rogge, Botter, Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Patou, Cool TM, CFCL and Atelier COIN.
Uncovering the issues with how we talk about the rise of digital fashion design, the metaverse, and it's impact on the fashion industry.
Coverage of Paris Fashion Week for the Fall Winter 2022 season.
A breakdown and analysis of Margiela's first solo art exhibition at Lafayette Anticipations in Paris. Exclusive footage and full analysis.
Answering fashion questions: do celebrities ruin fashion, feedback for young fashion designers, and more.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2002. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Examining fashion and music subcultures to see if the internet actually killed off all subculture. We look at punk, Jean Michel Basquiat, goth, drag, rap, drain gang, rave, teddy boys, Black Flag, The Bad Brains, Pure Hell, Death, ballroom, black metal, Andy Warhol, skating, and the beginnings of the hippie movement.
Botter, the fastest growing brand at Paris Fashion Week allowed me to film the entire process of preparing for their Fall Winter 2022 Paris Fashion Week Show. You may remember Botter's work from Beyonce's recent Academy Awards/Oscars performance.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2002. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maison in modern history.
Will we ever be rid of fast fashion and all the awful stuff that comes with it?
Charles Jeffrey and I talk about pagan rituals, queer culture and depression, all while reviewing his runway shows.
Unveiling the nuances, references and concept behind Daniel Roseberry's Schiaparelli Haute Couture Spring 2022 as part of Paris Fashion Week.
Answering fashion questions about materials, intimidation in fashion stores and talking about fast fashion like Shein, BooHoo, Zara, Uniqlo, TopShop and Fashion Nova.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 1991. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maisons in modern history.
Coverage, Review, and Analysis of the best brands at Paris Fashion Week Mens for the Spring Summer 2023 season. Huge emphasis on new designers here, there's so many you need to check out.
Late models at Thom Browne, the Marine Serre track and field runway show, the new favorite brand of BTS Ernest W. Baker, Saturday Night Live’s Kenan Thompson in his runway model debut for KidSuper, an interview with KidSuper’s found and creative director Colm Dillane and a ton more brands and designers! This is part 2 of covering, reviewing and analyzing the best 15+ Paris Fashion Week brands, runway shows and collections.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2003. We analyze every look in the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary Maisons in modern history.
Covering the big changes in design at Jacquemus, Simon Porte Jacquemus' wedding symbolism, and the millions of little details in between.
An analysis of the wider impact of KidSuper's Spring 2023 runway show during Paris Fashion Week. Featuring the dynamite talents of creative director Colm Dillane, auctioneer dynamo Lydia Fenet, and the funniest man alive Kenan Thompson of Saturday Night Live.
Known for their hit cowboy cuff jeans, Y/Project is teaching us how to draw audiences to fashion while also delivering innovative design season after season. We’re breaking down Glenn Martens’ work, featuring a collaboration with Jean Paul Gaultier and with Brazilian shoe brand Melissa. You may have seen their outrageously funny earrings all over Instagram that caught the attention of fashion heads and meme pages alike.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2004. We analyze the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary maisons in modern history.
Answering fashion questions about fashion people being shallow, dressing for yourself, brands ignoring product, beginner tips, the current "era" of Rick Owens, and a ton more.
Gap Yeezy Balenciaga - a slam dunk. Known lately for dating Julia Fox, a name change, publicly torching Adidas for Yeezy Day 2022, and going after Gap itself for excluding him from meetings and copying his designs, Ye is attempting to pursue a goal so lofty when it comes to clothes - changing the way that the entire population gets dressed. We’re taking a look at Ye’s legacy in fashion, as well as the all black hoodies, t-shirts, and products from the Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga collaboration.
Learn literally ~everything~ about Martin Margiela's shows from Spring Summer 1997 through Spring Summer 2004. We look at the runway collections of Martin Margiela one show at a time and often one look at a time.
We love haute couture, but if we think about it, we love the idea of haute couture. You may have seen that haute couture is a booming topic, especially in pop culture where it is the subject of The Dressmaker (2015) or Phantom Thread (2017). A French fashion institution, haute couture started with the ballgowns of Charles Frederick Worth and is now a key part of major houses like Balenciaga, Dior, Chanel, Armani, Viktor&Rolf and Valentino. Throughout history, as couture customers have continued to decline, the goals of high dressmaking have become radically different. What do want from this medium?
Fashion trends like Gucci belts, Foamposites, and Balenciaga Triple S sneakers tend to lose their shine very quickly, why is that? We tackle fashion trends in 2022 and talk about why you should just ignore them.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2004. We analyze the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary maisons in modern history.
The runway shows that really did the absolute most. Did you know that Vetements hosted a runway show in a McDonalds on the Champs-Élysées during Paris Fashion Week? Well, now you do. These shows are the product of multi-million dollar budgets that changed the landscape of storytelling through the medium of fashion and brought the heat on the most extreme performances. Jacquemus in the lavender fields (and recent Nike collab), Chanel’s indoor beach complete with waves and wave machine, and the Balenciaga bin bag show inside a swirling blizzard. Some of my absolute favorite runways from Alexander McQueen, Virgil Abloh, KidSuper, Gucci, Carol Christian Poell, Casablanca, Rick Owens, and Yves Saint Laurent all made this list. America’s Next Top Model could never.
Using pictures from Vogue Runway 2023, I’m guessing (or trying to guess???) the fashion brand and designer just by looking at one runway photograph. Featuring a Kim Kardashian Balenciaga look, the Margiela crystal masks popularized by Kanye on his Yeezus tour, and my favorite model of all time, Adut Akech in Jacquemus. I did not do as well as I would like lmao. Leave your score in the comments section!
Aerosol spray is the new dress it seems this season in Paris, but what you may not have heard about is Thom Browne’s one act play, Heliot Emil’s industrial elegance, Doja Cat’s golden appearance at A.W.A.K.E Mode, Issey’s moving performance, and Cher sitting across from me at Ann Demeulemeester. Oh, and I also got to go to an Undercover show. See? A lot more than just a Bella Hadid Coperni moment, and much more to come in the next 2 parts.
The question of the best fashion designer is hard to answer, so instead here’s my list of the most famous designers and what about their work made them so noteworthy. In this medium, we’ve had many designers who have impacted the scope of the art form and who were able to turn their fashion internship into their career. Others were simply capable of utilizing great manufacturing and teams of photographers, makeup artists, stylists, and atelier hands to become great innovators or product titans. The stories behind the shirts and the bags we all love from the brands we all know like Gucci, Versace, Valentino, Dior and Fendi - those are only possible through the respective directors and creatives that compose this list - from Issey Miyake to Virgil Abloh, Yves Saint Laurent and Cristóbal Balenciaga.
