Loose Threads
Jonathan Anderson teased some shoes from his women’s debut for Dior. (Paid subscribers will get a complete, unfiltered recap after the show walks Wednesday afternoon Paris time.) It seems clear he’s going in a twee feminine direction. He may be in an impossible position — how can any designer live up to this amount of hype? So I predict a mixed reception to this week’s show. Maybe not as strong as the reaction to Versace, but mixed nonetheless.
Anderson also decided to change the Dior logo from “DIOR” to “Dior,” with a typeface that resembles the brand’s original from 1946. Unclear what those three lowercase letters will cost the brand for everything from new signage on stores to new logos on all its products and packaging but I’d love to know how many garment workers’ living wages that sum could pay.
I’m personally terribly excited to see Pierpaolo Piccioli’s Balenciaga debut — the brand has wiped its Instagram (following the same playbook Gucci used for Demna’s first show) and is rolling out teaser images.
Vogue has been posting “fashion week confessions” videos on Instagram and I have become addicted to how mundane they are. Emma Chamberlain confessed, “I always skip the after parties,” while Shailene Woodley revealed, “I always have a snack on me.” Previously, Jessica Alba let slip that she puts padding in her shoes. Wild!
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The Versace Shocker
Rich people have no shortage of awkward clothes to pick from for spring 2026.
Beautiful ones? That may be another story.
Looking at the Milan shows over the weekend, I was reminded of my previous complaint that many designers don’t seem all that motivated to showcase beauty in their collections anymore. Many seem more motivated by the idea of cool. But what is “cool,” really? Could it be that we have reached peak cool? That everyone has become so cool that being cool is no longer cool?
Let’s take a look at two Milan shows — among the most anticipated debuts of the season — and their different takes on cool.
Versace
Many in the industry are aghast at former Miu Miu design director Dario Vitale’s first show for Versace, where he succeeds Donatella. Donatella did not want to leave. She was pushed out earlier this year in the midst of disagreements with Versace parent company Capri Holdings CEO John Idol
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