Standing out at Paris Fashion Week has never been harder, yet every house this season found its own way to try. The Spring/Summer 2026 shows in the French capital leaned into emotion, experimentation, and spectacle. Creative directors reinterpreted archives, played with presentation, and used theatrics to make their mark. The result was a week defined by individuality and risk, where each debut reflected a different vision of what modern fashion can be. Let’s take a closer look at this season’s Paris Fashion Week debuts. Dior by Jonathan Anderson – October 1st 2025 Siena: Jonathan Anderson brought his signature volume, architectural silhouettes and playfulness from Loewe’s menswear to Dior’s womenswear for…
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Smash or Pass? S/S 2026 MFW Debuts
The Spring/Summer 2026 season felt like a collective reset for fashion. Across Paris and Milan, heritage houses placed their futures in new hands, with creative directors stepping into roles that carried both immense pressure and possibility. The results were varied. Some found strength in restraint, others in spectacle. Let’s take a closer look at this season’s Milan Fashion Week debuts. Gucci by Demna – September 23rd 2025 Stephanie: Demna’s debut collection “La Famiglia” feels like a highlight of Gucci’s best creative moments, an homage to its community, identity and to the previous designer that shaped what it is today. After Sabato di Sarno’s attempt to reinvent Gucci, Demna had to…
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The Armani Legacy
When Giorgio Armani passed away on September 4th at the age of 91, Milan Fashion Week fell unusually quiet. Days later, his house unveiled Pantelleria, his final collection and a calm goodbye to a career defined by understated brilliance. Named after Armani’s beloved island retreat, the collection drew on the tranquil spirit of his getaway. Silhouettes in muted sand and sea tones mirrored Pantelleria’s landscapes and filled Milan’s Pinacoteca di Brera with a sense of serenity. It was more than a show, it was the end of an era – one that raised inevitable questions about who will carry his legacy forward. Roots & Philosophy After completing his military…
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Paris Haute Couture SS2025
Paris Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2025 unfolded as a grand spectacle of artistry and craftsmanship, affirming once again why haute couture remains the pinnacle of fashion. From January 27 to 30, the world’s most prestigious couture houses showcased their breathtaking visionary creations, drawing an elite audience to the City of Lights. VALENTINO The most anticipated collection was Alessandro Michele’s debut for Valentino — a theatrical and intellectual exploration of history, craftsmanship, and maximalism. With this ambitious debut, Michele seamlessly merged Valentino’s legacy with his signature extravagant style, proving he is more than ready to take the fashion house into a bold new era. It was, as Michele described, “a constellation of…
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Spring/Summer 2025: An Overview
NEW YORK FASHION WEEK New York Fashion Week (NYFW), ran from September 6th to September 11th this year, although Ralph Lauren shook things up with a surprise relocation to the Hamptons to kick off the week, which he described as “my refuge”. Guests enjoyed the warm weather and seaside setting that matched the coastal-coded pieces that Ralph Lauren sent down the runway. The collection was well-liked by the fashion industry. Although there was nothing particularly adventurous, it was a classic contribution to Lauren’s portfolio that evoked equestrian-influenced all-American aspirational style he’s best known for. Resplendent with a star-studded crowd, the Hamptons runway was a clever move that honed in on…
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Dolce & Gabbana Eleganza
During the latest Woman Fashion Week in Milan, Dolce & Gabbana displayed its new collection “Eleganza” and BS4F was kindly invited to attend. Before talking about the fashion show itself, let me first briefly analyze the name: “Eleganza”. The word Eleganza, in English “elegant”, comes from the Latin elegans, meaning “the one who can choose”. Following the etymology of the title, D&G showcased a wide range of different styles able to suit every women’s taste and accompany her throughout different times of the day (or of life), while keeping as common denominator a chic appeal and a strong tie to the Italian tradition of “Fatto a mano” (Made by hand). …
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#MONCLERGENIUSOPENDAY
In the words of the brand: sensory overload delivered. On the 24th of February, in the midst of Milan fashion week, Moncler did it again. One house, eight rooms, eight different voices: a mega collaboration and a place of expression of a kind rarely encountered in the fashion industry. From designers Pierpaolo Piccioli of Valentino and Simone Rocha to artists such as art director and photographer Francesco Ragazzi, this season’s Moncler Genius was all about celebrating artists. Within the queues, music and movement, a highlight of the event was definitely Piccioli’s ethereal couture dresses made from Moncler’s iconic piumino. Ethereal, imposing and iconic Piccioli’s deities are close to the Valentino imagery…
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Fashion Shows In The Digital Era: An Evolutionary Dead End?
Sunday, 17 February 2019 As we are going through another fashion month and anticipating Milan Fashion Week, the silent question of fashion show validity has been an elephant in the room for some years now. With sales in the fashion industry are stagnating and many important players are going into debt yet still splurging on influencer-intense catwalk shows, designers are wondering – could marketing budgets be used more wisely? It came as a bit of surprise when Bella Hadid, Kaia Gerber and Emily Ratajkowski flew over to Milan to walk in Versace show during the last Men’s Fashion Week, resulting in us not being able to recall a single male…
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Anya Hindmarch and the Death of the Fashion Show
Anya Hindmarch has always had the flair for the eccentric, the unpredictable and the unconventional – proof of this being that her designs have continually drawn inspiration from seemingly humdrum, everyday sources such as traditional British biscuits, retro arcade games, and even Kellogg’s cereal. London Fashion Weeks had, in the past, been an outlet for the designer to showcase her quirky collections of the season on a massive scale – ‘ordinary’ not being the first adjective that springs to mind at first look. Over the years, the brand has always made it a point to put on a spectacle, what with human conveyer belts, pixelated sets and an amphitheater catwalk…
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MFW: A glimpse into Moncler’s “Genius” collections, history and strategy
On Wednesday, 19thof September, the Bocconi Students for Fashion team had the opportunity to attend the Moncler Presentation Event in Milan at Fabbrica Orobio 15. The event presented Moncler Genius, a new project inaugurated in February of this year which encompasses 8 designers working on 8 different capsule collections – all of which are inspired by the iconic Moncler down jacket. The collections were launched one at a time over the course of 8 months: this unorthodox method of presentation aimed to keep customers perennially desiring something new while moving the brand closer to the world of fast fashion. But let’s take a step back and look at the history…
