The Ones to Watch at Paris Men’s Fashion Week Fall 2026
PARIS — As the men’s fall 2026 season lands in the City of Light, Tokyo-based Yoke’s dialogue between art and apparel, the laser-sharp focus on materials and techniques of Spanish designer…
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Designers’ Sketches From the 2026 Golden Globes Red Carpet Looks
On Sunday night, many of Hollywood’s biggest stars returned to the red carpet for the 2026 Golden Globes in Los Angeles, wearing a selection of fashion-forward gowns that hit on the trends…
What 11 top designers want to redesign in 2026
Yes, there are the New Year’s traditions of setting ambitious goals and ditching bad habits, but one evergreen resolution that ought to top lists is to banish bad design. Why endure…
Designers Share Their Favorite Winter Getaways
With a record number 112.4 million Americans expected to travel through the end of this year, WWD checked in with 10 fashion designers to find out their favorite winter getaways. Just as…
Formalwear Designers Suit Up for Pre-fall 2026
Ladies who don’t necessarily fit the princess mold are in luck for pre-fall as formalwear designers borrowed heavily from the gents. Be it collars or coattails, structured evening jackets…
Cursor Launches an AI Coding Tool For Designers
Cursor, the wildly popular AI coding startup, is launching a new feature that lets people design the look and feel of web applications with AI. The tool, Visual Editor, is essentially a…
How Pharrell Williams’ Adidas Virginia Adistar Jellyfish Became the Designer’s Biggest and Boldest Sneaker Yet
On Dec. 3, Pharrell Williams will be honored with the Shoe of the Year award at the 39th annual FN Achievement Awards. Below is an article from the magazine’s Dec. 1 print issue about the…
Designers Cut It Up on the Spring 2026 Runways
Spring 2026 is all about deconstruction, enhancing a sense of intimacy and romanticism. Seams come undone, linings are flipped inside out, raw edges hang free. The work of the hand, the…
A Study by 1stDibs Shows Artificial Intelligence Use Tripled Among Interior Designers
MILAN — Interior designers’ use of artificial intelligence tools skyrocketed in 2025. In a report compiled by researchers at Surveys & Forecasts and commissioned by online design…
New Book Looks at the Costume Jewelry Beloved of Hollywood Stars, Royals and Fashion Designers
LONDON— With gold prices surging, and diamonds — mined and lab-grown — in decline, there’s no better time to be taking a fresh look at costume jewelry — its origins, history and position…
CFDA Fashion Awards Celebrate Industry Icons, Emerging Talent and Visionary Designers
The CFDA Fashion Awards covered all the bases Monday night, with multiple awards for established, emerging and international designers, a fashion icon, an editor in chief, along with a…
Designers Sketch Their Suggestions for Taylor Swift’s Wedding Dress
When Grammy-winning artist Taylor Swift revealed her engagement in August to NFL player Travis Kelce, the internet went wild over the couple’s intimate, “Love Story” engagement. As…
Raul Lopez Wants to Be American Fashion
In the fall of 2014, Lopez staged an official Fashion Week event at Webster Hall. He recalled thinking, I’m about to hit it, I’m about to make it now—until he realized that he wouldn’t…
Balmain’s Creative Directors Through the Years: From Pierre Balmain to Olivier Rousteing
Eighty years ago, Pierre Balmain revealed his first couture collection to the press in his headquarters located 44 Rue François 1er, to this day still the house’s flagship, in front of an…
Designers at Debenhams Is Back With ‘King of Sequins’ Ashish
LONDON — Backed by current owner Debenhams Group, formerly Boohoo Group, Debenhams is bringing back its popular Designers at Debenhams initiative, with Ashish Gupta, a master of camp,…
EXCLUSIVE: Portuguese Footwear Association Helps Create Shoes for Several NYFW Designers
The Portuguese Footwear Association (APICCAPS) is set to unveil four exclusive partnerships with celebrated designers including Theophilio, Campillo, Kallmeyer and Libertine this New York…
13 Designers Who Got Their Start On "Project Runway"
Project Runway returned to our screens for Season 21 — and the illustrious Heidi Klum returned as host and judge! Nina Garcia also returned and Law Roach newly joined. Christian Siriano…
Harlem’s Fashion Row Honors Usher, Haitian Designers and More at 18th Annual Show and Style Awards
NEW YORK — Harlem’s Fashion Row (HFR) kicked off New York Fashion Week early Tuesday night with its 18th Annual Fashion Show and Style Awards at Cipriani Wall Street. Supported by industry…
How AI is liberating designers from technical minutiae, freeing them to think more about vision and strategy
I remember a time when designing felt like speaking a secret language, a series of precise clicks and drags that, while powerful, felt more technical than fluid. Over the past three…
2025 Fashion Scholarship Fund Summer Series Featured Insights From Rachel Scott, Raul Lopez, Edward Enninful and More
For 80 years the Fashion Scholarship Fund has been a leader in fostering talent across the fashion industry. This year, its 10-week Summer Scholarship Series virtual program featured an…
From the Archive: British Designers Who Shaped Princess Diana’s Iconic Royal Style
Excerpts taken from a 1997 article written by James Fallon. “Fashion is not my big thing at all. I think there is too much emphasis on clothes. But sometimes, I get to wear something…
From the Archive: The Rise of 1980s Italian Luxury Rtw Designers
“The Italians have a way of making everything easy,” WWD wrote in 1980, marking the rise of Italian luxury ready-to-wear and Milan’s emergence as its design center, taking over from Rome.…
Harlem’s Fashion Row Celebrates Multicultural Designers and Industry Trailblazers at 18th Annual Fashion Show and Style Awards
Harlem’s Fashion Row will host the 18th annual Fashion Show and Style Awards that champion multicultural designers and honors industry trailblazers. The event will take place Sept. 9. The…
The 10 Best Luxury Bedding Sets, According to Interior Designers and Textile Experts
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, WWD may receive an affiliate commission. In this article View More Top Luxury Bedding Sets to…