Ari Stark

3 days ago | wwd.com | Ari Stark

Monique Lhuillier's got a wild streak. For spring, the doyenne of all things pretty and prim worked leopard spots into her formalwear for the first time. And she didn't stop there - pieced metal accents featured as well, calling to mind Gianni Versace's iconic safety pin collection from 1994. "I wanted to introduce a bold contrast to our signature romanticism," the designer explained via email.

3 days ago | wwd.com | Ari Stark

From Chanel in Lake Como to Gucci in Florence and Dior in the Eternal City, cinematic Italian style is coming into focus for resort 2026. Silvia Tcherassi may not have hopped on the bandwagon with a roaming show like those brands, but she still got into the trend by zeroing in on Naples, as seen through the lens of director Paolo Sorrentino. "The mood of his films, they're so chic, so elegant," the Colombian designer said during a collection preview.

1 week ago | wwd.com | Ari Stark

High-octane fashion week displays have become Sally LaPointe's thing recently. On the occasion of her brand's 15th anniversary last fall, she invited fans to root for her courtside at the National Basketball Players Association, presenting them with a show that included its own halftime dance performance. So what does she make of the much humbler pre-seasons? During a resort preview, LaPointe described them as her own kind of halftime in which she plays the athlete, recharging her creative muscles.

2 weeks ago | wwd.com | Ari Stark

Before Barneys New York went belly up in 2019, what aspiring designer didn't dream about making it inside its hallowed marble corridors? But the department store's name - now the intellectual property of Authentic Brands Group - still conjures everything on the cutting-edge of fashion. This year's Parsons grads might have missed their chance to sell at Barneys, but they did technically get inside Monday night at the former Chelsea flagship, which served as their 2025 BFA show venue.

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Every May, the Met Gala catapults fashion into the stratosphere as celebrities by the score turn out in their finest - and often outrageous - haute couture outfits at the annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute. For the first time, this year's gala and its accompanying exhibition turned the spotlight on menswear, notably Black menswear.