Haute Couture

After a non-stop year, the Italian house’s creative director turned to director Pier Paoli Pasolini for a collection that balances the old and new, past and present.

Demna Gvasalia takes his first step into couture – and the mega-wealthy elite are in for a disobedient surprise.

We chat to global MUA Raoúl Alejandre about how makeup could help you tap into your higher consciousness.

Kim Jones’ debut Fendi couture show as creative director saw him merge British romanticism with the ornate origins of the Italian house, with deeply historical references feeling ever more contemporary.

February 1984: “The badly-dressed people are always the most interesting,” says Jean-Paul Gaultier. His zany and iconoclastic creations have managed to bemuse even the most modern tastes. Here are six of the most striking, described and photographed by the designer himself.