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Fashion Tension, Safe Bets
February 22, 2007

Fashion Tension, Safe Bets

By JC Report

In New York, the number of designers who stage runway shows or presentations grows each season — there were 221 this year,...

In Shape, Gray Forecast
February 8, 2007

In Shape, Gray Forecast

By JC Report

Rio de Janeiro has become one of our favorite work playgrounds. There's the saucy backdrop, the alternative trends, and the growing stature...

Dandy
February 8, 2007

Dandy

By JC Report

Where menswear is concerned, there's a line. It falls somewhere between Liberace and George Bush for most style-conscious ...

High-Gloss Fabrics and Experiments
February 8, 2007

High-Gloss Fabrics and Experiments

By JC Report

If the Paris men's shows last week were a mixed bag in some ways, pitting soaring highs against doubtful "hmmms," there was...

Galactic Restraint, Classicism, and Gender Games
February 8, 2007

Galactic Restraint, Classicism, and Gender Games

By JC Report

Gone are the days of excess and intemperance. In Milan's a/w '07 collection, designers stuck to a severe, restrained agenda. ...

Mode in Lisbon
November 2, 2006

Mode in Lisbon

By JC Report

Energy was the theme of the s/s '07 Moda Lisboa (Lisbon Fashion Week), which fittingly took place at the Lisbon Electricity Museum...

Men's Bits
November 2, 2006

Men’s Bits

By JC Report

If Lucas Ossendrijver, the designer at Lanvin's new fashion-forward men's line, feels that the oversized sunglasses and electric patent brogues his models...

The Influencers
October 19, 2006

The Influencers

By JC Report

The heavy weight of expectancy hung over Paris fashion week like the sword of Damocles. New York was a satisfactory season, ...

Sinners and Saints
October 19, 2006

Sinners and Saints

By JC Report

Where is fashion heading next? Judging from the conflicting messages that emerged from the s/s '07 Milan collections, it's ...

Learning Curves
October 19, 2006

Learning Curves

By JC Report

There was a clear divide between established and new designers during London fashion week. With the return of '70s designer

Growing Up in Public
October 19, 2006

Growing Up in Public

By JC Report

Finally, Stockholm has a fashion week worth the paper its invitation cards are printed on. Sweden had a late start in fashion...

Runway Business
October 5, 2006

Runway Business

By JC Report

It's both a thrill and a necessity to reconsider the regional borders of the style establishment. The thrill is in the discovery; ...

Proportional Play, Crowd Pleaser
September 21, 2006

Proportional Play, Crowd Pleaser

By JC Report

New York Fashion Week has become such a showcase that it's beginning to rival Paris with its abundance of designers jockeying for...

Fall in Reverse
August 10, 2006

Fall in Reverse

By JC Report

For the coming Brazilian summer season, brands were very clear about the sources of their influences at São Paolo Fashion Week. Several...

Sports Fan, Dark Stance
July 13, 2006

Sports Fan, Dark Stance

By JC Report

Stricken with World Cup fever, Paris has been subject to happy shouts late into the night, random cars and motorbikes acknowledging each other...

Robots, Athletes, and Escape Plans
July 13, 2006

Robots, Athletes, and Escape Plans

By JC Report

Menswear is tricky; the line between dèjà-vu and brand-new is often a hard one to spot. This was apparent at the Milan...

Kingston Beat
June 29, 2006

Kingston Beat

By JC Report

Earlier this summer, an adventurous flock of editors, stylists, photographers, casting directors, and designers hailing from London, Belgium, Paris, and New York descended...

Rio Rises
June 29, 2006

Rio Rises

By JC Report

In Rio, fashion usually plays it commercially safe, so major trends in New York and London, such as the new minimalism and...

Runway Looks, Local Taste
April 20, 2006

Runway Looks, Local Taste

By JC Report

Last season's Japan Fashion Week lasted ten days; this time it was held in one week. But given the absence of foreign...

Divergent Turns
March 9, 2006

Divergent Turns

By JC Report

In Milan, the capital of over-the-top exuberance and everything frilly and ladylike, a Restoration bell rang loud, decreeing a sobered-up, toned down...

Mixed Forecast
March 9, 2006

Mixed Forecast

By JC Report

The sky was cloudy, spewing rain and sporadic sleet; the wind howled, shoes were sodden in puddles. The weather outside was in...


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