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Vincenzo La Torre

Chief Editor, Style; Fashion Editor, Post Magazine



Knock-off effect
New York Fashion Week is turning into a shadow of its former self, with designers left and right abandoning the city for the greener pastures of Paris. Italian denim label Diesel, however, pulled a prank with its “Deisel” pop-up store in New York’s Chinatown, a publicity stunt but also an apt commentary on the counterfeiting plaguing the industry.

A right royal occasion
The queen of England sat on the front row next to the queen of fashion, Vogue’s Anna Wintour, at the Richard Quinn autumn/winter show during London Fashion Week. The pastel-loving and always impeccably clad monarch was on hand to give the up-and-coming designer the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design.

Faking it
Fur reigned supreme this fashion season but you’d never have known that most of the oversized coats and shaggy jackets on the runways were, in fact, faux. At Paris Fashion Week, Givenchy’s Clare Waight Keller did a masterful job with a series of killer looks that appeared even better than the real thing.

The buck stops here
Although making social statements on the runway is nothing new, Balenciaga, Burberry and Gucci put their money where their mouth is with hefty donations to the World Food Programme, the gun control march in Washington (which will take place on March 24) and LGBT charities, respectively.

Big in Japan
Street style is definitely losing its lustre, with show-goers trying too hard to make a statement in borrowed clothes outside the shows. Japanese twins Ami and Aya Suzuki, a pop duo known as Amiaya, however, injected some fun into proceedings in Paris with their quirky, Instagram-friendly outfits.

Grisly Gucci
Gimmicks are not uncommon at fashion shows but kudos to Gucci for creating a spectacle in Milan, albeit a creepy one. In a hospital-like setting, sullen-looking models carried lifelike severed heads that bore exact replicas of their faces, not to mention snakes and dragons that replaced handbags on the arms of these “Gucci cyborgs”.

Home pride
Hong Kong designer Anais Mak Chun-ting, whose label, Anais Jourden, is available at retailers such as Barneys New York and Ikram, in Chicago, made her runway debut in Paris with a well-attended and well-received show. It was remarkable to see how Mak’s signature A-line skirts and frayed edges held their own against the top brands in the fashion capital of the world.

Pullover palaver
All anyone could talk about after the Alexander McQueen show in Paris were the beautiful monogrammed jumpers left on every seat, but the collection was a highlight too, not just for its inventive mix of tailoring and dreamy looks but also for its inclusive casting, which featured models of all ethnicities, ages and sizes.

Show appreciation
Unless you have the ingenuity – and the budget – of big brands such as Gucci, Chanel or Dior, staging a catwalk show that cuts it is no mean feat, so well done to smaller labels Alanui, Blazé Milano, Attico and La DoubleJ for staging fun presentations that made you appreciate the garments up-close.

What we liked
Chloé boots and Chanel down jackets will be everywhere come September but it was Jonathan Anderson at Loewe – where guests found literary classics such as Don Quixote and Wuthering Heights on their seats – who delivered some of the best statement coats of the season. Valentino, Saint Laurent and Prada delighted fans with collections that stayed true to their DNA.


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The 10 best moments from the autumn/winter 2018 fashion shows

From Queen Elizabeth cosying up to Anna Wintour, to a Hong Kong designer presenting in Paris, these are our top moments from fashion month

Balenciaga Fall Winter 2018 collection. MUST CREDIT:

Ami and Aya Suzuki outside the Miu Miu show

A model presents a creation from the Gucci Autumn/Winter 2018 women collection during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy February 21, 2018. REUTERS/Tony Gentile

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Alanui

A model presents a creation for Alexander McQueen during the 2018/2019 fall/winter collection fashion show on March 5, 2018 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS GUILLOT

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth with Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.

Chloe boot

TOPSHOT - Models present creations for Givenchy during the women's 2018/2019 fall/winter collection fashion show on March 4, 2018 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

Jourden

China’s fur capital touts itself to world even if fur’s out at Versace and other leading fashion houses

Fur is a US$17 billion-a-year industry in China and Haining, near Shanghai, is its hub; the city sees no reason for pessimism as the use of imitation fur grows, and is promoting its products to the world

(121026) -- HAINING, Oct. 26, 2012 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of Kaiyang Fashion Co., Ltd. attaches "Kaiyang" brand labels to leather jackets made by the company itself as well as European contract manufacturers in Haining, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 25, 2012. In 2007, business success might very possibly equal to winning foreign outsourcing contracts for Kaiyang Fashion Co., Ltd., a leather clothing company in east China's Zhejiang. Like many Chinese small- and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises, Kaiyang was being operated in an export-oriented manner. The situation has changed when Kaiyang inverts the way business is done: part of its production has been contracted out to European factories and the finished leather products are sold under the "Kaiyang" brandname. Due to rising domestic material and labour force costs and the economic downturn in Europe, it now costs about the same to produce a Chinese-designed leather jacket in Europe. Kaiyang's contract manufacturers i

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Haining China Leather City deputy general manager Wang Honghui

The exterior of Haining China Leather City, the centre of China's leather and fur industry

Fur pelts on display at Haining China Leather City in Haining, Zhejiang province, the hub of China’s fur and leather industries.

