I first encountered Livia Stoianova and Yassen Samouilov in Singapore in 2012, when two centaurs appeared on the runway. Fourteen years later, I reconnect with the On Aura Tout Vu designers to talk couture, performance, celebrity dressing, creative partnership and the ideas that continue to take their work somewhere unexpected.
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From ceremonial white leather to a futuristic metallic second skin, Hu Bing’s latest showcase moves through three imagined eras, bringing Shanghai’s past into conversation with the future.
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Seán McGirr’s McQueen, Christopher Kane’s first collection for Mulberry, new NEWGEN names and plenty of London favourites. Here are the shows, designers and events we’ll have our eyes on this season.
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Yuna Park talks to Couture Troopers about everyday memories, girlhood, her distinctive characters, Julia la seule, Singapore and her artistic practice.
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Inside-out tailoring, glitter mixed with red nail polish, leather birthday cards and a runway finale complete with voguing dancers. Stuart Vevers certainly knew how to throw a party for Coach’s 85th.
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From the cartoons of his childhood to a world of darker characters, Matt Gondek has spent more than two decades building an unmistakable visual universe. Now, he’s taking it somewhere even his eight-year-old self could not have imagined.
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From Armani to Versace and Victoria’s Secret, familiar faces from fashion’s greatest modelling era are stepping back into the spotlight, proving that some names never really leave.
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A childhood question about why men couldn’t have “sparkly things” became the spark behind one of Britain’s most distinctive accessories labels. Shazana Nawaz shares the story behind ZARS LONDON and her mission to change how men experience fashion.
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Fresh from unveiling his LEGO Botanicals collection, the Vietnamese designer talks craftsmanship, recycled textiles, digital experimentation and the ideas shaping KHAAR World.
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In this exclusive interview with Couture Troopers, Nina Sabina Caballero discusses fashion as a language of storytelling, the influence of mythology and cinema on her work, and why emotion remains at the centre of every image she creates.
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Flora prints, Riviera elegance and some of Gucci’s most recognisable handbags take centre stage as the House heads to Monte Carlo for its latest summer campaign.
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Briar Prestidge works across branding, avatar worlds and emerging technology, where self-presentation is constantly built and rebuilt in real time. In this conversation, she reflects on burnout, digital selves and what it means when identity stops staying still.
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