Greatness. Balenciaga AW04

September 5, 2026September 4, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

So I’m back in my Nicolas Ghesquière rabbit hole. Maybe it’s just the way Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Balenciaga is giving me no more hope, and as a coping mechanism I’m looking back at the brand’s age of greatness? Just like in the case of Ghesquière’s beautifully bizarre, acid-trippy autumn-winter 2007 collection I covered back in May (also, can someone explain to me how on earth it’s September?), three years earlier he did another masterpiece. READ MY FULL TEXT HERE.

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This Is Menswear! Gabriela Hearst AW26

August 16, 2026August 15, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

Thinking about fall dressing is real. Just as real as the dire need for a big, bushy money tree – all thanks to Gabriela Hearst. I’ll be honest: I’ve been kind of uninvested in what the designer has been doing for a while, and I don’t think her decision to show in Paris has necessarily done the brand any favors. But then, completely out of the blue, the brand released its autumn-winter 2026 menswear lookbook, and I lost my mind. Completely. Photographed by Theo Wenner and styled by Tom Guinness, this menswear collection is just insane in its… wholesomeness? It just looks so damn fine. Like clothes you’ll actually want to wear not for years, but for decades. The vibe is as if Tom Sawyer went Uptown. It’s very gentlemanly, with just the right taste for mischief. READ MY FULL TEXT HERE.

ED’s SELECTION:

Gabriela Hearst Men’s Pyke Cashmere Scarf

Gabriela Hearst Men’s Lawrence Cashmere Sweater

Gabriela Hearst Men’s Shearling Teddy Car Coat

Gabriela Hearst Men’s Wells Cashmere Silk Crewneck Sweater

Gabriela Hearst Leather Phone Pouch

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To Be A Celine Boy. Celine Pre-Fall 2026

August 7, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

Maybe the first week of August doesn’t mean the end of summer (a daily reminder that autumn officially begins on 22 September – some people seem strangely determined to forget what they learned in primary school), but there’s something in the air that makes me yearn for clothes. Actual clothes. Not the barely-there variety.

It’s that point in the season when I’m officially over the endless debate about how short shorts can be. (For the record, I adore my slutty little red satin pair, and I genuinely couldn’t care less what anyone thinks.) I want flannels. I want jackets. I want coats. I want substance!

Ever since it was unveiled back in January, I’ve been thinking about Michael Rider’s delightful pre-fall 2026 collection for Celine, which perfectly sums up how I want to look from the moment the temperature drops below 20 degrees Celsius. Dark indigo denim (a genuine plot twist, considering I’m famously allergic to blue jeans), a Charvet-esque shirt, maybe a tie in some delightfully odd retro print… not to mention the cropped trench and that perfect blue chore jacket. I’m officially getting one. READ MY FULL TEXT HERE.

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Last Soirée. Lanvin AW04

August 2, 2026August 1, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

There comes a time every year when I tumble down the old Lanvin rabbit hole and find myself missing Alber Elbaz. Terribly. His untimely passing in 2021 still feels strangely impossible to believe. No one lasts forever, but a great legacy does (yes, Charli xcx’s new song featuring none other than David Cronenberg hit me right in the feelings).

I have countless favorite Alber Elbaz collections for Lanvin, but lately I keep returning to autumn–winter 2004. With Kate Moss and Linda Evangelista in the front row beneath a monumental chandelier, the show felt like an aristocratic family on the brink of bankruptcy, dressing for one last ball, one last soirée. Slightly antiqued crystal flower brooches were pinned onto day dresses, shredded chiffon roses tucked into buttonholes, and a grey fox fur was thrown nonchalantly over a heavenly white slip. A little black dress, cut just above the knee and exquisitely cinched at the waist, became an exercise in eveningwear virtuosity – the kind that made women around the world fall in love with Alber’s work. READ MY FULL TEXT HERE.

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That Girl. Chloé Resort 2027

July 11, 2026 | Design & Culture by Ed

For her resort 2027 collection for Chloé, Chemena Kamali turned to the archives – but not those of Gaby Aghion or Karl Lagerfeld. Instead, she looked to the late 1990s, when Stella McCartney arrived at the house with an unprecedented sense of youthful confidence. Back then, the British designer transformed Chloé into the go-to destination for women seeking a great Savile Row–esque suit that could just as easily be thrown over a frivolous lingerie top. The echoes of that masculine-feminine flirtation are back, and it’s hard not to fall for the lacey dresses, satin jackets, and ballet skirts, which never veer into saccharine territory because they’re grounded by washed denim, robust furs, vintage-inspired hardware, and sharp, down-to-business tailoring. Kamali’s work carries a natural feminine energy that’s perfectly in tune with Chloé’s enduring charm, and it makes you want to be that girl – no matter the season.