RIYADH — The world’s biggest horse events have always been about more than horses. At Royal Ascot and the Kentucky Derby, dressing up for the races is as much a tradition as the sport itself. Those events also did something else: They made the fashion of the countries they were held in visible to the … Read more
With strong determination, clear design signatures and the ability to tell vivid stories through the clothes worn, Belgian and Belgian-trained designers dominate fashion today. “I think it’s the right time for them because we’re in a time where it’s very important to express yourself through fashion. And they’ve learned to work with clothes in a … Read more
Peter Smithson’s wife, Belise, has never worried about receiving a corset from Japan or knickers made of wool and they don’t help her. “No, she never saw it as weird,” said Smithson, a chemistry teacher and major Vivienne Westwood collector. He has never judged it. You get it. You know it’s part of who I … Read more