The Chloé show opened with a surge, striking right at the heart of what makes this iconic French brand tick along so briskly. Creative director Clare Waight-Keller delivered a run of peasant tops and short, feminine dresses crafted from crisp white lace patched jacquards that swung along with equal mixes of easy breezy nonchalance and feminine allure. It helped that she rooted the looks with a terrific lace-up suede gladiator - in either a knee length or mid calf version - featuring cool new wedgette heels. Thrown into this covetable mix were also safari dresses, flared shorts, jumpsuits and A-line pocket from dresses in stiffened materials that created a strong, clean line. The tailoring made it all feel new, as did her play with denim that created full length button-front pencil skirts as well as a hooded poncho and sweat pant combos crafted from dreamily soft denim washed knits. It wasn't radical fashion, per se, but that's exactly what Gaby Aghion (who passed away yesterday) had founded her label on in 1952. In that spirit, Waight-Keller accomplished what so few other designers have managed to do this season; that is, to create absolutely covetable clothes and accessories that could walk right off the runway and straight onto the shelves of a discerning woman's carefully considered closet.
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Italian designer Enrico Marone Cinzano fuses natural perfection with industrial imperfectionEnrico Marone Cinzano's first solo show at New York’s Friedman Benda gallery debuts collectible furniture designs that marry organic materials with upcycled industrial components
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Tom Wesselmann’s enduring influence on pop art goes under the spotlight in Paris‘Pop Forever, Tom Wesselmann &...’ is on view at Fondation Louis Vuitton in Paris until 24 February 2025
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Sun Tower is a Chinese cultural attraction that draws on the celestial cycleSun Tower, an imaginative cultural attraction by Open Architecture, draws on the natural cycle and has just opened in China's seaside town of Yantai
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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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Chloé seamlessly weaves together style and sustainabilityIn celebration of Chloé's A/W 2022 show today at Paris Fashion Week, we look to our interview with is pioneering creative director Gabriela Hearst, featured in our March 2022 issue
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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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