Paris Fashion Week 2025

AMIRI  F/W ‘25

FOR FALL/WINTER 2025/26, MIKE AMIRI TURNED TO MID-CENTURY LOS ANGELES NIGHTLIFE, PRESENTING HIS COLLECTION INSIDE CLUB AMIRI — A FICTIONAL LOUNGE SPACE FILLED WITH NODS TO HOLLYWOOD’S GOLDEN AGE. THE CLOTHES CARRIED THAT SAME SENSE OF NOSTALGIA, WITH RELAXED TAILORING, WIDE LAPELS, FLARED TROUSERS, AND SHARP-COLLARED SHIRTS STYLED WITH LEATHER AND SILK TIES. LUXE MATERIALS LIKE CROC-EMBOSSED LEATHER, SEQUINS, VELVET, AND SATIN BROUGHT TEXTURE TO THE FOREFRONT, WHILE A PALETTE OF DEEP BURGUNDY, GOLD, ESPRESSO, AND INDIGO GROUNDED THE MOOD. STANDOUTS RANGED FROM A SILVER LAMÉ PINSTRIPE SUIT WORN WITH A SILK CAMISOLE TO CRYSTAL-DETAILED KNITS AND FLUID TUXEDOS. THE RESULT WAS A REFINED BLEND OF VINTAGE GLAMOUR AND CONTEMPORARY POLISH — CINEMATIC, BUT WEARABLE.

WILLY CHAVARRIA F/W ‘25

AFTER DECIDING TO MOVE FROM NEW YORK TO PARIS FASHION WEEK, WILLY CHAVARRIA MADE HIS PARIS RUNWAY DEBUT WITH TARANTULA, A COLLECTION CELEBRATING HIS 10TH YEAR IN THE INDUSTRY. STAGED AT THE HISTORIC AMERICAN CATHEDRAL, THE SHOW BLENDED WEST COAST STREETWEAR, CONTEMPORARY TAILORING, AND CHICANO HERITAGE. SIGNATURE BROAD-SHOULDERED SUITS, BOUCLÉ JACKETS WITH GOLD BUTTONS, AND SCULPTURAL OPERA COATS CONTRASTED WITH ’90S-INSPIRED ADIDAS TRACKSUITS, BOLD GRAPHICS, AND ARCHIVAL PIECES, CREATING A DYNAMIC JUXTAPOSITION BETWEEN CASUAL AND COUTURE. THE COLLECTION EMPHASIZED BOLD SILHOUETTES—VOLUMINOUS TOPS WITH CINCHED WAISTS, FLANNEL SHIRTS, WIDE JEANS, OVERSIZED CHINOS, AND ITALIAN WORKWEAR FABRICS TO ELEVATE CLASSIC CHICANO STAPLES. A RANGE OF GOLDS, DEEP PLUMS, BOLD REDS, SOFT GREYS, AND THE BRAND’S SIGNATURE USE OF BLACK ADDED A TOUCH OF DECADENCE, WHILE BOLD GRAPHICS AND WIDE-BRIMMED HATS REINFORCED THE STREETWEAR EDGE CHAVARRIA STRIVES FOR. CHAVARRIA’S ACTIVISM WAS FRONT AND CENTER, ENDING THE SHOW WEARING A SWEATSHIRT READING “HOW WE LOVE IS WHO WE ARE,” TIED TO A CAMPAIGN AGAINST ANTI-LGBTQ+ LEGISLATION. CELEBRITIES LIKE J BALVIN, BECKY G, TOKISCHA, AND OZUNA AMPLIFIED THE SHOW’S ENERGY, WITH J BALVIN DELIVERING AN INTIMATE LIVE PERFORMANCE. TARANTULA SHOWCASED CHAVARRIA’S ABILITY TO MERGE RESILIENCE, ROMANCE, AND METICULOUS ARTISTRY, SOLIDIFYING HIS ROLE AS A TRAILBLAZER IN THE CURRENT GLOBAL FASHION INDUSTRY.