The best of Paris Fashion Week: blockbuster Balenciaga, confident Chloé, dreamy McQueen, and a Hong Kong debutante

Demna Gvasalia gave Balenciaga a grown-up look, Chloé caters to women who mean business, Sarah Burton was masterful at McQueen, and Piccioli can do no wrong at Valentino, while Anais Jourden makes an assured Paris debut

(180227) -- PARIS, Feb. 27, 2018 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation of Christian Dior during the Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2018 in Paris, France, on Feb. 27, 2018. (Xinhua/Piero Biasion)

(180302) -- PARIS, March 2, 2018 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation of Loewe during the Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2018 in Paris, France, on March 2, 2018. (Xinhua/Piero Biasion)

(180304) -- PARIS, March 4, 2018 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation of Givenchy during Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2018 in Paris, France, on March 4, 2018. (Xinhua/Piero Biasion)

TOPSHOT - A model presents a creation for Saint Laurent during the 2018/2019 fall/winter collection fashion show on February 27, 2018 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

(180301) -- PARIS, March 1, 2018 (Xinhua) -- A model presents creation of Chloe during the Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2018 in Paris, France, on March 1, 2018. (Xinhua/Piero Biasion)

Models present creations by German designer Karl Lagerfeld as part of his Autumn/Winter 2018-2019 women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Chanel at the Grand Palais during Paris Fashion Week, France March 6, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

TOPSHOT - A model presents a creation for Alexander McQueen during the 2018/2019 fall/winter collection fashion show on March 5, 2018 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS GUILLOT

Anais Jourden fall/winter 2018

TOPSHOT - A model presents a creation for Valentino during the 2018/2019 fall/winter collection fashion show on March 4, 2018 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / Patrick KOVARIK

A model presents a creation by designer Anthony Vaccarello as part of his Autumn/Winter 2018-2019 women's ready-to-wear collection show for fashion house Saint Laurent during Fashion Week in Paris, France, February 27, 2018. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol

Models present creations for Givenchy during the women's 2018/2019 fall/winter collection fashion show on March 4, 2018 in Paris. / AFP PHOTO / ALAIN JOCARD

(180228) -- PARIS, Feb. 28, 2018 (Xinhua) -- A model presents a creation of Lanvin during the Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2018 in Paris, France, on Feb. 28, 2018. (Xinhua/Piero Biasion)

epaselect epa06584083 Models present creations from the Fall/ Winter 2018/2019 of the Women Ready to Wear collection by German designer Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel fashion house during the Paris Fashion Week, in Paris, France, 06 March 2018. The presentation of the Women's collections runs from 26 February to 06 March. EPA-EFE/IAN LANGSDON

Balenciaga Fall Winter 2018 collection. MUST CREDIT: Photo for The Washington Post by Jonas Gustavsson, MCV Photo.

(180301) -- PARIS, March 1, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Models present creations of Chloe during the Paris Fashion Week Fall Winter 2018 in Paris, France, on March 1, 2018. (Xinhua/Piero Biasion)

(180304) -- PARIS, March 4, 2018 (Xinhua) -- Models present creations of Valentino during Paris Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2018 in Paris, France, on March 4, 2018. (Xinhua/Piero Biasion)

Models present creations by Christian Dior during the Paris Fashion Week autumn/winter 2018 shows. Photo: Xinhua

Milan Fashion Week: Prada collection’s colourful bold lines delight fans 

A model presents a creation from Prada’s autumn/winter 2018 women collection during Milan Fashion Week. Photo: Reuters

A model wears a creation as part of the Prada women's Fall/Winter 2018-2019 collection, presented during the Milan Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

A model presents a creation from the Prada Autumn/Winter 2018 women collection during Milan Fashion Week in Milan, Italy February 22, 2018. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo

epa06555166 A model presents a creation of Italian fashion label Prada during the Milan Woman Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, 22 February 2018. The Women Fall/Winter 2018/19 collections are presented from 20 to 26 February. EPA-EFE/MATTEO BAZZI

epa06555236 Models take off their shoes at the end of the show by Italian fashion label Prada during the Milan Woman Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, 22 February 2018. The Women Fall/Winter 2018/19 collections are presented from 20 to 26 February. EPA-EFE/MATTEO BAZZI

epa06555163 A model presents a creation of Italian fashion label Prada during the Milan Woman Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, 22 February 2018. The Women Fall/Winter 2018/19 collections are presented from 20 to 26 February. EPA-EFE/MATTEO BAZZI

epa06555203 Fashion designer Miuccia Prada greets at the end of the show by Italian fashion label Prada during the Milan Woman Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, 22 February 2018. The Women Fall/Winter 2018/19 collections are presented from 20 to 26 February. EPA-EFE/MATTEO BAZZI

epa06555161 A model presents a creation of Italian fashion label Prada during the Milan Woman Fashion Week, in Milan, Italy, 22 February 2018. The Women Fall/Winter 2018/19 collections are presented from 20 to 26 February. EPA-EFE/MATTEO BAZZI

Hong Kong fashion brand Anaïs Jourden makes runway debut at Paris Fashion Week 

Hong Kong fashion designer Anaïs Mak acknowledges the audience at the end of Anaïs Jourden’s autumn/winter 2018 show at Paris Fashion Week. Photo: AFP

A look from Anais Jourden Autumn-Winter 2018 collection

Fashion designer Anais Mak of Anais Jourden.

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