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Cathy Horyn

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Cathy Horyn
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  1. pfw fall 2020
    What If We Were Being Judged by the Past?A ghostly historical choir looked on at the Louis Vuitton show.
  2. pfw fall 2020
    Designing WomenVirginie Viard ushers in the post-Lagerfeld era at Chanel.
  3. pfw fall 2020
    Kanye’s Paris Show Was ‘for the Workers’Talking to the designer on the eve of his surprise show.
  4. pfw fall 2020
    Priests, Nuns, and Rising WatersGrand illusion at Balenciaga.
  5. nyfw fall 2020
    The Case Against BougieLooking beyond Paris fashion’s obsession with the women of the upper middle class.
  6. paris fashion week
    Does Fashion Need to Be Extreme?Loewe goes big, while Celine goes sexy.
  7. pfw fall 2020
    Confidence and Coronavirus at Paris Fashion WeekEveryone’s afraid to air-kiss, but the clothes look great.
  8. pfw fall 2020
    Maison Margiela’s Thrift-Store SubversionAnd Dries Van Noten’s nightclub fantasy.
  9. pfw fall 2020
    Dior Looks Backward and Finds FeminismPlus: Marine Serre, fashion archivist.
  10. ch-ch-changes
    Raf Simons Will Join Miuccia Prada As Co-Creative DirectorCathy Horyn speaks with them both about the news.
  13. nyfw fall 2020
    Alive and Kicking at Marc JacobsThe designer staged a dance-based show that evoked the past but felt entirely modern.
  14. nyfw fall 2020
    A Masked Man Takes Over Michael KorsA show that felt conservative and subversive all at once.
  15. nyfw fall 2020
    Finally, Some Real FashionThe Row, Proenza, and Oscar de la Renta offered the most focused shows of the week.
  16. nyfw fall 2020
    Where Are the Designers Who Truly Get Modern Women?Neither the red carpet nor Fashion Week feel truly contemporary.
  17. nyfw fall 2020
    Sex, Clothes, and Savoir FaireR13 and Christopher John Rogers are doing it right.
  18. 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    Tom Ford Is Taking More Risks Than EverPlus Cinq à Sept’s historical references, Monse’s punk experimentation, and the usual at Rag & Bone.
  19. nyfw fall 2020
    Big Bites at Rachel ComeyThe designer showcased her fall collection with a literary salon over dinner.
  20. martin margiela
    Margiela Finally Comes Out of HidingThe designer allows his voice — but not his face — to be used in a new documentary.
  21. pfw spring 2020
    Chanel’s Reality, Louis Vuitton’s FantasyHow grounded should fashion be?
  22. pfw spring 2020
    Clothes You Can Hold OntoFrom Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen, collections with an emphasis on lasting value.
  25. pfw spring 2020
    Balenciaga’s Great JokeThe latest, polarizing collection was hopeful in its own funny way.
  26. pfw spring 2020
    Legacy and Leather at Comme des Garçons, Hermès, GivenchyPlus Thom Browne, Altuzarra, and Valentino.
  27. pfw spring 2020
    Celine Goes CountryAnd Rick Owens considers his Mexican heritage.
  28. pfw spring 2020
    Fashion Plays NiceDries Van Noten and Christian Lacroix form a partnership for the ages.
  29. pfw spring 2020
    Margiela’s Ode to OptimismPlus, Patou returns after three decades.
  30. pfw spring 2020
    Seeing the Forest for the TreesAt Dior, Marine Serre, and Telfar, the overall message was bigger than the details.
  31. nyfw spring 2020
    Marc Jacobs’s American PanoramaThe designer’s joyous show expressed not only how to dress in 2020 but also how to be.
  32. nyfw spring 2020
    In Fashion, You Can’t Tread WaterEvolution at Eckhaus Latta, Oscar de la Renta, and Proenza Schouler.
  33. nyfw spring 2020
    Tom Ford Takes the SubwayPlus minimalism at The Row and Zero + Maria Cornejo, and sublime silliness at Vaquera.
  34. nyfw spring 2020
    Kerby Jean-Raymond Flouts Convention at Pyer MossThe talent and ideas on his engaging runway deserve a wider presence in the world.
  37. nyfw spring 2020
    Ralph Lauren and His ClubIt takes scale and drama to make something feel truly exclusive these days.
  38. nyfw spring 2020
    Is Fashion Entering a New Aristocratic Age?Rarefied fantasies for the very few.
  39. book excerpt
    All About BillRead Cathy Horyn’s introduction to Bill Cunningham: On the Street.
  40. in memoriam
    Inside the Spectacular Tribute for Karl LagerfeldTwo-thousand five-hundred people turned up to pay respects to fashion’s late great designer.
  41. pfw fall 2019
    Can a Great Designer Still Start From a Small Apartment in Paris?Alexandre Blanc may prove that he can.
  42. pfw fall 2019
    Louis Vuitton Gets in Your FacePlus: Stella McCartney finally makes eco-fashion chic; McQueen goes home to England.
  43. pfw fall 2019
    Chanel in WinterKarl Lagerfeld is gone, and his final Chanel show, set in an alpine village, was an appropriately mindful good-bye.
  44. pfw fall 2019
    Adorer la BourgeoisieClare Waight Keller leads fashion away from streetwear at Givenchy. Plus: Thom Browne, Balenciaga, and Valentino.
  45. nyfw fall 2019
    Power Comes in Many FormsHilfiger, Hermès, Altuzarra, Undercover, Commes, and Balmain found different ways to project feminine strength.
  46. pfw fall 2019
    Hedi Slimane’s Plan for Celine Begins to EmergeThe notoriously rakish designer shows he can do bourgeois, too.
  49. pfw fall 2019
    The Spirit of Lagerfeld at Chloé and Rick OwensPlus: Paco Rabanne, Loewe, and Lemaire.
  50. pfw fall 2019
    Fashion Channels the Clashing Emotions of the MomentRomance and paranoia at Prada, van Noten, and Margiela.
  51. pfw fall 2019
    The Stakes Are Too Low at DiorDespite Maria Grazia Chiuri’s feminist slogans.
  52. pfw fall 2019
    Marine Serre and Simon Porte Jacquemus Are for RealTwo young French talents who could be around for a long time.
  53. remembering karl
    Karl Lagerfeld Did the WorkThe pop-culture icon worked harder, changed faster, and lasted longer than any other fashion designer.
  54. nyfw fall 2019
    Marc Jacobs Reminds New York What Real Fashion IsThe designer’s muse returns from Europe with another brilliant collection. Plus: Kors goes disco, delightfully.
  55. nyfw fall 2019
    History Lessons at Fashion WeekTop marks for Vaquera; passing grades for de la Renta and Gabriela Hearst.
  56. nyfw fall 2019
    The Olsens Own MinimalismThe Row (and Proenza Schouler) could be less studied and more sensual, though — like Maria Cornejo.
  57. nyfw fall 2019
    The Fashion System Is Dying. But Who Will Replace It?As digital lays waste to the old ways, there’s a lack of direction among New York designers.
  58. nyfw fall 2019
    Eckhaus Latta Are Still OutsidersThey’re sticking to the ambiguous style that helped change fashion.
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