Fashion Theories
The setting for Matthieu Blazy’s show for Chanel in the historic Grand Palais borrows from the fairy tale of Alice in Wonderland a scaled‑down position of the human being in relation to nature. The models walk beside long stalks and beneath the corollas of gigantic flowers. Compared to the atmosphere of Dior’s défilé, here the…
From 6 to 9 July, Paris became the stage for the Autumn‑Winter 2026–2027 Haute Couture collections. Two shows stand out, suspend the temporality of criticism, and unappealably renew the contemporary aesthetic canon. They are linked to two emblematic figures on today’s scene: Jonathan Anderson and Matthieu Blazy. For Dior, Jonathan Anderson translates the language of…
Royal Ascot exerts such a fascination on our imagination that it becomes the ultimate source of inspiration whenever we ourselves are called upon to wear a hat. My suggestion is not to miss any opportunity to do so. A hat is the accessory that completes an outfit, in ways that are varied and deeply engaging…
“Hats at the Ready!” This is how Royal Ascot introduces the official announcement of the most renowned horse racing event in the world, held each year, more or less in mid-June, at Ascot Racecourse in Berkshire. The race was conceived by Queen Anne of Great Britain in 1711. Top hats became a symbol of distinction…
In the headlong rush towards the future that is so typical of fashion lovers, we often find ourselves thinking that, to be truly branchée, we need to take inspiration for summer from the upcoming Autumn–Winter shows, and, by a kind of magical retroactive effect, designers have learned to preserve a hint of summer in their…
This summer, be a flower among flowers in an overflowing garden. How can we translate this imperative? Whatever you choose, make sure your foot is held on the shoe either by tiny flowers – a myriad of cyclamens in the Dior version – or by a giant bloom, as in the seductive pink sandals by…
I would not hesitate to draw inspiration from Jonathan Anderson’s Fall–Winter 2026 show for Dior. At least two dresses are made for a woman with a strong personality, as beautiful as the flowers of an enchanted garden. Your entourage will be spellbound by the dress in figured silk in shades of pink, edged with irreverently long ostrich…
May is the month of springtime splendor, of the desire for rebirth, of a renewed sense of wonder at the sight of nature. Our afternoons slow down and linger as the days grow noticeably longer. There is a life after work, and every year it feels as if we were discovering it for the first…
“Translation Service Learning for Future Africa” is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Action, but it is much more for my students, my co-bearer Joanny Moulin and for myself. It is a dream come true: the coronation of two years of hard work thinking about the way we, as a community, can serve African society and most of…
