Maia Hirsch’s affinity for fashion design doesn’t STEM from a lifelong love of luxe labels like Chanel, Hermès and Dior. While admittedly an appreciator of haute finery, Hirsch, 24, a mechanical engineer based in upstate Ithaca, is more fascinated with scientific systems and robotics than imported silks and lambskin leather. But when the pandemic erupted in … Read more
Fur-get about finding animal cruelty on the catwalk. With New York’s Fall/Winter Fashion Week just around the corner, the Council of Fashion Designers of America has announced that fur will be gone for good — for most. Beginning September 2026, real furs are banned from any designer collections showing on the official New York Fashion … Read more
Meghan Markle is addressing why she invited herself to Paris fashion week last month. The star is speaking out after Balenciaga designer Pierpaolo Piccioli revealed the Duchess of Sussex, 44, put herself on his guest list. “I was excited for him,” Markle explained to Harper’s Bazaar during an interview published Wednesday. “I reached out and … Read more
The subway is the new runway. As fashionistas from around the world flock to Manhattan for New York Fashion Week, many are forced to slum it on the subway to get from show to show. But they’re surprisingly not fearful of mixing grit in with their glam. “It’s much faster and really convenient,” 24-year-old Kristina … Read more
Business in the front, party in the back. Fashionistas are leaving little to the imagination in bum-bearing clothing — from backless skirts to peek-a-boo pants. This month, Phoebe Philo presented “Collection C,” featuring an array of C-suite womenswear such as trousers, blazers and collared shirts. But among the 35 looks, one took the cake: a backless … Read more
Someone called the fashion police. A local Nebraska fashion week is getting a lot of attention due to a jacket that appeared to have a design of a swastika. Designer Kelli Molczyk came under immediate fire after the outerwear was seen on the Omaha Fashion Week runway in late February — and now she’s claiming … Read more
It’s curtain call for Paris Fashion Week — but some looks will haunt us well beyond the last show. From prosthetic breasts and violin suits to lampshade hats and hairy sweaters, the fall/winter 2025 runways in the French capital were riddled with sartorial curiosities. On the catwalk for Matières Fécales — which translates to “fecal matter” … Read more
Breast in show! One designer courted controversy at Paris Fashion Week with a revealing show that left audience members and online observers in shock. Duran Lantink debuted his fall 2025 “Duranimal” collection at the Palais de Tokyo room on Sunday — opening and closing the event with gender-bending tops that made the models appear as if … Read more
Low rise jeans are back — no butts about it. At Milan Fashion Week, Diesel debuted its fall/winter 2025 collection featuring egregiously low-cut denim in which models bared their butt cracks. The Italian fashion house, known for its subversive runway shows, dressed a gaggle of male and female models in peek-a-boo jeans that showed a hint … Read more
It’s got a glamorous grip on the throats of Gen Z — and it’s not letting up. The necktie, that is. Yes, the formal fashion frill once worn exclusively by blowhard businessmen and dads at funerals is, yet again, arising as the en-vogue accouterment for A-list luminaries and Big Apple tastemakers alike. New York … Read more
These designers have a leg up on the competition. One-legged trousers stepped up as the unlikely runway trend that no one could have predicted, as multiple designers sent asymmetrical pieces down the catwalk during fashion’s biggest month. At Bottega Veneta, models wore half-skirt, half-pant trousers with one leg shrouded in fabric and the other exposed, … Read more
Nicole Kidman and Salma Hayek’s tense exchange at the Balenciaga show is being dissected. Forensic lip reader Jeremy Freeman told Page Six that Hayek appears to tell Kidman, “Let’s turn here.” Freeman suggested that the “Undoing” alum replied, “Hey, I’m fine, I’m good. There, it’s enough, it’s OK.” Nicole Kidman is seen during the Balenciaga … Read more
They’re not cat-walking the walk. Despite calls in recent years for plus-size inclusion on runways, a recent slew of fashion weeks around the globe revealed a notable backing away from the recent industry trend toward body positivity — with insiders are decrying the move as “disheartening.” The shift comes as trendy weight loss drugs like Ozempic … Read more
Stylistas are falling for this retro fabric this season. As temperatures begin to cool and wardrobes are refreshed, suede is making a smooth comeback. Straight from the runways of Gucci, Ralph Lauren and Miu Miu, this ’70s favorite is back, as couture connoisseurs are strutting in suede with skirts, dresses, jackets, boots and more. The … Read more
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban’s eldest daughter, Sunday Rose, is reflecting on her runway debut. The 16-year-old walked in the Miu Miu’s spring/summer 2025 Paris fashion week show on Tuesday and took a moment to gush over the dream come true. “My name is Sunday Rose Kidman Urban,” the teenager said in a thick southern … Read more
Everybody in the pool! Paris Fashion Week 2024 has been called the “fashion Olympics” — and Christian’s Louboutin’s splashy show worked overtime to earn the annual event its nickname, ending with the stiletto designer and pal David LaChapelle in a pool, fully clothed. Friday night at the Piscine Molitor in the City of Light, the luxury … Read more
A racy runway show has proven that the exposed G-string trend is here to stay after an array of models strutted their stuff at Paris Fashion Week with their underwear on full display. But while some had hoped the revival of the iconic 90s and Noughties fashion trend, labeled “trashy” and “vulgar” by some online critics, … Read more
They’ve bean given a high-fashion makeover. Once confined to kids’ rec rooms and daggy daycare centers, bean bag chairs became the epitome of cool at Bottega Veneta’s Milan Fashion Week show on Saturday night. The items were set out for celebrity guests to sit on during the show — but the haute fashion house is … Read more
Fashion’s taken “boots with the fur” to hair-raising extremes. Fancy feet on the scene will soon feature foal-like fabulousness made complete with a silk faux ponytail. For a cool $3,390, cool gals with a flair for horsing around can lasso a pair of Alexander McQueen’s new “Hoof Boot in Black” for trotting around town. Social media is hopelessly … Read more
Big Daddy’s so faddy. Clotheshorses stomping the city streets in celebration of New York Fashion Week are doing so in Adam Sandler-style, rocking baggy, yet bougie bottoms as casually swank toasts of the town. “It’s Adam Sandler chic fall,” announced NYC fashionista, Shannon, to her nearly 13,000 TikTok followers while donning a pair of loose-fitting … Read more