Miu Miu’s satin ballet flat trend and Loewe’s Minecraft fashion and pronounced Anthurium plant dresses. Bella Hadid walking the hourglass Courrèges show after the Coperni spray on dress, and Ella Emhoff’s most recent runway walk for Rochas. Rick Owens swapping out mega jumbo laces for mega jumbo tulle in the Egyptian City of Edfu, and my first ever Junya Watanabe show focused on 80’s beauty. This is the real, unseen part of Paris Fashion Week: no luxury fashion dupes here. I ran around in Tabi boots all day to bring you this coverage.
My producer chose the hardest fashion questions related to our favorite topics and I guessed SO MANY wrong, including: Louis Vuitton Collaborations, Comme Des Garcons brands, Karl Lagerfeld at so many brands like Chanel, Chloé, Fendi, and Patou and ALL the creative directors that have ever designed at Dior. My memory is super bad. Please don't fire me.
Catching flights to Paris Fashion Week, Koché’s Google collaboration, my first Noir Kei Ninomiya show and the evolution of fashion brands you have seen very closely on this channel like Meryll Rogge, Botter and Vaillant. Plus, up and coming fashion brands and new faces like the fashion designer at Maitrepierre and the design duo at Vaquera. Between photographers, dresses, and Jacques Demy’s Donkey Skin (1970), this is the final installment of our Paris coverage for Spring 2023.
A show that incorporates drunk clothing, beaten up stilettos, an after party, and glitter e v e r y w h e r e, Margiela explores ideas surrounding tilting clothes by 90 or 45 degrees on the body in a beautifully finished, exceptionally tailored way.
The jumbo lace king has done it again in his most recent show taking notes from Egypt and permanence. Outside of Rick Owens’s huge collaboration with Aesop and Moncler, Rick seems to be talking more candidly about his perspective on time lately, and how it’s been shaped by his wife Michèle Lamy and how his daughter has made him a grandfather. The bench mark for a lasting legacy is difficult for anyone to wrap their heads around, but Rick tries to do his best. I had the privilege of being able to see this show in person at this past Paris Fashion Week. This creative director and fashion designer is still dedicated to putting out compelling work whose impact will leave a lasting legacy.
The concept of our bodies and how they interact with the clothes we wear is a lens into our mental health that the Mode Museum - Antwerp (MOMU) articulates in their newest exhibit, Mirror Mirror - Fashion and the Psyche. The intersection luxury designer fashion, fine art, and self-concept, Mirror Mirror presents us with commentary on high-fashion mannequins and how they can be damaging, using silhouette to disguise and morph your body, how low self-esteem and bad self-image shape twist our perceptions, and how we seek a certain type of self-perception when we use digital avatars to represent ourselves online. As global trends about our bodies are shaped by KPOP body culture and standards, or the resurgence of heroin chic, and the problematic emphasis on white bodies as the standard, this exhibit pushes us to view everyone in our lives with more nuance. Stay till the end to see an additional segment featuring Caroline Evans and Alistair O’Neill.
In the men’s world of suiting, with its dress shirts, buttons, sport coats and neckties, there’s little room for flair. Savile Row tailors, like Anderson and Sheppard, Benson and Clegg, and Gieves and Hawkes, have spent their lives perfecting the padded shoulder. How did it come to represent women in the 80’s? Today, we’re looking into the world of large shoulders on women, and the fashion designers who made it special, making statements on seduction, power, and independence in their runway shows. Designers include Rick Owens, Thom Browne, Virgil Abloh, Alexander McQueen, Martin Margiela, Thierry Mugler, and Giorgio Armani. Fashion week isn’t the same without padded shoulders. Menswear and womenswear collide in this week’s episode.
This week, we’re talking about disguise at Maison Martin Margiela. Fashion and paparazzi and tabloid magazines have an inevitable relationship. Star publications and tabloids are a reality for most celebrities. For Fall Winter 2005, Margiela showed his anonymity-inspired collection, incorporating those concepts into the clothes themselves and showing the collection via their own, in-house created tabloid magazine featuring these incredible trench coats. This whole collection was inspired by the Daily Mail, the Sun and other publications that Martin was inspired by. Join me as we dissect a Maison hallmark.
We care deeply about color in paint, design, makeup and photography, but color has been a dominant idea and discussion surrounding fashion since its inception. Along that comes yearly trends in color broadly but that always translates into yearly fashion trends. In this video, I answer questions like which classic color schemes never go out of style, gatekeeping in 2023, beef between fashion communities, why runway shows are boring, disruption in the fashion industry, the best fashion writers and fashion news updates.
New (or somewhat new) brands whose strategy and product, rather than lifestyle promises, will lead them to boom in 2023. For all of these brands, check out their online boutiques, and support independent designers! I’m linking their websites, socials, blogs, other stuff below. I’ve seen most of these brands in person at Paris Fashion Week, and it’s definitely worth keeping your eyes on.
Review and analysis of Issey Miyake's Spring Summer 2023 runway show during Paris Fashion Week. This show directly followed Issey Miyake's death and was creatively directed by Satoshi Kondo. We look back at the major highlights of Miyake's career including Pleats Please and see how Kondo is continuing to push those major elements forward.
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Spring Summer 2006. We analyze the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary maisons in modern history.
What’s the point of the avant-garde? A category in many mediums that include fashion, makeup, music, and film, the goals of the avant garde are complex and often seen as just “weird.” Experimental art in any form can be difficult to interpret, and alternative means of telling a story can often bother people who consume it. We’re going to look into that beyond just ambient music and experimental films by talking about fashion designers like Rei Kawakubo of Comme des Garçons and Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Holy Mountain.
With another memorable walk from male model Leon Dame, this Paris Fashion Week Mens featured exceptional shows from Loewe, Maison Margiela, Junya Watanabe, Ludovic de Saint Sernin, Comme des Garçons Homme Plus and more. We caught up with the designers from Airei and Liberal Youth Ministry, as well as channel legend Jan-Jan Van Essche. This January’s Fall Winter 2023 season comes right of the tails of a great showing of mens fashion at Pitti Uomo in Florence and Milan Fashion Week Mens. We even got to see the blue ruffled coat that Kylie Jenner wore to the Margiela show, but unfortunately, no Schiaparelli lion head dress this time.
Replica, Dupe, 1:1 mirror image, AAA quality - the popularity of reps is increasing daily. In this video, we’re exploring bad school dress codes, fashion as the most personal form of art, why you should pass on that ASOS promo code, personal policies on buying replica handbags, shoes, and clothes, and the debate around the Geobasket or Maison Margiela *** shoe. Shein still goofy af.
When is fashion week going to be more than a focus on New York, London, Milan and Paris? Today, we’re featuring designers at Berlin Fashion Week 2023, who chose to show in Berlin for many reasons, like the innovative metaverse fashion work taking place there, a more unique public relations approach, and to highlight a city ready to showcase a blend of its metropolitan and historical lifestyle. Berlin Fashion Week featured OUTSTANDING talent, proving that good design can come from anywhere. We meet the people behind Odeeh and their famous sweater, Ukrainian designer Lilia Litkovska’s folk roots, and Namilia’s Need for Speed collaboration this season. Don’t miss out on many more interviews!
