Fashion Week A to Z: _Vogue'_s Guide to the Spring 2015 Shows
Allow us to be frank: Fashion Week is a bit of a misnomer. What with the global sprawl of shows—from New York to London to Milan to Paris—it really should be Fashion Month. (Or Fashion Forever.) Either way, what better way to kick off the marathon of shows, after-parties, flights, and appointments than with our comprehensive A-to-Z guide to all things Fashion Week? Here, find out what to do, eat, see, wear, and keep your eye on this season.
Photographed by Tung Walsh1/26A: A.P.C. & Vanessa Seward
A.P.C.’s sixth and final collectsion with Vanessa Seward will be unveiled this month, before the brand fully backs Seward’s stand-alone label of ready to wear and accessories for fall 2015. Expect more of the same gamine, flattering, la Parisienne–inflected looks that have garnered the designer legions of fans.
Photo: AKM-GSI2/26B: Bespoke
Bespoke is the word on everyone’s lips this season, from Burberry’s initial-emblazoned blanket ponchos to Anya Hindmarch’s bespoke shop opening at Bergdorf’s and Rag & Bone’s hotly coveted monogrammed jackets. It’s never been a better time to wear your heart (or name) on your sleeve.
Photographed by Annemarieke van Drimmelen, Vogue, September 20143/26C: Caroline de Maigret
**Caroline de Maigret’**s new book, How to Be Parisian Wherever You Are; Love, Style, and Bad Habits, caters right to our most Francophile fantasies.
Photo: Courtesy of Centre Pompidou4/26D: Duchamp
Escape the surrealism of Paris Fashion Week with the real deal, courtesy of an exhibition of Marcel Duchamp’s painted works at the Centre Pompidou (September 24, 2014–January 5, 2015).
Pictured: Marcel Duchamp, Roue de bicyclette (Bicycle Wheel), _1913/1964
© Succession Marcel Duchamp/Adagp, Paris 2007_
Photo: Courtesy of Egg Shop NYC5/26E: Egg Shop
The newly opened Egg Shop in Lower Manhattan’s Nolita promises to serve breakfast all day long—and into the wee hours. The perfect comfort food for what is always a rather uncomfortable week (151 Elizabeth Street, 646.666.0810, eggshopnyc.com).
Photo: Courtesy of Marni6/26F: Flower Power!
Marni is taking its floral influence one step further, opening a public flower market at the Rotonda della Besana in Milan on September 21—with an array of artful projects and creative components to interact with the community. Visitors will also have the opportunity to take home a piece of the action, courtesy of Marni-crafted vases, ceramic pots, shopping bags, hand-painted aprons, and gardening tool bags, with a portion of the proceeds to be donated to local children’s organizations.
Photographed by Phil Oh7/26G: GPS-enabled Shopping
GPS-enabled shopping is the next move in mobile tech, courtesy of the Farfetch Discover app, which provides a fashion insider’s view on cities around the world.
Photo: Courtesy of Bleach London8/26H: Hair and Harvey Wallbangers
Hit up the infamous Dalston-based Bleach, London’s pop-up bar for a post–hair makeover tipple a few doors down from the infamous London salon on Kingsland Road. Anticipate very colorful beverages. (And would you expect any less?)
Photo: Courtesy of Faustine Steinmetz9/26I: Iron? Forget About It.
London-based designer Faustine Steinmetz’s crumpled, pliable innovations (trousers that look like blue jeans and feel like scrunched silk) will have their first official London presentation.
Photo: Courtesy of Jawbone10/26J: Jawbone UP
Keep track of your mileage in between shows with the fashion set’s favorite new gadget. How else can you chart how much sleep you’re not getting?
Photo: Courtesy of Kid Plotnikova11/26K: Kirstin Liljegren & Kid Plotnikova
The two models to watch this season have a slew of big-name shows between them (Louis Vuitton, Chanel), legs (and cheekbones) for days, and are getting hotter by the minute.
