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Cathy Horyn

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Cathy Horyn
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  1. spring summer 2021
    Electric Dahlias and the Children of the RevolutionRaf Simons adds womenswear to his line.
  2. spring summer 2021
    Rei Kawakubo Returns to FormWith a strong vision of post-pandemic women.
  3. spring summer 2021
    Tory Burch Finds Her FocusThe designer homed in on a few key themes — clashing patterns, American elegance — to great effect.
  4. spring summer 2021
    Michael Kors Is Happy to Take it Slow“The most wealthy fashionista in the world could not absorb this many collections, this much product.”
  5. pfw spring 2021
    Maybe the Lockdown Wasn’t So Bad for Fashion After AllStella McCartney, John Galliano, and Christopher John Rogers all used the extra time to produce beautiful collections.
  6. pfw spring 2021
    Buzz Is More Than a 4-Letter WordChanel, Vuitton, and Miu Miu tried to align their visions with celebrity.
  7. now open
    Retail for a Brave New WorldDries Van Noten opens its first U.S. store, pandemic be damned.
  8. pfw spring 2021
    Down and Out in ParisBalenciaga sees a sort of anti-glamour in our future.
  9. pfw spring 2021
    Fashion That Relies on Pure FeelingLoewe’s spring collection felt liberated from the pressures of commerce.
  10. pfw spring 2021
    At Hermès, Even Aprons Look SophisticatedNadège Vanhee-Cybulski is beyond discussions of what’s “fashionable” or “cool.”
  11. pfw spring 2021
    Dior Gets ComfortableMaria Grazia Chiuri showed a collection of soft jackets and relaxed shapes.
  12. pfw spring 2021
    Rick Owens Thinks PinkThe designer offers a hint of optimism in Venice.
  13. pfw spring 2021
    Dries Van Noten Pares Back and Moves ForwardThe designer is using this moment to reflect and make a welcome change.
  14. pfw spring 2021
    Jonathan Anderson Isn’t Afraid to Lose ControlThe British designer thinks it might be good for us to clear the dust.
  15. mfw spring 2021
    Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons Set the Bar HighIn their debut collaboration.
  16. london fashion week
    The Pros and Cons of Digital Fashion WeekAll this freedom, but where does it leave us?
  17. nyfw spring 2021
    Khaite Confronts the Shifting Moods of the TimeThe overall impression was quite sober.
  18. nyfw spring 2021
    Tom Ford Gets VulnerableThe master showman offers a peek behind the curtain.
  19. nyfw spring 2021
    Monse Is Sharply FocusedDuring a Fashion Week unlike any other, the brand unveiled a smart collection.
  20. the lost season
    Miuccia Prada Is Too Wise for Post-Pandemic Predictions“Designers cannot change the economic system.”
  21. the lost season
    Stella McCartney Might Not Recognize You Anymore“The question more than ever is ‘What is luxury?’ It’s certainly not a bloody crocodile handbag, I can tell you that much.”
  22. the lost season
    Reed Krakoff Is Looking for a New Design Language“Your guess is as good as mine what the new normal will be.”
  23. the lost season
    Nicolas Ghesquière Just Wanted to Stay in California“If surprises don’t exist, then I’m quitting. I’m looking for another job.”
  24. the lost season
    Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski Is Ready for the Nurses to Take Over Instagram“I don’t think it’s about going back. It’s about how we can evolve.”
  25. the lost season
    Clare Waight Keller Knows That Time Is the Greatest Luxury“There’s this ethos in fashion of constant creative output. But I’m not sure it’s always conducive to thinking deeply.”
  26. the lost season
    Alessandro Michele Owns 35 Editions of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland“I’m not really sure of what is real and what isn’t real. It depends on your perspective.”
  27. the lost season
    Rei Kawakubo Didn’t Stop Working for a Minute“To create means to keep looking for something new all the time, no matter where you are, no matter what kind of situation you are in.”
  28. the lost season
    Kerby Jean-Raymond Is Not Interested in the Scraps“Being able to have the resources to create our own systems. That’s what the end goal looks like to me.”
  29. the lost season
    Raf Simons Hasn’t Worn a Piece of Fashion in Months“The nature of a revolution in fashion is that it comes from someone we don’t know.”
  30. the lost season
    Rick Owens Knows He Shouldn’t Say This, But …“We are the generation that somebody needs to reject. That’s just who we are. We’ve established ourselves. And somebody needs to violently reject us.”
  31. the lost season
    Demna Gvasalia Discusses Fashion With His Shrink Every Week“I got rid of fears. Creatively, it really helped me—I stopped being scared of what people will think. I became more true to myself.”
  32. the lost season
    Marc Jacobs Is Putting On His Heels and Going for a Walk in the Real World“I feel like I still have stories to tell—I don’t know what they’d be right now.”
  33. the lost season
    The Lost SeasonFashion’s leading designers are reconsidering the pace of consumerism and their own relationships with creativity. What do they have to show for it?
  34. pfw fall 2020
    What If We Were Being Judged by the Past?A ghostly historical choir looked on at the Louis Vuitton show.
  35. pfw fall 2020
    Designing WomenVirginie Viard ushers in the post-Lagerfeld era at Chanel.
  36. pfw fall 2020
    Kanye’s Paris Show Was ‘for the Workers’Talking to the designer on the eve of his surprise show.
  37. pfw fall 2020
    Priests, Nuns, and Rising WatersGrand illusion at Balenciaga.
  38. nyfw fall 2020
    The Case Against BougieLooking beyond Paris fashion’s obsession with the women of the upper middle class.
  39. paris fashion week
    Does Fashion Need to Be Extreme?Loewe goes big, while Celine goes sexy.
  40. pfw fall 2020
    Confidence and Coronavirus at Paris Fashion WeekEveryone’s afraid to air-kiss, but the clothes look great.
  41. pfw fall 2020
    Maison Margiela’s Thrift-Store SubversionAnd Dries Van Noten’s nightclub fantasy.
  42. pfw fall 2020
    Dior Looks Backward and Finds FeminismPlus: Marine Serre, fashion archivist.
  43. ch-ch-changes
    Raf Simons Will Join Miuccia Prada As Co-Creative DirectorCathy Horyn speaks with them both about the news.
  44. nyfw fall 2020
    Alive and Kicking at Marc JacobsThe designer staged a dance-based show that evoked the past but felt entirely modern.
  45. nyfw fall 2020
    A Masked Man Takes Over Michael KorsA show that felt conservative and subversive all at once.
  46. nyfw fall 2020
    Finally, Some Real FashionThe Row, Proenza, and Oscar de la Renta offered the most focused shows of the week.
  47. nyfw fall 2020
    Where Are the Designers Who Truly Get Modern Women?Neither the red carpet nor Fashion Week feel truly contemporary.
  48. nyfw fall 2020
    Sex, Clothes, and Savoir FaireR13 and Christopher John Rogers are doing it right.
  49. nyfw fall 2020
    Tom Ford Is Taking More Risks Than EverPlus Cinq à Sept’s historical references, Monse’s punk experimentation, and the usual at Rag & Bone.
  50. nyfw fall 2020
    Big Bites at Rachel ComeyThe designer showcased her fall collection with a literary salon over dinner.
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