Balmain’s SS22 Campaign captured by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott highlight’s the luxury fashion house’s latest inventive collection. Each piece showcases Olivier Rousteing’s vision for this season’s collection: one that visually showcases a deeper significance within its inception. “The message of the collection that we showed last September — a joy-filled and extremely personal message about new beginnings and the impressive liberating power of honesty and healing — could not possibly have found a more perfect complement than these images,” Rousteing shared in a press statement. “Many many thanks to my very patient team for putting up with me and to Mert and Marcus for this wonderful campaign.” The campaign featuring Naomi Campbell, Carla Bruni, Lara Stone, Mariaclara Boscono, Adut Akech, Jordan Barret, and Fernando...

There’s no denying that the “Euphoria effect” has had a major impact on the beauty industry. After season one of the HBO show came out in the summer of 2019, it seemed like everyone was investing in purple glitter eyeshadow and trying out bold cat-eye looks– including many people who had never tried that makeup before. Season two is already on the path to having the same impact (although with slightly more mature, moodier looks), but what’s new is now everyone is also talking about the cast’s mesmerizing nail looks, thanks to Los Angeles-based veteran nail artist Natalie Minerva. Minerva is the creative mind behind all of the iconic nail art we saw at the New Year’s party in episode one, including Kat’s graphic...

If Olivia Wilde’s January 2022 cover is any indication, fashion is embracing lingerie in many forms for the spring season ahead. Wilde’s black Michael Kors bra top wasn’t the only intimates item we saw out of spring’s ready-to-wear assortment; in fact, it was just the start. Designers revealed undergarments in many ways, from subtle peeks to full-on seductive displays. There was Gucci’s star-studded, lingerie-filled line up which included everything from bustier slips, lace sets, and garters to, ahem, sex-toy jewelry. Don’t forget that Loewe paired airy pale blue blouses styled with nothing but high waist briefs. At Fendi, multiple models walked in lace triangle bralettes, be it under suiting or sultry black lace and mesh bodysuits. Meanwhile, JW Anderson’s dotted white sleeveless dresses coordinated white cotton...

Hermès bag. Balenciaga boots. Dior bag. Louis Vuitton boots. Prada shoes. Fendi bag. Givenchy micro bag. Photo assistant: Maria Verikas; digital technician: Romain Forquy; lighting director: Ryan O’Toole . . Originally posted from "W Magazine" by W Stuff...

Drawing inspiration from the spirituality and history of Rome, the Fendi Couture Spring 2022 collection is a mystical representation of the past and future led by Kim Jones, artistic director of couture and womenswear collections. “When you walk down the street in Rome, you are constantly moving back and forth in time,” he said. “Where we work feels very modern, but you pass monuments on the way there. There’s a total timelessness to the city: a historic vein which runs through it, but also a movement that is projecting forwards.” The recognizable aesthetics and statuesque architecture of the city is explored through a celestial lens—fluid pieces are draped over shimmering bodices; beading appears illuminated; hand-embroidered tights act as a second skin. Sci-fi and...

Call it the Zuckerberg paradox: The more the 21st century is dominated by smart devices and social media, the more there is a collective longing for the 1990s, the decade that trumpeted the end of the millennium and marked the final gasp of a global culture about to be completely rewired by Big Tech. Everywhere you look, across music, fashion, film, and television, there seems to be a postmodern pining for a less plugged-in era. Few in the public eye wish they could turn back time as much as Adele, one of the music industry’s last remaining recording artists with a capital R. For the release of her latest album, 30, the singer persuaded Spotify to disable the shuffle button on all artists’...

Dior’s Spring-Summer 2022 Haute Couture collection draws inspiration from the atelier as an instrument and a place of experimentation. Led by creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, the series features embroidery beyond embellishment, but rather a form for architecture and medium for innovative structure. A central theme throughout the collection, embroidery is also explored through signature tights, seamlessly melding with a variety of looks. A collaborative work, the collection employs the creativity of Indian artists Madhvi and Manu Parekh, the Chanakya Atelier and the Chanakya School of Craft. Colors remain neutral, with shades of black, white, ivory, and cream, nodding to a contemporary approach to sleek design. Textures are explored, and sheer fabric and draping is utilized to frame the feminine...