Photo: Courtesy of Mondrian12/26L: London Calling
Mondrian London is opening during fashion month, with 1920s transatlantic ocean-liner references, an all-glass rooftop bar, and the AGUA Bathhouse and Spa, which promises “the social community of the Roman bathhouse cultures.”
Photographed by Nicholas Samartis, Vogue, March 200613/26M: Mugler’s New Man
David Koma, the London-based young gun known for his curvilinear, body-conscious tailoring, has taken the reigns at Mugler and after his feminine, fitted showing for resort, we’re looking forward to seeing what’s next in store.
Photographed by Patrick Demarchelier, Vogue, September 201414/26N: Neckerchief
Take a style cue this season from fall’s runways (and our September issue) and tie the briefest slip of fabric around your throat to chic, rakish effect.
Photo: Carly Otness/BFAnyc.com15/26O: One Act Play
Opening Ceremony is putting a whole new spin on its always outré show this season via a Spike Jonze–penned one act play.
Photographed by Boo George, Vogue, August 201416/26P: Polo Ralph Lauren
Between a big store opening (711 Fifth Avenue) and the new line for women debut, everything is coming up classic Americana this season.
Photo: Courtesy of Target17/26Q: Queue Up for This One
‘Tis the season for major designer collaborations and with the upcoming Altuzarra for Target launch on September 14, we’d advise you to wear comfortable shoes and be prepared for a scrum of savvy shoppers.
Photo: Getty Images18/26R: Return of Fashion Rocks
With a live broadcast on CBS and a line-up that includes Nicki Minaj, Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, KISS, and Usher, the event is back and bigger than ever.
Photographed by Karim Sadli, Vogue, July 201419/26S: Solo Statement Earring
The most stylish way to sport the statement earring this season? One at a time.
Photo: Courtesy of Dover Street Market20/26T: The Tenth Anniversary of Dover Street Market London
Can you remember a time before you drooled over Dover Street Market? We can’t either. Don’t expect a retrospective: the always forward-thinking Comme des Garçons mega multi-brand store is busy projecting into the decade ahead with its campaign, “The Next Ten Years.” First up? Its limited-run “checkerboard” series of collaborations with sports and leisure brands like Vans, New Era, Eastpak, Fred Perry, and Sunspel, all available at DSM London, Ginza, and New York as well as online.
Photographed by Phill Taylor21/26U: Understated Street Style
Nothing looks so outdated as peacocking outside the shows this season. Bring on the classic, the understated, the refined: We’re anticipating that the streets will be alive with the stuff true style inspiration is made of.
Photographed by Katja Rahlwes, Vogue, September 201422/26V: Versus by Anthony Vaccarello
The young Belgian designer is taking up the reigns at Versace and making his debut as the next capsule collectsion designer for Versus during New York Fashion Week. Look out for the tight, sleek, and skin-baring looks.
Photo: (from left) Kim Weston/Indigitalimages.com; Umberto Fratini/Indigitalimages.com23/26W: Who’s Showing Where?
The ever-changing fashion world is in a constant state of flux and the show locations are no different: This season Marchesa will be showing its finery in London, while Gareth Pugh has made the opposite trek, bringing his wares to New York.
Photo: Gianni Pucci/Indigitalimages.com24/26X: X-Factor Footwear
Keep an eye out for streets full of glitter-accented shoes worthy of Dorothy herself.
Photo: Courtesy of Almine Rech Gallery25/26Y: Youthquake!
**Hedi Slimane’**s show in Paris—“Sonic,” at the Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent (September 18, 2014–January 11, 2015)—depicts fifteen years of musical archives and a video installation juxtaposing the musical cycles of London and California in a documentary style: two generations of performers and their fans. Expect a lot of ripped tights.
Photo: Courtesy of Hyatt26/26Z: Zen Out
There is perhaps no better time to treat yourself than at the close of a very hectic month. Head to the new and improved Le Spa at the Park Hyatt Paris-Vendôme for a newly La Mer–soaked experience: The spa has partnered with the luxe beauty brand. Go forth and relax. You’ve earned it.
