Dior mania and K-Pop top menswear at Paris Fashion Week

Comment this story Commentary PARIS (AP) — Dior mania descended on menswear at Paris Fashion Week Friday as more than a thousand screaming fans thronged the magnificent Place de la Concorde to see their favorite stars, some nearly risking their lives in the middle of traffic. Caretakers for the show’s VIP guests, including David Beckham, […]

End of cheap luxury millennial lifestyle

Growing up in the 2000s and 2010s, big tech made big promises: everything would be disrupted, streamlined, and simplified. We could hack our lives seamlessly, and doing so would make everything cheaper to begin with. For a while, the promises seemed to come true. At least in certain sectors. Travel (flights, accommodation, transportation) was democratized […]

Monumental animal art infuses Chanel and Armani sport pickups

PARIS (AP) — Art returned Tuesday to a glittering Chanel couture universe with monumental animal sculptures gathered at the center of the runway like a surreal zoo for her show at Paris Fashion Week. Designer Virginie Viard collaborated with contemporary artist Xavier Veilhan, who used a bestiary in house founder Coco Chanel’s apartment as a […]