Privé View: Inside Giorgio Armani’s Couture Retrospective in Milan

The atmosphere suddenly shifted after around 20 minutes of exploring Giorgio Armani’s jaw-dropping new exhibition dedicated to his 20 years of couture. It was just after noon this Monday in…

Viva Balenciaga Couture! 31 Masterworks by the House Founder

The so-called “Balenciaga Mystique” was compelling, not least because of the way the designer reconciled opposites. In Balenciaga’s case those extremes were asceticism, expressed both through his use of “Spanish…

Francesco Scognamiglio Buys Back Namesake Brand, Plans Couture Show

MILAN — Designer Francesco Scognamiglio — known for his romantic concoctions worn by the likes of Madonna, Lady Gaga, Beyoncé and Rihanna, among others — has bought back his namesake…

Must Read: Glenn Martens to Debut With Maison Margiela Haute Couture, Shiseido and Drunk Elephant Report Sales Decline

Photo: Jacopo Raule/Getty Images These are the stories making headlines in fashion on Monday. Glenn Martens to debut with Maison Margiela Haute Couture Maison Margiela’s new creative director, Glenn Martens,…

Glenn Martens Will Make His Debut at Maison Margiela at July Couture

Glenn Martens will make his debut as the new creative director of Maison Margiela with a couture show in July, WWD has learned. The Paris fashion house confirmed that the…

Inside the New Exhibition, “Worth, Inventing Haute Couture,” at the Petit Palais in Paris

Worth It If L’Oréal gets all the credit for its famous 1973 hair color slogan, “Because I’m worth it,” Worth gets credit, starting in the 1880s, for adding a label…

Waldorf Astoria Staffers Get Uniforms Designed by Nicholas Oakwell

Storied as the Waldorf Astoria’s history is, designer Nicholas Oakwell wasn’t interested in reimagining its past to create new uniforms for the hotel’s reopening this summer. Well aware that many…

Giambattista Valli to Receive French Merit Award During Couture Week

COUTURE DOUBLE-HEADER: It’s shaping up to be a memorable Paris Couture Week for Giambattista Valli this July, when he will be elevated from Knight to Officer of the Order of…

Olivier Rousteing on Johnnie Walker ‘The Couture Expression’ Collaboration

Olivier Rousteing and Johnnie Walker have teamed up for the first Johnnie Walker Vault release, “Couture Expression.”   ”When I spoke with the team of Johnnie Walker, I was so excited…

From Science to Couture: How Drexel's Master's of Fashion Design Opened Doors at Christian Siriano's Atelier

Image: Courtesy of Drexel University. Kyle Bakonyi never expected to find himself constructing couture gowns for A-list clients, but thanks to Drexel University’s Master’s of Fashion Design program, he’s doing…