Style / Reportage
Breguet Expérimentale 1: precision as a design argument
A magnetic escapement and a 10 Hz tourbillon bring the manufacture’s research into the visible architecture of a watch.
Reportage / Paris
Dior autumn 2024: Miss Dior returns as a graphic sign
Maria Grazia Chiuri’s collection connected a ready-to-wear reference with coats, tailoring and an artist’s installation.
A house’s history can enter a collection through a graphic gesture. Maria Grazia Chiuri’s Dior autumn-winter 2024 presentation brought Miss Dior into view as text on garments and accessories, connecting an earlier ready-to-wear chapter with a contemporary runway.
WAYFARER’s February account described trench coats, tailoring and short silhouettes beside that repeated sign. Khaki, checks and transparent elements gave the collection several registers without requiring the historical reference to appear in only one form.
Shakuntala Kulkarni’s sculptural installation supplied another point of entry. Her wearable, cage-like constructions introduced questions about the body and the structures placed around it. The setting gave protection and constraint a physical presence beside the clothing.
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Fendi: what remains after the centenary
The Roman house’s lasting argument lies in the relationship between a recognisable form and the hands that keep changing it.
Style / Reportage
Louis Vuitton: the Formula 1 trophy trunk as a designed ritual
At the intersection of sport, craft and sponsorship, the case does more than carry the prize: it frames the moment before the presentation.