Couture

couture week July 21, 2020

Drool Over These Divine GownsThe Valentino fall 2020 couture show was pure heaven.

By Andrew Nguyen

paris couture week July 7, 2020

Chanel’s Couture Collection Is Inspired by Karl LagerfeldThe brand taps into its decadent side.

By Andrew Nguyen

paris couture week July 6, 2020

This Is How Mythical Creatures Shop for CoutureDior unveils its new collection in a fantastical film.

By Andrew Nguyen

fashion history Mar. 5, 2020

Modest Fashion, on DisplayMuslim fashions take center stage at Cooper Hewitt.

By Katie Berohn

fashion history Feb. 11, 2020

How Ballet Transformed CoutureThe Museum at FIT’s new exhibit, “Ballerina: Fashion’s Modern Muse” explores the link between dancers and modern style.

By Katie Berohn

hotshot Nov. 8, 2019

Disco-Ball Aliens Descend Upon BeijingMore glitter.

By Sarah Spellings

getting ready with July 2, 2019

10 Minutes With the Actress You’re About to See EverywhereAdria Arjona shared her skin-care routine with us in the meantime.

By Erica Smith

haute couture July 2, 2019

Watch the Givenchy Haute Couture Runway Show LivestreamEnjoy!

By the Cut

paris couture week Jan. 23, 2019

This Fashion Show Moved Céline Dion to TearsValentino’s spring 2019 haute couture show made everyone emotional.

By Emilia Petrarca

paris couture week Jan. 23, 2019

Look at These Beautiful MemesViktor & Rolf made a statement during Paris Couture Week.

By Emilia Petrarca

what is fashion July 6, 2018

What Paris Couture and Jonathan Franzen Have in CommonA love of birds and doing your own thing.

By Emilia Petrarca

hairy situations July 5, 2018

This Is the Biggest, Best Hair at Haute Couture Fashion WeekThe higher the hair, the closer to heaven.

By Sarah Spellings

gallery May 7, 2018

Azzedine Alaïa’s Last Exhibit Will Include Unseen PiecesA new exhibition will open to the public this week at the Design Museum in London.

By Mary Dellas

spring fashion May 2, 2018

Couture, SimplifiedA spring fashion shoot with model Wayne Booth.

By Peter Ash Lee

gallery Mar. 25, 2018

The Chinese Designer Behind Rihanna’s Famous Yellow Met Ball GownGuo Pei is releasing an art book celebrating her intricate, beautifully crafted designs.

By Morgan Sykes

review Jan. 26, 2018

The Couture Shows Satisfied a Craving I Didn’t Know I HadMaybe the most powerful thing right now is a perfectly shaped shoulder line.

By Cathy Horyn

life of celine July 20, 2017

These Videos of Céline Dion Dancing in Couture Will Make Your Heart Go OnEating fries, straddling art, and loving life in couture.

By Lisa Ryan

finer things May 17, 2017

This Chanel Couture Dress Has Head-to-Toe CrystalsA really fancy take on a nostalgic silhouette.

By Bobby Doherty and Rebecca Ramsey

gallery Mar. 23, 2017

Couture Designers Made the Costumes for This New Dance PerformanceAlaïa, Gaultier, and others created the looks for Blanca Li’s latest production.

By Natasha Nyanin

haute takes Jan. 24, 2017

Chanel Showed Sparkling Couture Inside a Hall of MirrorsAnd house favorite Lily-Rose Depp closed the show.

By Véronique Hyland

haute takes Jan. 23, 2017

Maria Grazia Chiuri Made Her Dior Couture Debut Amid an Enchanted Forest SetFairy-tale fashion.

By Véronique Hyland

perfect 10 Oct. 14, 2016

Cathy Horyn on the One Perfect Fashion ExperienceWhat did those fancy couture clients know about fashion that I didn’t? A great deal, as it turned out, but I wasn’t asking the right questions.

By Cathy Horyn

July 7, 2016

See All the Fall 2016 Collections From Paris Couture Fashion WeekCatch up on the collections from Paris.

By Leah Rodriguez

haute takes July 5, 2016

Celine Dion Is Owning Paris Couture Week Right NowShe’s reinventing herself, with help from Zendaya’s stylist.

By Véronique Hyland

hot shot July 5, 2016

Karl Lagerfeld Took a Bow With His SeamstressesAt his atelier-themed Chanel couture show today.

By Véronique Hyland

behind the scenes May 1, 2016

The Designer Who Mixes Cutting-Edge Technology With Couture TraditionInside Iris van Herpen’s laboratory to follow the painstaking construction of one elaborate dress.

By Véronique Hyland

editors picks Jan. 28, 2016

The Best, Most Stunning Looks From CoutureDesign wizardry, velvet gowns, and a modern bride.

By Rebecca Ramsey

spring 2016 couture Jan. 27, 2016

Margiela Paid Homage to David BowieUnder the helm of Pat McGrath.

By Ashley Weatherford

Jan. 27, 2016

Watch the Elie Saab Couture Show LivestreamEnjoy!

By the Cut

haute takes Jan. 26, 2016

Is Couture More Relevant Than You Think?Designer Yacine Aouadi, who landed the slot right next to Chanel, says it is.

By Véronique Hyland

gallery Jan. 10, 2016

See a Photographer’s Dreamy Visions of CoutureDior and Valentino, showcased in Cathleen Naundorf’s otherworldly Polaroids.

By Stephanie Eckardt

comebacks July 28, 2015

Yves Saint Laurent Is Returning to Couture [Updated]After a 13-year hiatus.

By Stephanie Eckardt

stitch craft July 12, 2015

Inside the Couture Ateliers of Paris and RomeElite sewing circles, where the tricks of the couture trade are being passed from one generation to the next.

By Cathy Horyn

couture italian style July 9, 2015

Valentino’s Couture Show Was an Ode to RomeAnd proof positive that haute couture isn’t limited to Paris.

By Véronique Hyland

street style July 9, 2015

The Best-Dressed Models Outside of Couture ShowsTake notes.

By Lindsay Peoples

scene stealers July 9, 2015

See More Heat-Defying Street Style From Paris CoutureNo sweat stains here.

By YoungJun Koo

haute takes July 8, 2015

Can You Transform Plastic and Burlap Into Couture?A left-field take on traditional craftsmanship at Margiela, and canvases turned dresses at Viktor & Rolf.

By Véronique Hyland

hot shot July 8, 2015

Bagpipers Walked the Runway at Gaultier CouturePlus, there were crêpes!

By Véronique Hyland

scene stealers July 8, 2015

The Couture-iest Street Style at the Couture ShowsParisian heat be damned.

By YoungJun Koo

cheat sheets July 7, 2015

At Couture, Velvet Chain Mail and Thermal Suits See all the fall 2015 looks from Paris so far.

By Leah Rodriguez

haute takes July 7, 2015

Armani and Chanel Played Up Couture’s Inherent GlitzWhile Bouchra Jarrar offered a more minimalist take on the motif.

By Véronique Hyland

dispatches from couture July 7, 2015

Couture Is the Ultimate Canvas for CreativityFreed from market demands, designers get to tell elaborate stories with clothes.

By Alice Cavanagh

haute takes July 6, 2015

Raf Simons Complicates ‘Pretty’ at Dior CoutureThe designer delivered a flower-soaked meditation on decadence.

By Véronique Hyland

dispatches from couture July 6, 2015

At Couture, Flower Children and Soviet FlappersAtelier Versace went full bohemian with flower crowns, while Ulyana Sergeenko was inspired by the 1920s.

By Alice Cavanagh

haute takes Jan. 29, 2015