Maison Martin Margiela runway show during Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2006. We analyze the collection to unpack the meaning behind the clothes of the most legendary maison in modern history. This week, we’re buying a used couch or a used car - no Rihanna Salomons, but a great deep-dive into the brand. We’re almost done with the whole series! Only 6 more episodes to go!
Are collaborations stupid? I think the whole world may have rolled their eyes at the Tiffany x Nike collaboration that was just released but it’s a bit more complicated than that. This week, we explore male models and the expression of gender and masculinity in fashion, why Pitti Uomo is the best (and why I can’t cover it quite yet), the best graphics in fashion thanks to Yohji Yamamoto, Vivienne Westwood, Loewe and Undercover, and the greatest fashion engineer of all time.
Are you scared to go into luxury designer stores? Are you afraid they’ll see that you don’t live the ~luxury lifestyle~? Well, you totally should go in! Today, I encourage you to go try on all the clothes without the pressure of buying them, as well as answering other questions such as: Nick Knight and Tim Walker’s iconic fashion photography and editorial images and how they do such a good job, the best fabrics and materials (including my favorite from Carol Christian Poell) and secondhand fast fashion and whether buying thrift store SHEIN is the same as buying it from the website. All this and more insights from my trips to Paris Fashion Week 2023!
What ACTUALLY happened at Paris Fashion Week, going deeper than the Coperni Spray on dress with Bella Hadid, and their latest show featuring Boston Dynamic robot dogs. This video features French fashion offerings like our first ever coverage of Comme des Garçons, Givenchy, and haute couture powerhouse Valentino! You ALSO get to see coverage of Issey Miyake, Vaquera, Jun Takahashi’s Undercover, A.W.A.K.E Mode, Sacai, Rokh, Gauchere, Anrealage and Junya Watanabe. ALL THIS and so much more in this super extended long-form fashion video. Here is the most in-depth coverage of the Fall Winter 2023 2024 season on the official PFW Schedule.
What do we think about fashion gimmicks like the Coperni spray on dress, the Coperni Robots, Alexander McQueen spray paint robot dress, Heliot Emil fire, AVAVAV, KidSuper auction, Schiaparelli and Kylie Jenner lion head dress, Balenciaga snowstorm, and Gucci twins show?
Next in Fashion, Project Runway, Making the Cut - no shade to Tan France or Gigi Hadid, but do they make a difference in the fashion industry for fashion designers or even the audience? In today’s questions episode we’re looking at the effects of competition shows on women’s fashion and future fashion brand companies, how to make friends in the industry, how to deal with the the insecurity of Paris Fashion Week season after season, and what separates fashion from other types of art and how to spring forward as an artform.
The job of creative director of a major fashion brand is a complex one - it’s a role that comes with a lot of pressure. The job description, especially in fashion, is nuanced, broad, and complex - an appointment comes with a whole new creative vision that extends into the photography, social media output, public relations strategy and most importantly the clothes. Why are we so fast to pass judgement on creative directors right when they start a new career path? New appointments are always exciting - just recently we’ve seen Sabato de Sarno at Gucci, Ludovic de Saint Sernin at Ann Demeulemeester, Harris Reed at Nina Ricci, Maximilian Davis at Ferragamo and most controversially, Pharrell Williams at Louis Vuitton Mens. Are we too hasty when we pass judgements on these designers’ first collections? Why can’t we just be happy for them?
The Nepo Baby conversation is dominant in the fashion industry with how hard it is to break into. Fashion, especially high fashion, is not exempt from this phenomenon. A brief list of fashion nepo babies include: Kim Kardashian and her family, Kylie and Kendall Jenner, Lily-Rose Depp, Hailey Bieber, Kaia Gerber, Lila Moss, Gigi and Bella Hadid, Lourdes Leon, Georgia May Jagger, fashion designer Stella McCartney, and Gracie Abrams. We also discuss whether being a predominantly artistic fashion designer is still possible, and whether commercial high fashion is less important than artisanal designers. I try to explain contouring, and all the different roles involved in a fashion show like PR representatives, audio technicians, video technicians, dressers, stylists, hair and makeup artists etc., tips for improving your fashion sense, and more in this week’s episode.
Today, we’re analyzing Loewe Fall 2023, with your help! You may have seen this watermelon Polly Pocket inspired Loewe look from this season - this look as well as creative director Jonathan Anderson’s many other looks are broken down, to make fashion design accessible. Turning patterns, sewing and merchandizing into art isn’t easy, and JW Anderson does it flawlessly supported by the great resources that company Loewe continues to provide him exceptional access to. Designer clothing is more than just clothes, but that statement is most true for Jonathan’s beautiful work. In this episode we go past the Uniqlo collabs and the chain sandals and jump straight into his tech versus nature surrealist reality.
If we had to boil down the transition between the paradigms of fashion in the 19th to the 20th century, this jacket is it. This evening eiderdown jacket made by Charles James of fashion textbook and MET Gala exhibit fame is so crucial to the history of fashion. This jacket has gone on to inspire so many designers from Rick Owens to Thom Browne, from Versace to Alexander McQueen, from Dries Van Noten to Kanye West. This jacket is so beloved and today we’ll talk about what makes it so crucial for fashion design and fashion designers.
We discuss how to get into get invited to runway shows, we talk about fashion designers using archival codes, the influential pieces by Valentino, Raf Simons, and Helmut Lang. We also talk about the rise of Artificial Intelligence in fashion design.
Hot off the news of Peter Do’s new appointment as creative director at Helmut Lang, today, we are at Endyma, the largest Helmut Lang archive in the world and an archive bigger than the brand’s own (no one tell Fast Retailing). We explore everything from the grails to the way that fashion design evolves in a single sleeve, trench coat or in this case, tank tops and so much more. This video goes far deeper than any magazine - this is a video that helps us study, in detail, the skill it took to create a body of work of this caliber and the people behind preserving and showcasing this collection of priceless garments.
While you may look at some celebrities who have stylists construct a very specific wardrobe for the likes of Taylor Swift, Kylie Jenner, & more, personal style is more than just wearing fashion: you are inadvertently wearing a fashion designer’s vision and incorporating it into your wardrobe. Whether you have a colorful or capsule wardrobe, does your dress mean something different when it’s on your own body instead of the body of a model in a fashion show? No personal style course is going to teach you this :)
Today, I’m going to tell you about the weirdest experiences I’ve had in luxury fashion boutiques, in my case two strange experiences at Cartier boutiques and one at the Loewe store on Avenue Montaigne. As always, a huge shoutout to the incredible professionals and staff at these luxury retail stores. It seems like the sale of luxury goods just brings about the strangest behavior of people. No, this is not a quiet luxury shopping vlog. Yes, the thumbnail is the terrifying Yayoi Kusama statue that is painting the Louis Vuitton store on the Champs-Elysées. Terrifying and goofy.
