https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/rss/523654/feed The latest news and top stories on Maria Grazia Chiuri, an Italian fashion designer. She is known for her recent nine-year tenure as the first female creative director for Dior’s women’s collections, which she left in May 2025. She previously worked at Fendi where she co-created the iconic Baguette bag and later served as co-artistic director at Valentino. Her work at Dior significantly boosted the brand’s revenue and was characterised by a strong feminist perspective. She was awarded the Légion... en https://assets-v2.i-scmp.com/production/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre These latest launches offer something for every taste, from reimagined icons and richly textured wardrobe staples to playful collaborations and unexpected home accessories. Whether you are looking for an elegant pair of slingbacks, embellished sneakers, a statement basketball hoop or vibrant glass tableware, there is plenty to discover. Fendi For her first Fendi collection – fall/winter 2026 – chief creative officer Maria Grazia Chiuri revisited one of the label’s signature shoes, the Colibrì... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3369502/new-fashion-and-homeware-drops-fendi-hermes-marimekko-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3369502/new-fashion-and-homeware-drops-fendi-hermes-marimekko-and-more?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:00:13 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre Italy’s top fashion brands are showcasing their latest collections this week. Prada kicked off Milan Fashion Week with a blockbuster show celebrating one of its signatures, the skirt. Denim label Diesel followed with a very sexy range, the last to be designed by Belgian designer Glenn Martens, who will now fully focus on Maison Margiela, which, like Diesel, is owned by the OTB Group. Here is what you need to know about the biggest shows of day two: LVMH-owned Fendi and Jil Sander, another brand... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3368585/milan-fashion-week-fendi-and-jil-sander-spring/summer-2027-bring-sheer-glamour-and-distorted?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3368585/milan-fashion-week-fendi-and-jil-sander-spring/summer-2027-bring-sheer-glamour-and-distorted?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:46:27 +0000 Annie Brown Annie Brown There is an inherent, and entirely alluring, contradiction about black. Partly because of course it’s not a colour at all. It’s the absence of one. We say we are ‘in the black’ when times are good, and yet in many cultures we wear it to the funerals. It’s the colour of the goths and the classicists. Of Audrey Hepburn nibbling a croissant in front of Tiffany’s in black Givenchy and Morticia Addams’ signature look in The Addams Family. It’s sombre and modest. It’s also the sexiest colour you can... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3363920/black-reigns-supreme-chanel-and-hermes-yohji-yamamoto-and-comme-des-garcons?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/trends/article/3363920/black-reigns-supreme-chanel-and-hermes-yohji-yamamoto-and-comme-des-garcons?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Aug 2026 02:00:08 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first collection for Fendi – fall/winter 2026 – debuted in Milan in February but the designer didn’t wait long to pay homage to Rome, the city that both she and Fendi call home. Chiuri’s first haute couture show for the label took place in Rome on the last day of the Paris Haute Couture fall/winter 2026-27 shows. The event was held at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, where the exhibition “After Steps Through Work. Fendi / Karl Lagerfeld 1985” opened on... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3360061/maria-grazia-chiuris-first-fendi-haute-couture-collection-debuts-rome?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3360061/maria-grazia-chiuris-first-fendi-haute-couture-collection-debuts-rome?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:25:38 +0000 Sheena Khemaney Sheena Khemaney It wasn’t only the fashion that caught the eye at the biggest fall/winter 2026 ready-to-wear shows in London, Milan and Paris. The hair and make-up, too, had plenty to offer beauty aficionados and style watchers, from chrome glitter accents to red-hot pouts and plenty more. Prada It looks like “tired girl” make-up (yes – that is, in fact, a thing) isn’t going away any time soon. The catwalk stars at Prada, including Bella Hadid and Liu Wen, wore deliberately smudged charcoal eyes, minimal blush... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3347020/fashion-month-hair-and-make-looks-chanels-chrome-glitter-guccis-y2k-revival?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/beauty/beauty-news/article/3347020/fashion-month-hair-and-make-looks-chanels-chrome-glitter-guccis-y2k-revival?