Author: Emily Carter

Cannes Lions 2026 is turning out to be more than a trade event for advertisers, agencies, and brand leaders. In Business Insider’s on-the-ground reporting from Cannes, the most eye-catching story was not a keynote or a campaign. It was the fashion status symbols worn by attendees, from statement necklaces and Prada sunglasses to woven bags, rainbow dresses, and polished monochrome looks. That matters because Cannes Lions has become a place where style, money, access, and media visibility all sit in the same frame. This year’s coverage shows that the people attending are dressing for business, but they are also dressing…

Prada’s latest menswear show in Milan did not try to overwhelm the room. It did the opposite. Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons presented a collection built around plain shapes, slim cuts, and everyday clothes reworked in leather and technical fabrics, a move that AP described as Prada’s “version of pasta pomodoro” because of its clean, no-fuss feel. The show leaned toward clothes for real life, not just fashion insiders, and that choice gave the collection its edge. What happened at Milan Fashion Week Prada showed its Spring/Summer 2027 menswear collection in Milan on Sunday, June 21, 2026. Reuters reported that…

Men’s Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2027 has already made one thing clear: menswear is pulling in two directions at once. In Milan, the mood moved between sharp restraint and loud statements, with Prada, Ralph Lauren, Thom Browne, and Giorgio Armani each pushing a different idea of what men will wear next. As the Milan schedule closes and Paris opens, the season is shaping up to be one of the most talked-about menswear stretches in months. What happened on the runway Among the standout looks in Milan, Prada drew the biggest reaction. Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons sent out slim trousers, cropped…

I keep seeing football style move away from quick trend chasing and toward labels with a real story. SOCCERTES fits that shift in a clean way: it is a New York-born brand with family roots, a clear visual identity, and a growing place in the football-fashion conversation. Recent coverage from Hypebeast, Hypebae, SoccerBible, and nss sports paints the same picture. This is a label built around the game, but shaped by culture, memory, and streetwear taste. What Happened Hypebeast’s June 23, 2026 report framed SOCCERTES as New York’s answer to football fashion, pointing to a brand that sits between soccer,…

The new exhibition Yves Saint Laurent and Photography is giving visitors a close look at how one of fashion’s most famous names built his public image through photography over four decades. The show is on view at the International Center of Photography in New York from June 11 through September 28, 2026, and it brings together nearly 300 photographs and archival objects from the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris and the Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent. What happened The exhibition is not framed as a simple fashion retrospective. Instead, it examines how photography shaped Yves Saint Laurent’s brand, his personal…

The New York Knicks’ championship parade became more than a victory lap through Manhattan. It turned into a full New York moment, with fans, players, and celebrities mixing basketball pride with sharp, playful style. The standout looks ranged from custom jerseys and punny shirts to designer hoodies and polished high-fashion pieces, giving the parade a clear fashion headline as well as a sports one. What made the day feel bigger than a normal team celebration was the setting and the history behind it. The parade moved through the Canyon of Heroes and ended at City Hall, where officials honored the…

Ralph Lauren used Milan Men’s Fashion Week to send a clear message: the brand still knows how to speak to both longtime customers and a younger audience at the same time. In its Spring/Summer 2027 men’s show, the company mixed Purple Label tailoring with more casual Polo looks, then placed the tie at the center of the story, linking the collection back to the brand’s first product line from 1967. What happened in Milan The show took place on Friday, June 19, inside Ralph Lauren’s palazzo in central Milan, marking the brand’s second return to the city’s runway calendar this…

Fashion has spent decades selling youth as the default. That is why the recent rise in visibility for older women stands out so much. Across runway shows, campaigns, and fashion coverage, brands are casting women in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond more often than before. At the same time, the money story behind the trend is hard to ignore: households headed by someone 50 or older accounted for more than half of U.S. consumer spending in 2024, and research from Business of Fashion said people over 50 were set to drive a large share of global spending growth in…

Graduate Fashion Week is marking its 35th anniversary in 2026 with a programme built around student talent, industry access, and a standout Liberty Fabrics partnership. The event runs from 15 to 18 June at Truman Brewery in London, and this year’s lineup includes catwalk shows, exhibitions, showrooms, cinema spaces, and an industry talk series. The Liberty collaboration sits at the center of that push, giving students a real runway platform instead of a simple brand tie-in. What happened Graduate Fashion Foundation, the charity behind Graduate Fashion Week, has confirmed that it has partnered with Liberty Fabrics to celebrate 150 years…

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s return to the World Cup has been about more than football. It has also become a style story, a cultural statement, and a moment of national pride. In Houston, the team arrived in custom black suits with leopard details that quickly drew attention, while designer Alvin Mak watched his work travel from a local fashion idea to a global stage. He told Vogue that he had no formal fashion training, yet he helped shape a look built to reflect Congolese identity, craftsmanship, and confidence. What happened Mak, a Congo-born, Paris-based designer, created the leopard-themed outfits…