We explore the fascinating connection between the price of Chanel items and the renowned Chanel Métiers d'art brands. Join us as we unravel the secrets behind Chanel's exquisite craftsmanship and the influence of Métiers d'art such as Lesage, Guillet, Lagnon, and more on the pricing of these iconic fashion pieces. Discover how these skilled artisans bring their exceptional expertise to the creation of Chanel's masterpieces, elevating their value and allure. Whether you're a Chanel enthusiast, a fashion lover, or simply intrigued by the craftsmanship and heritage of luxury brands, this video offers unique insights into the pricing dynamics of Chanel items. Gain a deeper understanding of the factors that contribute to the allure and investment value of these coveted fashion treasures. Stay tuned as we embark on this captivating exploration of luxury fashion, celebrating the traditions, techniques, and stories that shape the world of Chanel and other esteemed brands.
Join us as we unveil our strategies for evaluating the quality and artistic merit of runway shows, whether it's a new Paris Fashion Week show from this Spring 2024 Mens Season or anything else. This thought-provoking video is a must-watch for fashion enthusiasts, aspiring designers, and industry professionals. Today, we delve into the intricacies of runway shows and the clothing in them to understand effective visual artistry and how audiences perceive them. Discover how to discern the quality of fashion and how to judge the work of creative directors based on their artistic objectives and the degree to which they achieve them. Stay ahead of the fashion curve and elevate your experience when examining runway shows.
Join us as we delve into the opulent world of Jacquemus' most recent runway show, held within the baroque mansion’s Grand Canal, reminiscent of Marie Antoinette's Versailles with Princess Diana touches. In this analysis, we explore the fusion of contemporary fashion with 18th-century hallmarks, as Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, Vittoria Ceretti and Imaan Hammam grace the runway, adorned with ruffles and chouchou-inspired scrunchies. Witness the revival of panniers and prepare to enjoy a resplendent blend of fashion and history as Jacquemus takes us on a journey through time, celebrating the grandeur of the past with a modern twist. From working at Dover Street Market to owning his own store, Jacquemus keeps growing.
What would your last shelter look like if you were on your own for survival? Japanese cult-favorite fashion brand Final Home (Kosuke Tsumura) thinks it’s your jacket. The brand is everything that preppers want, but with no need to prep. Today, we’re going to examine this corn and kenaf seed jacket that I bought years ago, and talk about the details that make this piece so cool.
Miuccia Prada’s profound artistic expression as a household fashion designer explores the intriguing connection between Prada's first show and her nuanced commentary on fascism, drawing inspiration from key historical events and cinematic influences. She took her audience in her debut Fall 1988 Milan Fashion Week runway show to the turbulent era of post-World War II and the aftermath of Benito Mussolini’s rule in Italy. Drawing inspiration from the Italian Neorealist film movement of the 1950s, particularly Roberto Rossellini's iconic film "Rome, Open City," Prada masterfully infuses her collection with visual references and narrative subtleties. By exploring the gritty reality and human experiences depicted in this cinematic gem, Prada cleverly incorporates themes of resistance, resilience, and the dichotomy of power.
Quiet luxury, while antithetical to the Barbie era that we find ourselves in culturally, is a staple of booming fashion brands like Brunello Cucinelli, The Row, Hermès, and Loro Piana. Unlike the logo-centric sneakers, shirts and miscellaneous products by brands such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Chanel, these brands are supposedly worn by those in the upper echelons of wealth - famously worn by the cast of the TV series Succession. And other wealth indicators like luxury cars and other luxury goods aside, who is actually wearing items by these brands? Is it really that more people are buying from more minimal brands, or is everyone just playing into a Fall 2023 fashion trend that is trying to emulate the taste of the ultra wealthy? We answer this, as well as many other questions in today’s video.
What does a jacket on LSD look like? Craig Green is well known for his Adidas and Moncler Genius collaborations, but as a designer his work is so much more complex. In this video, we’re going to explore the very interesting themes that make up a Craig Green collection by examining one piece very closely. On this channel, we treat fashion like art, and Craig Green is deserving of the opportunity to have his runway shows and product examined closely.
Luxury fashion, especially at the highest price points like Dior and Chanel, are very slow to evolve key designs and “iconic” motifs of their brands. This applies to the ready-to-wear as well as hallmark bags and shoes. And to some degree, the reliance on these key models as social currency guides the design philosophy of innovation (or repetition) at these brands. Today, we’re asking why brands are so repetitive, whether they really are repetitive, whether I would ever design clothes myself, the end goal of fashion, and whether Coco Chanel was a Nazi.
Today, we’re talking about what it would actually take to start a business - a fashion/clothing brand in particular. The allure of this business and industry comes from the success of many high fashion and famous brands. Starting a business, particularly one in the clothing industry, is not easy. And if you want to be the fashion designer of the brand, actual fashion design will be the last thing on your list - marketing, management, leading a team, wholesaling. This information applies to clothing brands, clothing lines, fashion brands, fashion lines, t-shirt companies, streetwear brands, streetwear lines, designer fashion brands, luxury fashion brands, print on demand (POD), dropshipping and beyond.
This is not the usual Thom Browne New York show - this gorgeous bid for Paris Fashion Week couture is Thom Browne at his absolute finest. This premiere couture collection has gotten brand fanatics very excited - beautiful tweeds, seersucker, tortoise shell and pigeons. Other than American fashion staple Ralph Lauren, Thom Browne is bringing the most emblematic parts of tailoring and American New England prep to Paris and the world. His work is heavily inspired by Jacques Tati’s Playtime (1967), one of the best movies of all time. He takes that surrealist landscape, and incorporates gargoyles, Paris, New York and a bridal look, too. We’ll see which looks from this collection end up at the MET Gala.
The modeling industry is preying on the dreams of people - despite what the Balenciaga Model TikTok trend has led many to believe, there is no guarantee that you will ever make a single dollar through runway modeling. With a growing number of fake modeling agencies and Instagram scams, we’re going to address what an average modeling as a career looks like and answer other questions like how to upcycle clothing legally, how to change someones mind about fashion designers and design, and getting your clothing tailored.
Gianni Versace’s brutal murder at the steps of his Miami home shocked the fashion world and the thousands of other fashion fans. Today we’re looking at Gianni Versace's final runway show, a show that highlighted the very public tension between him and his sister Donatella that somehow made it into the clothing of their Atelier Versace Fall 1997 Couture collection. If you're passionate about fashion and intrigued by the inner workings of the fashion industry, this is a story you won't want to miss. If you’re a true crime buff, you may want to look into the dozens of other videos covering this topic.
