Versace: Dario Vitale debuts with love letter to Gianni

Published September 27, 2025 Dario Vitale unveiled his debut collection for the house of Versace on Friday night, and it turned to be a love letter to Gianni Versace and the founder’s earliest ideas.   Versace Spring/Summer 2026 collection in Milan – Courtesy Presented among oil paintings, ancient statues and medieval furniture inside the beautiful … Read more

Out and about in Milan: Santoni, Sergio Rossi, and Giuseppe Zanotti

Published September 27, 2025 No one loves footwear more than the Italians. As three first rate collections by leading shoe makers underlined this week. These shoes are made for walking, and ruling and seducing. Santoni: Forms that matter A collaboration with Venetian artist Lorenzo Vitturi in a project entitle “Forms and Matter” led to some striking new … Read more

Black mayors celebrate drop in crime, even if they aren’t getting any credit

Some of the nation’s most prominent Black mayors are celebrating major drops in crime in their cities — and grumbling that President Donald Trump doesn’t seem to realize the accomplishment. Trump has repeatedly insisted that cities, particularly those run by Democrats, are overrun with violence, despite the fact that 2025 is on track to have … Read more

ModaLisboa Base announces events open to the general public

Published September 26, 2025 ModaLisboa Base, co-organised with Lisbon City Council (CML), opens to Lisbon in the first week of October as a cultural platform showcasing designer fashion to diverse audiences, inviting guests to “consider fashion as a cultural and social asset, capable of creating dialogue, recognition and belonging,” said the organisation in a statement, … Read more

Sunnei creative directors Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo announce their departure

Published September 26, 2025 A double surprise at Sunnei. First, a show that wasn’t a show. Then, an unexpected announcement two hours later. In a statement issued on Friday evening, Loris Messina and Simone Rizzo explained that they are leaving their mens- and womenswear ready-to-wear label. “After ten years, we feel an urgent need to … Read more

Milan unveils multifaceted vision of womanhood at Sportmax, Blumarine and Institution

Published September 26, 2025 On Friday, the fourth day of the womenswear ready-to-wear shows, Milan’s fashion scene showcased the breadth of its creativity with a packed programme in which a host of houses came to the fore, from established names and young labels to emerging talents, expressing a thousand and one facets of femininity. From … Read more

Vaquera launches first fragrance with Comme des Garçons

Published September 26, 2025 New York label Vaquera is set to launch its first fragrance in collaboration with Comme des Garçons Parfums.  Vaquera launches first fragrance with Comme des Garçons. – Vaquera The scent, called “Classique Perdu”, which translates into “Lost Classic”, will debut on September 30. Described as a perfume that feels both familiar … Read more