When she began thinking about Chanel’s fall 2021 haute couture, Virginie Viard was struck by a series of photographs of the arch modernist Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel dressed in throwback 19th-century bustles and crinolines for some of the society costume balls that were all the rage in the 1930s. In that menacing era, these parties
Zuhair Murad’s spring couture outing is a gorgeous collection and it is an emotional statement by the designer. It speaks directly about his love of his home country Lebanon, which has gone through a lot of political turmoil lately. “For a while I’ve been torn up by intense feelings about this eternally troubled country. I finally realized how
Christian Dior was passionate about the divinatory arts and signs of destiny. His autobiography is punctuated with often fateful encounters with visionary personalities: “It will be extraordinary. Your house will revolutionize fashion!” he recalled of a prophecy come true. Tarot cards are among the keys to accessing the magical realm, to explore the unknown