Paris Fashion Week SS27 Wrap Up
Rick Owens around the reflecting pool, Comme des Garçons in cloudlike crowns, Ann Demeulemeester at the Palais-Royal, an evening with Cortana, and what we brought home to Santa Fe.
Marta Von Trapp
Closer to a Happening
On Sunday evening in Paris, Cortana gathered a crowd on the Quai de Valmy for something closer to a happening than a presentation. Dancers, live piano, projections, and Mallorcan cooking by Maria Solivellas of Ca Na Toneta.
Lonesome Heaven
There are runway shows that present clothes, and there are runway shows that construct a world around them. Notes from the Ann Demeulemeester Spring/Summer 2027 show at the Réfectoire des Cordeliers in Paris.
Heavy Is the Head
Rei Kawakubo gave denim the royal treatment from the first look. Notes from the Comme des Garçons Spring/Summer 2027 show in Paris, and the gold finale.
From Ghost Ranch to the Palais-Royal
Notes from the opening of the new Ann Demeulemeester store on the Palais-Royal in Paris, and why an Antwerp house made sense at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico.
the Wardrobe as a collection
How to build a wardrobe the way a collection is built: slowly, with intention, each piece earning its place. On 3sixteen, Studio Nicholson, and patience.
How We Look at Clothes
How we look at clothes, and why some take years to reveal themselves: Lemaire, Label Under Construction, Massimo Alba, Harris Wharf London, and Rick Owens.
Getting Dressed as a Creative Act
Getting dressed is a creative act, not a problem to solve. Issey Miyake, Ann Demeulemeester, Comme des Garçons, Rick Owens, and Tibi as five lenses on it.
Playlist: 2026.9 | One Step Closer to Heaven
This is W Department, translated into sound.