THE BRANDS, THE TRENDS AND THE BUZZIEST NEWS TO KNOW NOW.

Fringe, frills, flounce and feathers—this season’s most sumptuous looks served up on a bed of texture and lush details.

WHETHER IT’S THE WAY THE BRAND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST LUXURY GIANTS TO ANNOUNCE ITS MOVE AWAY FROM THE TRADITIONAL FASHION CALENDAR FOLLOWING THE ONSET OF THE PANDEMIC OR HOW ITS FALL/WINTER 2020 COLLECTION PUTS A SUBVERSIVE TAKE ON BOURGEOIS STYLE WITH PLENTY OF LATEX, THE ANSWER FROM SAINT LAURENT IS THAT IT’S REALLY UP TO YOU.

For reigning Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello, the brand’s signature tuxedo is a sacred obsession – and rightly so. Keng Yang Shuen reports on the iconicism and enduring relevance of Le Smoking.

TODAY, FEW FASHION MUSES ARE AS ENDURING AND RELEVANT AS BETTY CATROUX HAS BEEN TO THE HOUSE OF SAINT LAURENT.

The new decade brings a slew of fresh ideas, with some designers reimagining concepts from the past—be it three decades or three centuries ago.

FALL/WINTER 2019 SAW DESIGNERS BOTH REINFORCING HERITAGE CODES AND CHARTING BRAVE COURSES FORWARD, CREATING CLOTHES THAT ADDRESSED THE REALITIES OF MODERN LIFE WHILE SOARING TO NEW FASHION HEIGHTS.

The romance of a woman in a tailored suit or mannish separates, captured A La Helmut Newton, never dies.

IN A SEASON THAT CELEBRATED WOMANHOOD IN ALL ITS FORMS, DESIGNERS CHAMPIONED A DIVERSE WARDROBE THAT BROUGHT US ALL ON A SWEET ESCAPE EDITED BY GERALD TAN

EMBELLISHED BODYSUITS, NEON WINDBREAKERS AND STATEMENT TRACKSUITS – SOVIET - INSPIRED FIGURE SKATING GLAM SCORES IN THE ATHLEISURE ARENA THIS SEASON.

For his sophomore staging at Saint Laurent, Anthony Vaccarello returned to the brand’s still-under-construction headquarters at Rue de Bellechasse.