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:00:08 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre Less than 24 hours after unveiling her first show for Fendi during Milan Fashion Week, designer Maria Grazia Chiuri sat down for an extensive interview with Style. Chiuri, who worked at Fendi in the 1990s, rejoined the brand last year after very successful stints at another Roman house, Valentino, and later at Dior in Paris. Here are some highlights from the conversation – from learning the ropes of the trade at Fendi as a young designer to her love for her hometown of Rome and her gripes with... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3344823/maria-grazia-chiuri-her-fendi-debut-karl-lagerfeld-and-social-media-her-own-words?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3344823/maria-grazia-chiuri-her-fendi-debut-karl-lagerfeld-and-social-media-her-own-words?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:40:07 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre The fall/winter 2026 fashion shows are under way in Milan, where Italian powerhouse labels such as Gucci and Prada are based and showcase their ranges every season. They vie for attention with smaller brands and accessory labels that focus on leather goods and shoes. Here are three highlights from the first two days of shows. One of the biggest designer debuts this season was at Fendi. It’s a new era at the house. For the first time in the brand’s storied history – it celebrated its 100th... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3344669/milan-fashion-week-2026-maria-grazia-chiuris-fendi-debut-and-diesel-and-jil-sanders-runways?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3344669/milan-fashion-week-2026-maria-grazia-chiuris-fendi-debut-and-diesel-and-jil-sanders-runways?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:39:07 +0000 Reuters Reuters Valentino, Italy’s haute couture “emperor”, was laid to rest in Rome on Friday, with the distinctive red ‌he championed in his collections echoed in splashes of crimson among the black-clad mourners. The biggest ‍names in fashion – including Donatella Versace, Tom Ford and Maria Grazia Chiuri – gathered in the Basilica of Santa Maria degli Angeli, a church designed by Michelangelo and built on the ruins of ancient Roman baths. Valentino’s co-founder Giancarlo Giammetti, dressed ⁠in a sharply... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3341069/stars-fashion-and-film-bid-farewell-haute-couture-emperor-valentino?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/news/world/europe/article/3341069/stars-fashion-and-film-bid-farewell-haute-couture-emperor-valentino?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 23 Jan 2026 17:50:36 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre A new era has officially begun at Dior. Earlier this year, Jonathan Anderson, the Northern Irish designer who turned Loewe from a sleeping beauty into one of the hottest brands around, joined the brand as creative director. Like Loewe, Dior is owned by LVMH, the largest luxury group in the world. One of LVMH’s cash cows, Dior has gone through various creative changes over the last two decades: from John Galliano to Raf Simons and more recently Maria Grazia Chiuri for womenswear and Kim Jones... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3327578/paris-fashion-week-diors-striking-new-direction-under-jonathan-anderson?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3327578/paris-fashion-week-diors-striking-new-direction-under-jonathan-anderson?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Oct 2025 03:31:59 +0000 Aaina Bhargava Aaina Bhargava Lean Lui appears at the door of her sunny Kwun Tong studio wearing a purple-and-black chequered raw-silk dress. Its neckline and torso are fashioned after a cheongsam, buttoned and fitted until the waist where it gives way to a voluminous skirt. Much like her photographs, the garment is feminine, balancing old-world charm and a contemporary edge. “I just bought the material from the old textile shops in Western Market, which are all about to close,” says Lui, concerned about the fate of its many... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3323481/self-taught-hong-kong-photographer-who-caught-eye-art-and-fashion-greats?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/postmag/culture/article/3323481/self-taught-hong-kong-photographer-who-caught-eye-art-and-fashion-greats?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 28 Aug 2025 11:00:12 +0000 Vincenzo La Torre Vincenzo La Torre The autumn/winter 2025-26 haute couture season officially begins today with Schiaparelli, but ready-to-wear brand Celine kicked things off on Sunday with its spring 2026 show. The event marked the debut of Michael Rider at the LVMH-owned French label after the successful six-and-a-half-year tenure of Hedi Slimane. While at Celine, Slimane wasn’t a fan of fashion week – he showed his collections in locations such as Los Angeles, or in Paris but off schedule, and often released images and videos... https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3317186/paris-haute-couture-week-2025-celines-spring-2026-show-marks-michael-riders-first-runway-honouring?utm_source=rss_feed https://www-scmp-com.libproxy1.nus.edu.sg/magazines/style/fashion/fashion-news/article/3317186/paris-haute-couture-week-2025-celines-spring-2026-show-marks-michael-riders-first-runway-honouring?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 04:00:29 +0000