š¬š§ The most demanding Fashion Month yet - essentials by nss magazine
A fashion recap of the 27th week of the year
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As if the tropical heat sweeping through the city wasnāt already enough to test our limits, Fashion Month has arrived, bringing with it a wave of change. At Moschino, the ground is shaking once again: Adrian Appiolaza is stepping down as creative director, reopening one of the most closely watched stories in Italian fashion. Meanwhile, Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons continue to tighten Pradaās signature silhouettes, as speculation keeps growing that Dario Vitale could become the next creative director of Emporio Armani.
In Paris, the mood shifts from techwear couture to designers who finally seem to have found their balance. Jonathan Anderson, with his SS27 collection, continues to build Diorās new creative ecosystem. From the sweltering heat and Peter Wuās workwear, the week moves into the almost therapeutic calm of the all white world imagined by Lemaire for SS27. Louis Vuitton, meanwhile, carries on as though the world around it werenāt burning, confidently relying on its own certainties, while Valentino is beginning to show a few cracks. And if weāre all looking for some relief, a sense of balance or simply a patch of shade, perhaps the new wave of jelly shoes promises nothing more than deceptive comfort. Thankfully, Dries Van Notenās SS27 reminds us that summer can still be embraced with a little more enthusiasm or, at the very least, with impeccable taste.
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