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Maison Margiela targets Chinese market with Shanghai show and four exhibitions

Maison Margiela has inaugurated its first show outside of Paris in Shanghai. The brand is also launching a road trip across China, combining collections, exhibitions and activations. “This is the first time we have held a show outside of Paris,” Glenn Martens, artistic director of Maison Margiela, told FashionUnited in Shanghai. “The brand...

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FW26 trend: Designers use the peplum for a sculpted silhouette

The peplum made a strong return to the FW26 runways, reflecting fashion’s current interest in sculpted waistlines and controlled volume around the hips. Rather than the ruffled, overtly feminine versions associated with the 2010s, this season’s interpretations felt sharper and more architectural, often integrated into tailoring or streamlined...

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From fairy dust to sculptural fashion: AW26 trends from Tokyo

Tokyo Fashion Week marks the end of the international autumn/winter 2026 womenswear runway season. In the Japanese capital, designers looked to the past, drawing inspiration from bygone eras and mythical creatures. They also showcased their skill for craftsmanship and the creation of fashion sculptures. Fashion history FW26 (from left to right):...

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Video: Yoke FW26 – Tokyo Fashion Week

The label Yoke presented its autumn/winter 2026 collection. The runway show was held as part of Tokyo Fashion Week after the brand received the Fashion Prize of Tokyo 2026. Credits: Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo This article was translated to English using an AI tool. FashionUnited uses AI language tools to speed up translating (news) articles and...

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Pre-Fall 2026: Military luxe is a major trend: Olive green, officer details and more

There’s a renewed presence of military- and utilitarian-inspired silhouettes in the Pre-Fall 26 collections; anchored by khaki and olive green as practical, season-bridging hues. The trend is multifaceted, balancing classic officer-style details such as fitted, belted jackets and polished brass buttons, as seen at Veronica Beard—with more...

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Ukrainian Fashion Week AW26/27 as an act of cultural continuity

Since its return to Kyiv in September 2024, Ukrainian Fashion Week has been held under conditions that repeatedly disrupt the regular rhythm of a fashion week. The autumn/winter 2026/27 edition was no exception. Between a postponed date and ongoing attacks on Ukraine's energy infrastructure, with noticeable consequences for power and heat...

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PFW FW26 color trends: Saturated shades of wine, purple, cobalt blue and more

Against a backdrop of unsettling world news, Paris Fashion Week became a brief refuge from the relentless news cycle. Coincidentally, this mood was reflected on the runways, where designers gravitated toward saturated colors like red wine, purple, cobalt blue and bright yellow. Sarah Burton, presenting her third collection for Givenchy, grounded...

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Valentino mixes 80s and Baroque splendour on Rome return

Italian fashion house Valentino returned to its roots Thursday with a 1980s-inspired catwalk show in one of Rome's most spectacular venues, two months after the death of founder Valentino Garavani. Around 700 people including Hollywood star Gwyneth Paltrow were invited to the show held in the galleries of the Palazzo Barberini, a Baroque palace...

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How Paris Fashion Week put product before virality

Set within a bubble of spring-like freshness, Paris Fashion Week autumn/winter 2026 offered a parallel reality. While the media was filled with images of Israeli-American strikes in Iran, the catwalks presented a different world, one determined to evoke desire. In the face of the violence of war and its economic repercussions, brands abandoned...

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Harrods buyer: PFW AW26 offered “variety and strength”

Paris Fashion Week autumn/winter 2026, which took place from March 2 to 10, “delivered remarkable strength,” according to Simon Longland, director of buying, fashion at Harrods, who was impressed by collections from Chanel, Dior, Tom Ford, Givenchy and Hermes, as well as the “confident” debut from Antonin Tron at Balmain. “After several seasons...

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Louis Vuitton takes Paris fashion week on mountain ride

Models wore mountain capes, shepherds' hats and carried bags with bells attached to them as Louis Vuitton brought the curtain down on Paris fashion week with a back-to-nature show Tuesday. Parading in the main Louvre courtyard, with actors Zendaya and Ana de Armas in attendance, the brand's artistic director Nicolas Ghesquiere said the aim was...

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MFW FW26 color trends: navy and grey to pink, red and marigold

Milan’s key message this season was a celebration of the modern Italian woman. Whether she is 26 or 62, designers acknowledged that she needs a versatile wardrobe and an equally varied color palette, ranging from black, navy and grey to brighter notes such as marigold yellow and mid-toned pink. Her many moods were captured particularly well at...