Albert Kriemler's fashion shows for Akris are almost always architectural in shape, but this season was drawn specifically with right angles in mind. The art-loving Kriemler name checked Kazimir Malevich, a Russian abstract artist, as the driving force behind his prominent use of the square. But even if squares and rectangles made their way into form and construction, the clothes at Akris are always distilled down to their minimalist core. So no funny business here - just a smooth and subtle use of box shapes either on tone-on-tone jacquards, or on rigid square netting made from silk, cotton or jersey that allowed for a graphic peek-a-boo game on coats, jackets and complete suits. Not all of his straight lines looked ruler perfect: the fusing of sheer chiffon with strategically covered panels did not ring as sharp as they should have on cocktail dresses. But overall, Akris delivered. As a bonus, there was a reinvented tennis visor with a low, sloping, architectural looking brim designed by venerable London milliner Stephen Jones.
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Tour Jacquemus’ new store, a serene Mediterranean escape in central LondonSimon Porte Jacquemus has united with OMA on his latest store – a Meditteranean-inspired bolthole on London’s New Bond Street. Here, they talk Wallpaper* through the transporting space
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An intimate spa at high-design New York country hotel Inness is now openInness brings Manhattan-calibre wellness to the rural hamlet of Accord, New York
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Inside ‘De toutes beautés!’, the Louvre’s new exhibition narrating 10,000 years of beauty ideals through art‘De toutes beautés!’ marks the beginning of a three-year partnership between the Louvre and L’Oréal Groupe. India Birgitta Jarvis reports on the show for Wallpaper*
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Palace unites with Rapha to celebrate inaugural Tour de France FemmesMarking the first time women will compete in the historic cycling race since the late 1980s, this new collaboration sees Palace Skateboards and Rapha create uniforms for both on and off the bike – including an ‘outlandish’ pair of Crocs
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Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022: Chanel to Miu MiuIn this extended report, Wallpaper* updates you live from Paris Fashion Week A/W 2022 shows, with rolling coverage as runway events unfold
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Scene-stealing runway sets from S/S 2022 womenswear showsFrom giant roulette wheels to Olympic diving boards and multi-city synchronized extravaganzas – our pick of the best fashion show sets from S/S 2022 womenswear
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Walk this way: navigating S/S 2021's Paris Fashion WeekHow the City of Lights looked to the sartorial realities of our much changed lifestyles
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