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Design Week is over at last, leaving Milan like a fever leaves a body. Three topics dominate the conversation among fashion insiders: Chanel’s Cruise 2027 show, which brought the strangest shoes seen in quite some time; the long-awaited Italian release of The Devil Wears Prada 2, and finally, the Met Gala taking place on Monday under the dubious (unsettling?) aegis of Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez. Perhaps in six months, or perhaps next year, all of fashion could have changed, but in the meantime, numbed to announcements of the next and forever-postponed apocalypse, the industry is getting ready to do another round. Better enjoy it while it lasts.
As we were saying, everyone is talking about Chanel’s latest show. But not everyone is talking enough about the history of the Newspaper Dress presented by the brand and its backstory.
May has begun and the stars say it will be a very particular month. Read our monthly horoscope here.
The history of Italian design also runs through the marketing of the country’s major companies, such as Lactalis, which brought a unique event to nss edicola.
Don’t know what to do over the May Day long weekend? Immerse yourself in culture with the best exhibitions of the month.
Much has been discussed this week about Silvia Salis and her outfits. But why does the public get so irritated when fashion and politics are mentioned in the same breath?
With the new season of Euphoria, Maddy Perez is back on everyone’s moodboard.
New York is gearing up for the Met Gala, but protests against Jeff Bezos, who is sponsoring it, are also beginning. Why?
We uncover the behind-the-scenes of the life, work and creative world of make-up artist Luciano Chiarello.
Fashion is hoping for a new boom in luxury spending in China, but something has changed. Jing Daily tells us about it.
Memes are a fun internet phenomenon. But, as Wired reports, their spread risks making us take geopolitical conflicts less seriously.
According to Dazed, the chore jacket created by Palantir may seem cool but is no less problematic than everything else the company does.
Everyone wants a personal trainer, not everyone wants to pay for one. The New York Times talks about the rise of AI personal trainers.