Posts by Kevin Harson
Dressing Up for Halloween Shows Steady Increase in Adult Participation
Don’t think for a minute that dressing up for Halloween is child’s play. According to the Halloween & Costume Association, there has been a steady increase in participation from adults since 2020, showing a resurgence and growing popularity post-COVID-19, according to new data from Prosper Insights & Analytics. The findings show that 51 percent of…
Read MoreMM6 Maison Margiela: Taking it to the Streets
Something is definitely afoot in fashion when you see Barbie pink, sky blue, burnt orange and lime green at Maison Margiela. MM6 staged its spring show on a sidewalk painted white, with a pale yellow Milanese building as the backdrop, and a store-opening cocktail immediately following on nearby Via della Spiga, where the mainline Margiela…
Read MoreRoberto Cavalli Spring 2026: Gilded Age
Fausto Puglisi took a walk on the wild side this season, going monochromatic and showering this collection in gold. The metallic runway shone like a candy wrapper, and nearly every outfit, down to the flat sandals with their curving snake details, came in a shade of gold. Puglisi said he wanted to play with Cavalli’s…
Read MoreCasablanca Taps Priya de Souza as Chief Marketing Officer
LONDON — Casablanca has appointed Priya de Souza chief marketing officer with immediate effect. In her new role de Souza will lead the communications and marketing strategy for the brand, and report to founder and creative director Charaf Tajer and chief executive officer Frederick Lukoff. “We have known each other for 15 years, and it’s…
Read MoreGermaine Acogny Brings Joséphine Baker to Life in Solo at Théâtre des Champs-Elysées
PARIS — “She is dead, she is immortal.” Those words spoken at the funeral of Joséphine Baker became the starting point for French-Senegalese dancer and choreographer Germaine Acogny to bring the American-born French performer and activist back to life in “Josephine,” a ballet that premiered Wednesday as part of the opening of the season at…
Read MoreSperry and Colbo Are Delivering a Sequel to Their Hit Boat Shoe Collab
After finding a rabid audience for their distressed and butter-soft boat shoes this summer, Sperry and Colbo are back for another collaboration. The Colbo x Sperry Captain’s Oxford is a luxurious take on one of Sperry’s oldest silhouettes. Horween leather, coming from a Chicago company founded in 1905, is used for the upper and will…
Read MorePrada Spring 2026: The Meaning of Clothes
“Trying to build a new kind of elegance — but for now,” Miuccia Prada said above the backstage din after a Prada show that took an agnostic stance toward the occasion, function and purpose of garments. About occasions, she and Raf Simons opened their show with uniforms, pairing short-sleeve military shirts and sharply pleated trousers…
Read MoreLoro Piana Spring 2026: Color Injection
Loro Piana’s spring 2026 collection gave further proof of what sets the company apart, meaning its deep and ongoing research into fabrics and materials. The brand further upped the ante in those areas – and even dared more. In the art-filled halls of 18th-century Palazzo Citterio, the brand put into dialogue its charming offering with…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE: Louis Vuitton Celebrates Art Deco Style in Paris
PARIS – As Paris marks the centenary of the Art Deco movement, a new exhibition highlights Louis Vuitton’s role in creating high-end travel accessories for the leading lights of the Jazz Age. The French luxury brand is showcasing 300 rare items from its archives in the “Louis Vuitton Art Deco” show that opens on Friday…
Read MoreStanley Tucci Creates Cashmere Capsule With N.Peal
Miranda Priestly would most definitely approve of Nigel’s new fashion project. Priestly, the editor in chief of the fictitious fashion magazine Runway in “The Devil Wears Prada,” had one loyal confidante: Nigel Kipling, played by Stanley Tucci. Tucci, and much of the original cast, are in the throes of filming a sequel that will come…
Read MoreAmazon, Formula 1, Target and Pinterest Are Among the Top 50 Brands of 2025
As the year has continued to be a guessing game of who will reign supreme amid an uncertain market, Generation Z research and strategy firm DCDX’s latest report looks at the top 50 “magnetic brands” of 2025. The company defines such brands as those that have the “power to attract conversation, measured through organic user-generated…
Read MoreMissoni Sets Natural Glam Agenda for Fall
For Missoni‘s spring 2026 runway show, beauty was rooted in the belief that “less is more.” Models paraded down the brand’s runway in Milan on Wednesday, with bare faces and undone hair. The aesthetic adhered to the made-to-look effortless approach sweeping fashion season now, in which products are used for natural enhancements only, and hairstyling…
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