Helmut Lang as designed by Peter Do debuted this New York Fashion Week. A highlight of fashion week, this debut has been much anticipated and watched by the fashion community as Helmut Lang tries to return to its luxury heritage. I give my first thoughts on the debut show and the deeply New York inspired brand, and we dive into Helmut Lang history like an attack submarine. How does designer fashion change over time? How does a design director concept a collection for a heritage house? Is the new show faithful to the brand's roots? Come find out.
Is the rounded shape a fashion week fad? Or does it say something about a fashion designer’s frustration with silhouette? Today on the channel we’re breaking down some of the most prolific orb shapes to have ever graced the New York, London, Milan and Paris runways and learn about how this shape has been so differently used in the work of dozens of designers. From womens to mens, to old fashioned clothing, circles are everywhere to be found, in different states of use.
Becoming a celebrity or runway/editorial stylist is incredibly and increasingly rare and there’s nothing specific that can make or break your resume for the job. “How to Become a Fashion Stylist” is an often search term with very little in the way of concrete answers. Today we’ll talk about this as well as whether pearls are trendy for men, how to become a Grailed re-seller, and whether slow fashion is really just a trend.
Besides the events of the writers and actors strike, we have noticed how movies can be ruining art. Not the art itself, but the experience of taking it in, the same way you would when you visit museums or look at a runway show. Artists are trying to present their work of art on its own terms, and our ability to understand it may be too far gone.
The Chanel Classic Flap, the Louis Vuitton Neverfull and Speedy, the Dior Saddle and Ms. Dior bag, as well as countless other iconic bags are always some of the most sold, and as a result, seen bags. Today we offer you other luxury handbag choices, some at pretty exceptional price points that are for sale right now, that are actually cool, unique and different. This, as well as the most exciting designer during PFW, my favorite black-owned fashion brand, and the coolest textile I’ve ever seen.
What ACTUALLY happened at Paris Fashion Week this September for the Spring 2024 season besides the French bedbug infestation, Bella Hadid’s runway absence, and street style. In the most ambitious coverage of Paris Fashion Week in the entirety of the fashion industry, we take you to Undercover’s butterfly terrarium cage skirts show with never before seen backstage footage. We also take you along to favorites, including Rick Owens, Comme des Garçons, Junya Watanabe, and Givenchy. Join us this season as we bring you some of the most exciting and exclusive interviews with Julius Juul of Heliot Emil, Peter Do of Helmut Lang, Rok Hwang of Rokh, Albert Kriemler of Akris, and Enfants Riches Déprimés designer Henri Alexander Levy. Models at Courrèges stomped on plaster, while models at Issey Miyake danced about to experimental music. In a first on the channel, we attend our first EVER show with luxury goods behemoth Dior, and we take you along for the ride.
Kylie Jenner just announced khy, her new clothing brand to the public. Along with her new venture into high fashion, Pharrell has Billionaire Boys Club, Kim Kardashian has SKIMS, Posh Spice shows in Paris twice a year and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen have one of the best celebrity brands of all time. Why do so many celebrities pursue weak brands? Why are so few of them actually good? Today we’ll be talking about this as well as how to keep up with every single fashion show, when fashion week ACTUALLY is, and what Martin Margiela is doing now.
Fashion design as a profession is complex, full of its own unique challenges and a resume of particularly necessary resources, information and skill. But the devastatingly fast-paced system pushes so many brands and clothing brand owners and creative directors to their breaking point. NYFW, LFW, MFW and Paris Fashion Week often see people come and go on the calendar and this summer and autumn, we have begun seeing more fashion designers take different paths to creating their collections and rejecting the super fast pacing needed by the industry with the goal to try and dedicate more time towards actually designing fashion. Why is this demand so aggressive? Why is radical innovation expected to occur once every 6 months? Join us as we discuss all this as well as the consumer experience with brands in this week’s episode.
Considering how many times we have seen the likes of Jimin from BTS as well as Brad Pitt, Harry Styles, and Bad Bunny wearing skirts, it’s time to address how men go about styling women’s clothing into their professional wardrobes. Men’s fashion has moved so far away from Nike Air Force 1’s and sport coats, as seen very clearly from the heavy adoption and casual-ization of the Opium aesthetic in runway shows and the celebrities who wear it at fashion week and beyond. We talk about all that along with Tom Ford’s retirement, where the place of upcycling and recycling is in modern day fashion design, how to spot the most brilliant new fashion designers, and topics related to menswear more broadly today.
Fashion industry people are known for their uniquely bad behavior. Yet, all of them seem to have such successful careers as fashion design employees that they are often portrayed as enjoying the highest aspirations of their unbelievably high social class. Tons of popular culture’s depictions of fashion has contributed to this too, from Zoolander and hand models to White Chicks and fierce runway walk competition. Succeeding in the fashion industry feels more like a luxury lifestyle than it does a career path - why has popular culture portrayed fashion this way? It is the same L’Oreal and Victoria’s Secret trying to emulate Louis Vuitton and Christian Dior, and why America’s Next Top Model exists. We talk about that, as well as how people scam you out of money by preying on your aspirations of being a high fashion model or being the owner of a brand showing at New York, Paris, London & Milan Fashion Week.
Today, I take you through the 10+ best luxury stores on earth that promise an unbelievable luxury shopping fashion boutique experience - boutiques which no longer serve the purpose of sales and shopping but more as physical advertising space, full with luxury goods and interior design that convey a vision of the overall brand. The concrete floors of beautiful stores like Dover Street Market owned by Comme des Garçons at large, the design choices at fashion brand stores like Prada, Chanel and Bottega Veneta are made with the goal of selling luxury goods through an all-encompassing branding experience. We go from the US to London to Paris to Dubai to Belgium, and I tell you all about my experiences and where the best places are in the world for a brand experience that remains a crucial component of fashion story telling.
Among all designers that show at the big 4 fashion weeks of New York, Milan, London and Paris Fashion Week, we get introduced to creative directors who are desperate to rise to the challenge of the art form of fashion design and make their brand the next crucial voice in the fashion industry. The fashion community struggles to embrace new talent, so today we’re going to talk about the most qualified new fashion designers to blow up in 2024. Watch the video and let me know what you think, and share any other designers that I may have missed.
Luxury pricepoint has changed dramatically even in the most recent few years with the infamous Chanel and Louis Vuitton price increases. The target market for luxury fashion is so radically different in its operations, but will prices ever decrease? Are we already seeing that happen? Today, we're talking about that, as well as what fashion designer's brand I would choose to wear if I could only wear that, which modeling order is best to be in for professional models on a runway, how fashion becomes art, and our favorite strange handbag shapes on this week's questions video.
