Founded by Daisuke Takei in 2015, prasthana is a Japanese fashion label whose identity is inseparable from its creator’s dual existence as both designer and Buddhist monk. The name itself, “prasthana,” is drawn from Sanskrit, meaning “departure” or “journey,” a fitting reflection of…
In the very early stages of the collection, Leon Emanuel Blanck found himself contemplating life, reflecting on the realities of being a designer and maintaining a fashion label. This led to a question: what does it mean to compete with long-established brands and fashion houses that…
For Spring/Summer 2026, Sandrine Philippe experiments with red, drawing inspiration from the tonality of blood, wine, fruits, and beyond. The highlight of the collection is a candle-waxed blazer jacket featured in the menswear line. The red leather, naturally dyed in a vivid shade…
Among the six designers who became known as the “Antwerp Six”, Marina Yee (1958-2025) was always the quietest. Where her peers transformed the runway into a platform for identity and experimentation, Yee’s work turned inward, guided by an unrelenting curiosity about…
In a requiem for an unembodied existential projection, Ukrainian designer Irina Dzhus translates “patterns into patterns”, converting grief into avant-garde. Having previously escaped the war and a family abuse experience, she has stumbled upon a seemingly safe personal life…
On September 1, as part of Moscow Fashion Week, Pirosmani Studio presented its new collection, “Raw Sculpture”, in the underground parking space of Zarayadye. The collection was filled with complex forms, black, and an “artfulness” that carried a powerful…
On October 2nd, 2025, during Paris Fashion Week, designer Nadav Perlman presented “In the Absence of Prophecy”, his Spring/Summer 2026 collection, at Le Carmen, followed by a performance. This marks the brand’s second collection, under which Perlman also…
Carpenters Workshop Gallery presents “Rust Never Sleeps”, a new exhibition by Rick Owens Furniture, curated by Michèle Lamy. Taking its title from Neil Young’s 1979 anthem, the exhibition transforms the phrase into a manifesto for artistic endurance: it is better to burn out…
Launched in Paris in February 2025, Elena Najdovska is a contemporary jewelry brand that approaches adornment as a study in anatomy, sculpture, and transformation. Working primarily with 925 sterling silver and bird bones adapted to human morphology, the brand reimagines…
“Exorcism P1 [Hunger]” is a fine art–driven visual study of psychological rupture and the weight of systems we inherit and resist created in collaboration between designer Joshua Djordjewitsch and photographer Alisa Poturaeva. The project navigates themes of disillusionment, isolation…
Junya Watanabe’s Spring/Summer 2026 women’s show in Paris reminded us of the power of black, not as uniform but as structure. The darker looks, presented toward the end of the show, revealed his instinct for precision and transformation, where the act of construction became…
Yohji Yamamoto’s Spring/Summer 2026 show in Paris made black once again the starting point and the entire vocabulary through which everything else was expressed. The collection was built from a series of layered constructions that shifted gently between the…