Olivier Rousteing Honored at FIT Couture Council Luncheon
On Wednesday afternoon, the transition from summer to fall was on clear display at the FIT Couture Council Luncheon inside Lincoln Center’s David H. Koch Theatre. Temperate weather brought out…
Balmaination Took Over Lincoln Center as Olivier Rousteing Accepted the Couture Council Award
“I never had an example, so I became my own,” Olivier Rousteing told the crowd at Lincoln Center as he accepted the 2025 Couture Council Award for Artistry of Fashion.…
Cultural Couture Shined at the 2025 Santa Fe Indian Market
This weekend, the 2025 Santa Fe Indian Market kicked off in New Mexico—a one-of-a-kind event from SWAIA that remains one of the capital city’s main attractions. The annual market, which…
This Couture Bride’s Custom Gown Featured Hundreds of Mother-of-Pearl Buttons Belonging to Her Grandmother and Parents
As a creative consultant for the likes of Harrods, Shiseido, Omorovicza, Christian Louboutin, and De Beers, Iona Judd is, in the crudest terms, paid for having vision, taste, and style.…
Roger Vivier and Vogue100 Close Out Couture Week In Style
Unlike gowns, hats, or diamonds, cinema has produced relatively few truly iconic shoes. Dorothy Gale’s ruby slippers—dreamed up by MGM’s legendary Adrian—remain the obvious exception. Decades later came Marty McFly’s…
Live at the Forum! Dolce & Gabbana Bring Alta Moda to Rome
The Roman Forum at dusk—that was the monumental setting for Dolce & Gabbana’s Alta Moda show tonight. The collection, which paraded down the Via Sacra, the first street in Ancient…
Drawing Conclusions: Illustrators Jacky Marshall and Blue Farrier Spill the Ink on the Couture Collections
Blue Farrier and Jacky Marshall drawing the couture for Vogue Runway At the couture, fashion’s ultimate—and most expensive—expression, haute is usually synonymous with perfection. And, for the most part, that…
Fashion Designer B Michael Toasted at Smithsonian for Donating Couture Worn by Cicely Tyson
The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture honored B Michael and his husband Mark-Anthony Edwards on July 9 for their gift of couture pieces that were worn…
Kevin Germanier and Vogue100 Hosted a Couture Week Cocktail at the Ritz
Most of the 21 million viewers who watched the Paris Olympics Closing Ceremony likely didn’t recognize the name Kevin Germanier. Yet it was his shimmering creation, The Golden Voyager, that…
Can Couture Be Modern? A Look at the Fall 2025 Season
At his Maison Margiela debut, the highlight of the season, Glenn Martens arrived at relevance from the opposite direction. Whereas van Herpen grew algae, Martens played with the veneer of…