Today, we’re covering a conceptual triumph of fashion as a medium - Comme des Garçon’s Spring 1997 show - Body Meets Dress-Dress Meets Body. This show lets us into incredibly important fashion designer Rei Kawakubo’s process as an artist, as we discuss how her impact in business and culture through this crucial show. The knowledge that I gained to make this video over the course of 3 years is supplied by authors on the subject whose work is listed below. We’re going to go deep into why this show is the best, most important, most revolutionary fashion show of all time. Through the original runway show, as well as her collaborations adjacent to it such as with Visionaire Magazine and Merch Cunningham, we will learn how concept made its way into fashion to stay for good - almost like this is some paid online fashion school :)
Winter clothing is everyone’s favorite, right? It’s a staple at the major fashion weeks of New York, London, Milan and Paris Fashion Week and there’s good reason. Boots, down feather jackets, and Patagonias are staples of certain locations and dictate many regional fashion choices. In today’s questions video, we’re answering why you hate summer clothing so much, my favorite kinds of details on clothing including buttons, and the most recent thing I learned about fashion that shocked me.
The Givenchy saga continues with the exit of fashion designer and creative director Matthew Williams from the house. Other than it’s difficult pronunciation, Givenchy’s rich history with haute couture and its namesake founder has evolved to include the work of Alexander McQueen, John Galliano of Dior fame, and Riccardo Tisci who famously dressed Kanye West for years. Who will continue the rich history of this brand that has developed a sensibility for darkness and has also been at the forefront of streetwear? That, as well as many more questions on today’s questions video.
While this is not an unboxing video, today we’re talking all about Hermès and going beyond their iconic Kelly and Birkin bag. As quiet luxury has further developed as a trend, it felt important to talk about the most noteworthy quiet luxury collection of all time. Hermès, designed by fashion designer Martin Margiela for the Fall 1998 season at Paris Fashion Week, departed dramatically from the designer’s work at his own fashion brand Maison Margiela. Today, we’re going to talk about all the ways in which Hermès seeks to create perfection in their work and how their extreme focus on process has pushed Hermès to the very top of the luxury world.
On the heels of the Golden Globes and red-carpet fashion, we're talking about what makes music so powerful in fashion runway shows, and how musicians make the designer brands they wear more complex. On today's question video, we talk about the creation of a fashion wiki, why covering up-and-coming fashion brands is difficult, and how we create our coverage for Paris Fashion Week.
Fashion criticism is usually super harsh and sensationalized - but is that even what criticism is? Runway fashion is an artform in 2024 - like film, movies, painting and sculpture, most of any given artform is bad. But on this channel, we have a policy where we do not negatively criticize runway shows or fashion designers at Paris Fashion Week or otherwise. I wanted to take some time to defend why this is our approach to making fashion videos and reviews here on YouTube. Sock Puppet.
Fashion is one of the hardest industries to be a part of in the world - exclusivity and gatekeeping of luxury fashion has extended into everyday employees, and even fashion designers that don't manage to impress important industry figures. It's much more work than just starting a new fashion brand, meaningfully important access to runway shows and other institutions are gatekept too. How do you break into the fashion industry? Is gatekeeping actually a good thing? What am I wearing this season? All this and so much more on this week's questions episode.
In today's high fashion game video, we're guessing the pricepoint of luxury products, and trying to get as close as we can. We know luxury goods can be expensive, but just how much money is a Chloé coat? We guess products like furs, bags, sunglasses, shoes, and PJ pants that are produced from brands - ranging from Bottega Veneta and Brunello Cucinelli, to Balenciaga, Rick Owens, Valentino, Tom Ford, and Zegna. Let me know your score in the comments!
What actually happened at Paris Fashion Week - the Superbowl of fashion - featuring the sensational Maison Margiela show, along with the secret to Pat McGrath’s amazing glass skin makeup. For this Fall 2024 Mens and Spring 2024 Couture season, we are back in Paris for 35+ brands. In channel firsts this season, we are covering world renowned saddle maker Hermès known for Birkin and Kelly bag fame. Additionally, we take you along to our first ever Louis Vuitton show designed by Pharrell Williams, and our first ever Kim Jones show for Dior Men. We can’t forget John Galliano’s groundbreaking Maison Margiela couture show. Unlike New York Fashion Week, Paris is double the length of time, and gives us the opportunity to dive deep into our favorite brands like Rick Owens, whose inflatable boots price will likely shock you and whose flight jackets and low Ramones are still consuming the fanbase.
The fashion industry is known for extroverted, social people at extremely luxurious parties. Are introverts able to be a part of fashion if they don't enjoy doing that? Who is my favorite high fashion female menswear designer who shows at a major fashion week (New York, London, Milan & Paris)? How am I supposed to start in fashion as a 16 year old, should I go to fashion school or take a good fashion course? All this and more on today's questions video.
This Autumn/Winter Paris Fashion Week felt like the right time to answer some questions specifically about the process of attending fashion shows, for luxury brands or small fashion designers. Do we see people sneaking in? What brands changed my mind after seeing their work in person? Is Paris Fashion Week better than Milan Fashion Week? We talk about this and so much more on this 2024 edition of fashion week questions.
Fashion is notoriously an exclusive industry - luxury must be perceived as scarce and prestigious. That results in exclusivity permeating every sector of the industry, from the prices of luxury fashion products and goods, to where those luxury clothing pieces are being sold, to the entirely inaccessible quality that is a hallmark of many artisanal fashion brands. Is exclusivity annoying? Do I ever want to make clothes? Who should be the next creative director at Moschino? All this and more in this week's questions episode.
What ACTUALLY happened at Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2024 including the new Hermès Birkin bags hitting the runway, the new Chloé and Alexander McQueen fashion show debuts, Vetements’ teddy bears and Paris prepping for the Olympic Games this Summer. In this extra-long industry leading fashion coverage, we’re taking you to see the retrofuturist clothes of Courrèges, whose creative director just got hired for a job designing a Jean Paul Gaultier Couture collection. Comme des Garçons is angrier than usual with the most explosive show of Rei Kawakubo that we’ve ever seen. Sacai is better than ever with dresses and boots this season, Rick Owens continues to crush it, and in a channel first, our first ever show with Yohji Yamamoto. Other channel firsts this season includes coverage of Coperni’s air bag developed by NASA and Victoria Beckham’s experimental wardrobe. I am thrilled, however, to introduce you to Geoffrey B. Small today, arguably the best fashion designer of all time.
Pierpaolo Piccioli is out of Maison Valentino, the Italian fashion house responsible for some of the most beautiful haute couture to ever make up a runway show. It's now Alessandro Michele's turn to take a stab at the house. Known for ushering in an incredibly maximalist era at Gucci that sold billions, it's now time to see what he will do now that he has a couture budget. His first show will be debuting as a part of Paris Fashion Week in September of 2024 for the Spring 2025 season. Today, we talk about that, as well as runway prototypes, how to make fashion & runway photography your career, and whether I buy any fast fashion. My new Bottega Veneta bag and so much more on this week's questions episode.
