Isabel Marant, the designer behind a very specific sneaker era in the 2010s, is relaunching one of her coveted styles and giving it a 2021 update. Named the “Balskee,” this brand new style takes inspiration from the beloved “Bekett,” which you may remember is a wedge sneaker with a gum sole, velcro straps, and padded, puffy tongue. The throwback style was a massive hit, worn by off-duty models, fashion editors, and celebrities alike. Beyoncé sported a pair in her music video for “Love On Top,” and Rihanna, Gisele Bündchen, Marion Cotillard, Kerry Washington, and more have been spotted in them, too. Since its release nearly a decade ago, more than 200,000 “Bekett” sneakers have been sold worldwide. “I’ve never stopped wanting to...

While New York Fashion Week this September is shaping up to be the most eventful ever, we’re not quite there yet. Before the fashion crowds return to NYC en masse and Hollywood descends upon the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s steps for the first of two Met Galas, there are the resort collections to see. Unlike in years past when designers have seized upon the cruise moment to present their designs in far-flung resort destinations in front of large crowds, fashion houses are still playing it safe and delivering their creations via short fashion films and inventive lookbooks. Although the digital show format is a convenient, low-key experience for those viewing from their couch, the clothes themselves have become more colorful and daring—suggesting what wardrobes need now, more than...

The Instagram-loved brand Miaou is getting into swimwear. The brand debuted its new collection on Thursday with three swim styles, as well as other pieces made for a going-out summer. “It felt like a natural direction for the brand to go. I live by the beach, so I wear bikinis all year,” Miaou founder Alexia Elkaim told WWD. “We developed three styles: the Kauai, the Bambi, and the Demi.” The swimwear line launches alongside the label’s new summer collection, which was inspired by ‘90s riot girls and includes swim cover-ups, like corset tops, mesh dresses, matching sets, and low-rise pants. Miaou has become a favorite of “It” Girls everywhere thanks to its popular denim and corset styles. Kim Kardashian, Bella Hadid, Lourdes “Lola” Leon, Paloma...

It’s a new era and Demna Gvasalia wants you to be aware of that. At least that’s the feeling we’re left with after embarking on the nearly seven-minute journey that is Balenciaga’s new Spring 2022 ready-to-wear show, titled “Clones.” With the presentation set in an all-white stage that contrasts with the “audience” watching in all-black outfits, it’s hard not to think of sci-fi titles like The Matrix. “We see our world through a filter – perfected, polished, conformed, Photoshopped. We no longer decipher between unedited and altered, genuine and counterfeit, tangible and conceptual, fact and fiction, fake and deepfake,” reads a message at the beginning of the show. “Technology creates alternate realities and identities, a world of digital clones.” Via Balenciaga/YouTube. Every look in...

If you’re looking anywhere for feathers, leather, jewels, beads and velvet for fall, look no further, Bottega Veneta’s got you covered for all of the above. Debuting their pre-fall Wardrobe 02 Collection spearheaded by creative director Daniel Lee, the Italian fashion house steps out with simplistic designs contrasted with dazzling details, textiles and color. Structured silhouettes meet modern glamour within the collection, showcasing timeless pieces made unique with a Bottega flair they’re notoriously known for. All-leather suits, immense teddy coats and dresses adorned with rhinestones make up the collection, coming together to create a wardrobe destined to be timeless eccentric essentials. With a collection like this one, it should be safe to say that post-pandemic trends could be considered along the lines...