AURALEE F/W ‘25

THE AURALEE FW 25/26 COLLECTION SHOWCASED JAPANESE MINIMALISM AT ITS FINEST, BLENDING SLEEK SILHOUETTES WITH A WHIMSICAL PLAY ON TEXTURES. THE COLLECTION FEATURED CASHMERE MOLESKIN, MERINO MOUTON FUR, LAMB LEATHER FINISHES, SILK ANORAKS, AND INTRICATE KNITWEAR. STANDOUT LOOKS INCLUDED A ROSE-COLORED WORKWEAR CANVAS JACKET PAIRED WITH DARK-GREY TROUSERS AND A WHITE BUTTON-UP, A BLACK LEATHER JACKET LAYERED OVER A LEATHER VEST WITH A BRUSHED-WOOL GRASSY GREEN POLO, AND A FOREST GREEN CASHMERE PUFFER LAYERED OVER A TIFFANY BLUE PUFFER WITH A BASE LAYER MULTICOLORED FLANNEL. THE BRAND SHOWCASED OUTERWEAR WITH AN INCREDIBLE RANGE INCLUDING LONG WOOL COATS, SUEDE LEATHER JACKETS FEATURING MERINO FUR COLLARS, BOMBER JACKETS, CASUAL ZIP-UPS, UTILITARIAN CHORE-COATS, AND LEATHER BOMBER JACKETS OVER DOUBLE-BREASTED CASHMERE COATS. WHILE RELAXED JEANS, TROUSERS, AND CHINOS PROVIDED CONSISTENCY AND BALANCE TO THE COLLECTION. RYOTA IWAI’S COLLECTION CELEBRATED UNDERSTATED LUXURY, REDEFINING MODERN MINIMALISM THROUGH PRECISION AND TEXTURE.

MILAN FASHION WEEK 2025: TAILORED DENIM

TAILORED DENIM TOOK A CONFIDENT STEP FORWARD AT MILAN MEN’S FASHION WEEK FOR FALL/WINTER 2025/26. DESIGNERS LEANED INTO THE TENSION BETWEEN DENIM’S UTILITARIAN ROOTS AND THE PRECISION OF SHARP TAILORING, OFFERING A FRESH TAKE ON THE FABRIC THAT FELT BOTH REFINED AND GROUNDED. ALTEA DELIVERED A CLEAN, UNIFORM LOOK IN SELVEDGE DENIM — MATCHING BELT, SHIRT, JACKET, AND TROUSERS — THAT BALANCED STRUCTURE WITH EASE. PRADA BROUGHT CHARACTER WITH A VINTAGE-WASHED LONG COAT, PUNCTUATED BY A BOLD RED FLOWER LAPEL. MM6 WENT TONAL, SHOWING A SLIM-CUT SUIT IN DEEP PURPLE INDIGO. WHETHER MINIMALIST OR EXPRESSIVE, THE MESSAGE WAS CLEAR: DENIM STILL HAS SPACE TO EVOLVE, AND LUXURY IS NO LONGER DEFINED BY FABRIC, BUT BY INTENTION.

tyler mitchell’s met gala 2025 photo essay, ‘superfine: tailoring black style’

WORLD-RENOWNED PHOTOGRAPHER TYLER MITCHELL IS BACK WITH HIS LATEST WORK BEING COMMISSIONED FOR THE 2025 MET GALA THEME, SUPERFINE: TAILORING BLACK STYLE. MITCHELL’S ESSAY BRINGS A FRESH PERSPECTIVE TO THE LEGACY OF BLACK DANDYISM. INSTEAD OF MUSEUM MANNEQUINS, HE CAPTURES REAL PEOPLE IN MOTION — ARTISTS, MODELS, AND EVERYDAY STYLE ICONS — DRESSED IN SHARP TAILORING, ARCHIVAL PIECES, AND GARMENTS PULLED FROM THE EXHIBIT ITSELF. INSPIRED BY MONICA L. MILLER’S SLAVES TO FASHION, MITCHELL’S ESSAY REFLECTS ON BLACK FASHION AS BOTH PERSONAL EXPRESSION AND CULTURAL HISTORY. IT’S A QUIET, POWERFUL REMINDER THAT STYLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE THAN AESTHETICS — IT’S IDENTITY. THE EXHIBITION OPENS AT THE MET ON MAY 10, WITH THE FULL 372-PAGE CATALOG AVAILABLE NOW FOR PRE-ORDER.