We all know about the Reptilian conspiracy theory, and we all know that people are super into the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 story. This isn’t about the most recent solar eclipse either - but what about fashion conspiracy theories? In this week’s episode, we ask whether Hermès REALLY makes Birkins at all, whether every single luxury fashion item made by a designer is made in China, whether Vogue is a giant pyramid scheme, if Jonathan Anderson is 3 kids in a trench coat, and if Martin margiela was really a woman! What the best shape of hat is to buy, what the best kind of socks are, whether we would ever come to cover London Fashion Week on top of Paris Fashion week, and whether you can work or intern as a fashion designer remotely. All that and so much more on today’s questions video.
The 1990's were a time when many designer's careers were made or established - Alexander McQueen, John Galliano at Dior, Martin Margiela, Karl Lagerfeld's Chanel work, and other labels in vogue at the time. These shows ushered in an era of performance art and conceptual fashion, as well as fashion that reflected the masses. Today, we're going to go through all the absolute best 1990's fashion shows and talk about what made them so substantial and why they represent the height of fashion.
Do you ever get burnt out on fashion? Today, I talk about whether that burnout experience is because of fashion itself, or your career - possibly even your expectations. In this week's questions episode, we're covering what brand I would wear if I could only wear one, the worst color combinations and palettes in fashion design, fashion designers whose careers you should be keeping up with, learning about shoe toe boxes and what fashion designers should do instead of using visible safety pins on the runway. All of this and so much more on this week's questions video.
In this new streetwear era, we are seeing less Supreme and more tech wear, Salomons, and Carhartt. Whatever happened to streetwear? Is it different? Has it disappeared? Are fashion designers still using streetwear as inspiration and guidance for their collections? Does it still continue to inspire the luxury fashion sector, or did it fade from public dominance after Virgil's tragic passing? Today, we're talking about that, as well as whether you can pursue fashion writing as a career, where you can learn about less mainstream fashion designers, why brands use polyester linings and how to feel less insecure wearing your clothes in public. All of this and so much more on today's questions video.
If you are pursuing fashion design as a career, you NEED to watch this video. More than fashion marketing, merchandizing or buying, you should consider becoming a fashion conservator. The Parodi Costume Collection has over 12,000 garments across 100 years. They are a fashion educational institution and uses its vast archive to curate exhibitions, both in its own space in Miami and in collaboration with museums worldwide. This video features a mini crash course on how to maintain an archive of clothing with the highest museum standards while keeping design and storytelling front of mind. Take stock of what it might mean to be a fashion student and enjoy getting close up with us to mindblowing clothes by Martin Margiela, Issey Miyake, Comme des Garçons, Noir Kei Ninomiya, Alexander McQueen, Elsa Schiaparelli, Coco Chanel and Christian Dior.
Curious about what went down at this year's Paris Fashion Week? In this exclusive video, we’re breaking down all the highlights, surprises, and must-see moments from over 40+ brands and shows at the Olympic Edition of Paris Fashion Week, in this couture and menswear double feature. From stunning runway presentations to great interviews, this video gives you an insider’s look at the most talked-about fashion event of the year while waiting for who succeeds Virginie Viard at Chanel and where John Galliano goes next. Paris Fashion Week is always a spectacle, but this year’s Olympic Edition took it to the next level. We’ll cover the standout collections from top designers, and the innovative ways brands infused Olympic themes into their designs, like Thom Browne in particular. Whether you’re a fashion enthusiast or just curious about the latest fashion design career buzz, this video is your ultimate guide to everything that happened at Paris Fashion Week.
In the competitive world of luxury fashion, brand names are everything—and few are as iconic as Valentino. But what happens when two companies, both using the Valentino name, engage in a legal battle over their brand? In this video, we explore the high-stakes lawsuit between the legendary Valentino Garavani fashion house and a competing company accused of exploiting the Valentino brand name to sell handbags in the U.S. Learn about the history and heritage of Valentino Garavani, the legal arguments from both sides, and the potential impact on the luxury goods market. This video delves into the complexities of trademark infringement, brand identity, and intellectual property in the fashion industry. Is this a case of brand identity theft, or can two Valentino brands coexist?
Are you tired of buying clothes that wear out too quickly? In this video, we dive into what really makes clothing high quality, and whether luxury/designer clothing is ACTUALLY higher quality. Learn how to spot premium fabrics, superior craftsmanship, and durable construction that last! Maybe? We explore the meaning of quality, how it applies to clothing, and how to not get confused by very targeted quality marketing that doesn't hold up to scrutiny. We discuss 3 brands of great quality in particular: Geoffrey B. Small, Jan Jan Van Essche and Hermès. We have chosen these brands due to their ethical labor practices and deep, meaningful care towards their craft.
Welcome to the ultimate insider’s view of Paris Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2025! This season brought fashion fans an unforgettable lineup of exclusive fashion events from high-end boutiques, and cutting-edge collections. From Coperni’s Disneyland Paris show featuring Kylie Jenner to Rick Owens’ dramatic presentation at the Palais de Tokyo, to Demna’s large Balenciaga dining table, this year’s highlights will all be broken down for you in this season’s megavideo.
Step into the world of haute couture as I share Daniella's and my journey attending 10 Paris Fashion Weeks! From glamorous runways to behind-the-scenes chaos, I’ve seen it all. In this video, I reveal the insider lessons I’ve learned, industry moments that defined each season, and how Paris Fashion Week has evolved over the years. Discover the secrets to navigating exclusive events, the art of networking in the fashion industry, and tips for attending shows. Whether you're a fashion enthusiast, aspiring designer, or simply curious about the spectacle that is Fashion Week, this video will give you a front-row seat. I also discuss the power of personal branding, how to stand out in the crowd, and what it truly takes to thrive in this fast-paced industry. Get ready for a deep dive into iconic designers, breathtaking collections, and surprising moments that shaped my view of fashion.
Welcome to this year’s fashion awards for 2024! In this ultimate recap, we honor the most iconic runway moments of the year. From innovative collections by Maison Margiela to standout designs that define beauty and textiles, we're crowning the best in high fashion. Watch as we reveal the winners for categories like Best Pants, Best Dress, Best Collection, and Best Single Look pulled from the runway show presentations from Paris Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, London Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week, menswear and haute couture included. We feature brands and trends shaping the future of fashion with breakout moments in innovation and must-know highlights from Bottega Veneta, Miu Miu, Prada, Loewe, and Balenciaga, as well as other smaller brands that you may not be aware of but whose fashion designers and creative directors produced some amazing work in the year of 2024. This is your definitive guide to the year's most unforgettable fashion.
There's more than you would think to the new creative director appointment at Chanel. Coco Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Virginie Viard, and now Matthieu Blazy. His experience at Raf Simons, Maison Margiela, Celine, Bottega Veneta, and now his new---hopefully permenant--home at one of the most renown french maisons in history. We cannot wait to see the sheer level of luxury Matthieu will bring with the bags, shoes, and gowns in his haute couture premier using Chanel's legendary metier d'art.
