Raf Simons' debut collection for Calvin Klein on Friday elevated New York fashion week to a new level. Since the departure of Proenza Schouler and Rodarte for Paris there has been little stimulus on the calendar for directional fashion. So too the industry has been patiently waiting since August to see what Simons would do for the institution that is Calvin Klein. With a soundtrack to match the spirit of the clothes, Simons taught us a thing or two about Americanism and it's place in the wor

Apparel brand Club Monaco takes a minimal approach to the new season with its spring-summer 2017 campaign. Photographed by Bibi Cornejo-Borthwick, models pose in looks from the new season. For women, Club Monaco offers up loose-fitting blouses, off-the-shoulder dresses and frayed trousers. With a color palette ranging from ivory white to scarlet red, these looks are perfect for the warm weather ahead. Source: Fashion Gone Rogue.

Fashion retailer H&M has unveiled that its new Conscious Exclusive collection will include a new sustainable material Bionic, a recycled polyester made from plastic shoreline waste. The new fabric has been used to create an intricate powder pink-coloured pleated gown, which is being modelled by new face of the collection Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova, her first for the Swedish fashion brand, to show off the versatility of the recycled material. "For the design team at H&

In 2016, Hermès said, in a difficult context, the company's consolidated revenue passed the 5 billion euros (5.3 billion dollars) threshold, amounting to 5, 202 million euros (5,538 million dollars), up 7.5 percent at current exchange rates, and 7.4 percent at constant exchange rates. The company added that sales growth was sustained in the fourth quarter with 8 percent rise at current exchange rates and 7 percent at constant exchange rates. All geographies posted increase in sales Hermès

After featuring top models such as Karlie Kloss, Taylor Hill and Cara Delevingne, Topshop taps a new face for its spring-summer 2017 campaign. British newcomer Lily Jean Harvey appears in the brand’s latest advertisements. Virtually unknown, the brunette beauty walked her first London Fashion Week show at Topshop Unique last year. The 17-year-old modeled in Los Angeles and London in images captured by Clara Balzary and Stef Mitchell. Lily Jean posed at the beach and on the city streets. From

Top models Martha Hunt and Jasmine Tookes join forces for the spring-summer 2017 campaign from Liu Jo. The Victoria’s Secret Angels take over from Karlie Kloss and Jourdan Dunn who fronted the brand’s previous seasons. Captured by Christian MacDonald, Jasmine and Martha appear in the denim and mainline advertisements. In one shot, the pair pose topless in Liu Jo’s slim-fit jeans. For another, Jasmine and Martha embrace floral prints in a maxi dress and suited separates. The models also appear in

For its spring-summer 2017 campaign, Proenza Schouler unveiled a short video featuring models in free fall. Zoe Ghertner returns to capture models Natalie Westling and Selena Forrest diving onto safety nets in the new season’s breezy designs. The film is set to the electric track, ‘The Claw’ by Cut Hands. Playful prints and modern shapes stand out in the colorful shots. Brian Molloy styled the advertisements with hair by Nikki Providence and makeup by Fara Homidi. “We were interested in the

Raf Simons on Wednesday took Manhattan, injecting doses of cool and kudos into New York men's fashion week that to date has been largely absent. Using the lowest denominator of trims, the pedestrian packing staple that is duct tape, Simons replaced belts with tape, wrapping it around oversize evening coats and gilets, with motifs such as the typographical design of Milton Glaser's I heart New York and slogan Walk With Me. The message was an ode to Manhattan, from the first arrival from a t

Chloe unveils its spring-summer 2017 campaign featuring perfectly sun-drenched images. Photographed by Charlotte Wales, models Luna Bijl and Ulrikke Hoyer pose in bohemian inspired styles for the advertisements. From ruffled off-the-shoulder dresses to cropped tops, the girls wear airy and ultra-feminine fashions. Jane How worked as stylist for the campaign with Odile Gilbert on hair and Aaron de Mey on makeup. In addition to the print advertisements, Luna and Ulrikke also appear in a short film

With Paris men's fashion week coming to an end Sunday night, we pick out five of the big trends in the autumn-winter collections: The young ones Youth may be wasted on the young, as Oscar Wilde once quipped, but style isn't, insisted the Paris shows, which went all-out to capture the hearts of millennials. Rarely have the catwalks been so focused on teens and twenty-somethings. The hoodie conquered all and skate kid chic was everywhere, with Japanese brand Facetasm going so far a