Paris’s fantastic journeys for autumn–winter
Lola Cristall, having returned to her Paris base, tells us her favourite autumn–winter 2015–16 picks from the French capital, where designers transported us to far-flung, fanciful settings

Autumn in the city
Lola Cristall selects her favourite autumn–winter 2015–16 looks from Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York, a season where glimpses of nature shone through the urban settings of the collections
photographed by Dan Lecca, Estrop Barcelona, Dean Neville/BFA NYC, Fuzhong Yang, Ryan Zhou and Rodin Banica

Spring 2015 couture: it’s all in the details
There is a satisfying breeze that blows through the Parisian air during haute couture week, which again demonstrated unblemished creativity and sophistication, says Lola Cristall

Naot goes one step further
Israel’s Naot shoes and boots not only offer state-of-the art comfort and fashion-forward styles, they’re stepping into a good cause in Los Angeles, writes Elyse Glickman

New York’s back in the sunshine
Lola Cristall chooses her top picks from the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York spring–summer 2015 runways, resplendent with sharp colours and radiant hues
photographed by Frazer Harrison, Dan Lecca, Randy Brooke and Mike Coppola

A wildly varying Parisian springtime
Paris editor Lola Cristall looks back at the many contrasts among the spring–summer 2015 collections, from Sharon Wauchab to Jean Paul Gaultier
photographed by Nigel Pacquette

From Project to reality
On the eve of showing at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York, Geneviève Hole profiles Project Runway alumna Layana Aguilar
photographed by Javier Mota, Sean Williams and Thomas de Los Santos
from issue 32 of Lucire

Paris’s haute couture intricacies
Haute couture fashion week’s five-day extravaganza in Paris is filled with sophistication, class and splendour, writes Lola Cristall

Q&A: Pardon My French
With New Zealand Fashion Week fast approaching, Lucire talks to some designers to find the low-down on what makes them tick. First up is Lucy Kemp of Pardon My French
interviewed by Sopheak Seng

Designer looks for fewer dollars
Matt Zwartz takes the mystery out of Onceit, where buyers can get discounted designer fashion, thanks to the business’s just-in-time model

The making of a Lucire cover
A special treat: have a look behind the scenes at Lucire issue 32’s cover shoot in the UK, with Claire Harrison and her team

Mastering menswear this winter
A quick Q&A with Rex Massey-Molloy, Working Style’s director, on the trends in menswear for winter 2014

Paris’s first-class autumn
Lola Cristall soaks up the atmosphere of the catwalk shows and presentations at the autumn–winter 2014–15 shows in Paris

Joanna Startek’s neo-classics
Joanna Startek began designing interior décor, but now, creating menswear, she has her sights set on the international market. Tamara Madison speaks with her

Chic and the city
Lola Saab gives a glance at her Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week New York diary from the fall–winter 2014–15 shows

Salisbury Boutique is building success
Jack Yan talks to Sheryl McPherson, the driving force behind Dunedin’s fashionable Salisbury Boutique—the one to watch if you want to find the next big thing

A return to Parisian classicism
The spring–summer 2014 haute couture shows highlighted a certain sophistication returning to Parisian design, says Lola Saab

Sol Sana: affordable luxury
Australian shoe label Sol Sana caught Anna Deans’s eye for its fashion-forward approach and its luxury touches at an affordable price. She talks to its creator, Sara Caverley

Simple and sheer for a New York spring
Lola Saab is impressed by the feminine looks during the spring shows in New York, even though her week kicked off with a more masculine event
photographed by Dan Lecca and courtesy Fashion GPS Radar

Alexandria von Bromssen: the show must go on
Tamara Madison interviews Bay Area designer, Alexandria von Bromssen, one of the Project Runway finalists who showed at New York Fashion Week

Matthew’s style-by
Anna Deans analyses Lindex’s latest collaboration, with designer Matthew Williamson as stylist, and model Karlie Kloss
photographed by Giampalo Sgura

Tactile contrast at Vic Matié
Anna Deans looks at Vic Matié’s spring–summer 2014 collection and how nature’s elements inspired it

Un carnet de mode
Paris editor Lola Saab has had an eventful June, examining jewellery, menswear and the autumn–winter 2013–14 haute couture collections

Darkblack’s irreverent edge
Jade Muirhead creates jewellery under her eponymous label and as Darkblack, both of which have a characterful, irreverent and glamorous feeling to it. Jack Yan talks to the designer and learns about the personality driving the designs
photographed by the author

Finding beauty in the gutter
Elina Lukas talks to designer Tessa Metcalfe, who casts jewellery from pigeons’ feet, changing the perceptions people have of the birds
photographed by the author

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