Hermès has quietly introduced one of its most discreet and conceptually refined creations in recent memory: the Kelly Constellation, a handbag reserved exclusively for the Maison’s highest-tier clients. There was no campaign, no runway moment, and no public announcement. True to Hermès’ philosophy, the bag entered the world almost invisibly, circulating only through private conversations and trusted client relationships. This silence is not accidental. It is part of the object’s meaning. The Kelly Constellation reimagines the iconic Kelly through the lens of high jewellery rather than status display. The bag is set with 172 diamonds, applied using a confidential technique developed internally by…

For a brief moment, haute couture steps off the runway and into public view. Dior has opened its latest Haute Couture presentation to visitors at the Musée Rodin, allowing the public to walk through the same space where the show took place just days ago. Rather than a traditional retrospective or museum exhibition, this is a continuation of the couture moment itself. The garments are displayed within the Rodin gardens and interiors, preserving the original atmosphere of the show. Seen up close, the pieces reveal a level of craftsmanship that is often lost at runway distance. Embroidery, construction, and fabric choices…

House of Dior | The BoF Podcast”  Today I listened to Jonathan Anderson on Refashioning the House of Dior on the BoF Podcast and it left me thinking deeply about fashion, craft, and creative transformation. From the very beginning, Imran Ahmed sets the scene Jonathan Anderson has just shown his first couture collection for Dior, and it’s one of the most anticipated creative moments this year. Right away I sensed the weight of history behind this moment not just a show, but a culmination of a decade-long journey from JW Anderson to Dior. As Jonathan speaks, what stands out most is how honest and human he…

Sewing as a Living System For his first Haute Couture collection at Christian Dior, Jonathan Anderson approaches couture not as a fixed inheritance, but as a living system. One that thinks, adapts, and remains open to questioning. Rather than positioning couture as a ceremonial summit, Anderson treats it as an active laboratory, a space where ideas, materials, and gestures remain in continuous exchange. This debut does not announce itself loudly. It proposes itself quietly. What if couture were not about preservation, but perception. What if sewing itself became a way of reading the present. Anderson’s couture feels less like an inauguration and more…

High fashion often looks forward. This season, Schiaparelli looked backward, toward absence, loss, and memory. For its Paris couture presentation, the house drew inspiration from one of the most unusual chapters in French cultural history: the jewels of the Louvre that vanished, were scattered, or exist today only through archives and imagination. Rather than reconstructing historical objects literally, Schiaparelli treated the idea of the “lost jewel” as a conceptual starting point. What does it mean when an object that once symbolized power, ritual, or beauty no longer exists in material form, yet continues to shape cultural memory? Couture became the medium to explore that…

 (1932–2026) Valentino Garavani passed away on January 19, 2026, at the age of 93, in Rome. He died at his residence, surrounded by loved ones. With his passing, fashion loses one of its most enduring figures, a designer who shaped elegance for more than half a century and gave Italian couture a singular, global voice. Founded in Rome in 1960, the House of Valentino became synonymous with refinement, discipline, and beauty. Garavani’s work never relied on provocation or noise. Instead, it spoke through proportion, fabric, and a deep respect for craft. His gowns carried a quiet authority, precise in construction…

Leadership changes in luxury often happen quietly, but they usually signal something deeper. Givenchy’s appointment of Amandine Ohayon as its new Chief Executive Officer is one of those moments that deserves attention, not for its drama, but for what it suggests about the Maison’s next phase. Ohayon replaces Alessandro Valenti, who exits after just 18 months to take on a senior role at Christian Dior Couture. On the surface, this looks like a routine internal move within LVMH. In reality, it reflects a careful recalibration of priorities at Givenchy and a broader shift in how the group is managing its…