Even if the Tiktok ban only lasted a few hours, all of social media has tilted the world's personal style in a bad way. Discussing how fashion people approach personal style and how we can all get away from the endless trand cycle that serves no one.
When New York, London, Milan and Paris Fashion Week become too stale - it’s time to look at the OUTSTANDING talent coming from Berlin Fashion Week. This Fall Winter 2025 season features designers who have chosen Berlin for many reasons: the exciting innovations in textiles and digital metaverse fashion, access for art students and fashion students who are in their majors and are about to complete their fashion design degrees, a great source of funding for their fashion brands to host their exciting runway shows including the costs of models and other luxury services, and the amazing historic charm and cool underground energy of Berlin that bucks conservative ways of thinking. We see Berlin Fashion Week staples like Lou de Betoly and Sia Arnika this autumn, and get interviews with the very skilled fashion designers at GmbH and SF1OG this season. Don’t miss out on many more interviews and exciting moments, we hope you elect to watch this video, it’s a big party!
It is time, once again, for Paris Fashion Week Fall 2025 Menswear, full of the best runway shows on earth - in waiting for the excitement that kicked off once again on March 3rd two days ago, please enjoy these reviews that include the best of fashion from Hermès to the Grand Dîner du Louvre Couture exhibit. You won't find coverage like this on Instagram, we dive deep into how these fashion designers are treating their clothing like art.
It is time for Paris Fashion Week and it’s bigger and better than ever for this Fall 2025 season. Tons of brands and designers had their best ever shows, showcasing their best wardrobe proposals to the most prominent buyers and press. Bags and boots and sunglasses galore, all from your favorite luxury brands in one place. The debuts of Sarah Burton at Givenchy and Julian Klausner at Dries Van Noten were very anticipated, as was the new iteration of Demna’s Balenciaga, which will be coming to an end after the next couture show before he departs to begin his new position as creative director of Gucci. Tons of brands has their best shows ever, including Hermès with new editions of their ultra desirably Birkin and Kelly bags. All this and so much more on this season’s new PFW megavideo.
Today, we're guessing how cheap the cheapest luxury items are from every single designer brand's website. Join us as we play this game featuring our absolute favorite luxury brands from Chanel to Prada to Balenciaga. It's not just things from their beauty lines, some brands sell actual product at a super reasonable pricepoint. This is a much sillier video that was requested by the audience, our channel focuses on hard hitting fashion journalism and the best information and coverage of Paris Fashion Week. This was made for fun :) let's find out together!
Why is luxury fashion the way it is? What makes the household names of luxury fashion so...luxurious? What IS luxury? Today we're looking at a well-considered debate about luxury and it's meaning in the present. Are Labubus evil? Is Van Cleef and Cartier a fad? All this and so much more in today's video.
We played a dangerously fun game: guessing the price tags of the most expensive luxury fashion items from brands like Chanel, Bottega Veneta, Hermès, and Dior. This video pulls back the curtain on the hidden truth of luxury pricing in the most fun way possible. This channel is your behind-the-scenes deep dive into the elite world of high fashion. We regularly talk about what nobody talks about, and reveal the real artistry behind fashion and fashion design. But today, we're in for a lighter episode :) Whether you're a fashion enthusiast, collector, or just luxury-curious, this video offers a full critique and breakdown of the current cost state of luxury fashion in 2025. Consider this your masterclass in how much fashion is actually worth.
Today, we introduce you to the future best fashion designers of all time - students from Polimoda in Florence, Italy. The path to being the next Jonathan Anderson is hard, but they all must start here. We take you behind the scenes of this graduation runway show for these fantastic 2025 students and show you their amazing technique and what makes them such promising fashion design experts. The fashion design course they took was long, but it was all worth it for this moment. Congratulations to all graduates and stay tuned to watch the best coverage of a graduation show ever.
As luxury fashion heads into the future, it remains constricted by the general pressure to stay with the past. The household name fashion brands are unfortunately limiting their growth due to their historic house codes. Today, we talk about how useless house codes are to the future success of fashion. Here's hoping that Matthieu Blazy's Chanel debut and Jonathan Anderson's Dior women's debut will really commit to the future of their maison.
Fashion brands aren’t just selling clothes, they’re selling you. We live in a world overflowing with clothes. Fast fashion has made style cheaper and more accessible than ever, yet somehow fashion brands still convince us that we need more. We dig into the fashion identity crisis — why fashion designers today aren’t necessary unless they’re creating something powerful about identity, storytelling, and character. From high fashion runway shows at Dior, Gucci, Chanel, and Balenciaga to the endless churn of Zara and Shein, brands use identity politics, consumer psychology, and clever marketing to sell not just garments but entire personas. Luxury designers are at their best when they create characters that the audience wants to borrow for their own identity, their self-expression, their personal style. Without that, fashion is just overproduction and branding tricks.
Giorgio Armani, the world’s most successful fashion designer who built an empire, passed away on September 4th, 2025 at the age of 91. Today, we’re going to dive deep into his true legacy - one that disregards celebrity dressing and perfume advertising and embraces his contributions to fashion design. The sport coats and the buttons and the unpadded jackets are all here - let’s learn about this titan of industry and celebrate his life.
Silicon Valley has spent years trying to “optimize” everything, but fashion doesn’t work like that. In this video, we talk about how the world’s most data-driven industry fails to quantify fashion design, and why footwear designer Salehe Bembury is the sole solution to the problem. I was lucky enough to interview Salehe as a part of his new book, I Make Shoes, which is out today.
Attending the Chanel show, running around Paris and bringing you the highest quality fashion criticism on Earth - it is time once again for Paris Fashion Week. The Spring 2026 season was full of firsts for fashion, including Jonathan Anderson's womenswear debut for Dior, but also included many firsts for the channel. Chanel, Alaïa, Celine, Lanvin - four new additions to our coverage lineup. We take you backstage at some of the world's most exclusive shows in luxury fashion and bring you everything you need to know about what you missed during the fashion industry's most important and dire fashion week. Courrèges had their best season yet and Matières Fécales are well on their way to world domination, while ERD continues to grow more powerful. Rick Owens, Issey Miyake, Junya Watanabe, Givenchy, Thom Browne - all of these brands as well as so much more excellent fashion in this season's megavideo.
Ranking of best fashion shows of 2025.
Today, we will be kicking off 2026 with a fun game about the weirdest items on every designer brand's website. This game includes Chanel, Loewe, Alaïa, The Row, and so many more of your favorite brands. Stay tuned to watch Daniella laugh for 25 minutes straight.
Today, we're being as honest as possible about what it takes to be a fashion designer and what fashion designers are missing. It's not our goal to be mean - we say this because we want you to achieve your dreams of becoming a mens or womens designer successfully showing at Paris Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week, etc.