Orla Brennan

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On a sunlit Friday morning in Paris, Sarah Burton revealed her vision for Givenchy in a debut collection which explored notions of contemporary glamour and personal style – a nod to house founder Hubert de Givenchy, whose garments found elegance in restraint, a way to highlight the wearer’s character. ‘He is far more than a couturier,’ said his perennial muse Audrey Hepburn, a client and friend of over four decades, who immortalised the Givenchy little black dress.

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Yesterday evening in Milan (1 March 2025), part of the city’s fashion week, Bottega Veneta hosted an intimate performance from punk-poet and musician Patti Smith. The event was curated by Smith as an intimate offshoot of her sold out global tour celebrating 50 years since the release of her breakthrough album, Horses.

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In 1967, Rosita Missoni caused a sensation at Pitti Palace in Florence. Backstage, moments before showing her new collection, she told the models to remove their bras, thinking they looked awkward beneath ethereal, flowing lamé blouses she had designed that season. Under the bright runway lights, little was left to the imagination – scandalous in the day – and Missoni wasn’t invited back to Pitti the following year.

1 month ago | wallpaper.com | Jack Moss |Orla Brennan

Like most good stories, the fable of Fendi begins with romance. Founded by husband and wife Edoardo and Adele Fendi, the house’s first brick-and-mortar store was opened on Rome’s Via del Plebiscito in 1925. Over the 100 years since, it has remained – in one way or another – a family business, passed down to generations of women who have each played a part in propelling the small leather goods boutique into a global luxury empire.

1 month ago | wallpaper.com | Orla Brennan

After nearly a decade at Jil Sander, wife and husband duo Lucie and Luke Meier are parting ways with the brand. The news came today following their A/W 2025 show, which was unveiled this afternoon in Milan. Since their appointment in 2017, the couple has steered Jil Sander with quiet precision, building upon the brand’s sharp, clean legacy with emotion-fuelled collections that have proven – time and again – that minimalism can be full of feeling.