Fifteen years after the death of Lee McQueen, the brand is struggling to maintain momentum. The founder is a hallowed name in the fashion industry, and one of the few modern designers to whose character and story the wider public feel a connection. But the generation who wore McQueen's original bumsters have aged out of shock-value fashion, and the name has less power over younger consumers.
Stepping out of the car, Ratajkowski used the pavement as her personal runway, as any good model does. She donned an ultra-spicy LBD from Courreges made to look like a skin-tight bodysuit, featuring a high square collar, thong-style cut, and large geometric cutouts along her sides, which created major hip exposure and a backless frame.
Milan is this centrifuge in which there is no past and no future, but an eternal present, even a bit contradictory. Some are not fans of it, but others - like Rafael Leao - immerse themselves in it. A buzz around the city that rarely quiets, especially with the Winter Olympic Games over and Fashion Week beginning with 162 events and 132,000 new visitors.
Harlem's Fashion Row, an agency dedicated to spotlighting designers of color, held a runway show, dinner and awards ceremony at Cipriani. The night also honored the pop star Usher, the magazine editor Nikki Ogunnaike and the stylist Jason Bolden, each of whom received awards. The event, in its 18th year, was a showcase for three designers of color who all originally hail from Haiti.
People attend the canonisation ceremony for Carlo Acutis in St Peter's Square Photograph: Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images Prince Hisahito attends his coming-of-age ceremony at the imperial palace Photograph: AP Beef is prepared to cook a traditional dish called Kuah Beulangong to commemorate the birthday of the prophet Muhammad Photograph: Hotli Simanjuntak/EPA The DJ and music producer Vladimir Cauchemar at the city's 51st American film festival Photograph: AFP/Getty Images Josh Brolin, Glenn Close and Jeremy Renner at the premiere of Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, during the city's international film festival Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images Benny Safdie poses with the Silver Lion for the runner-up as best director for The Smashing Machine at the city's 82nd international film festival Photograph: Ernesto Ruscio/Getty Images
Topshop, once a rite of passage for young women finding their style on the high street, was bought by Asos in 2021 when its parent company, Philip Green's Arcadia, went into administration.
