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A Dior Necklace Is The House Signature At Close Range

A Dior Necklace Is The House Signature At Close Range

Dior necklaces range from Petit CD's small daily signature to statement charms and Oblique-inspired metalwork built for evenings. The house splits its costume jewelry cleanly between everyday pieces and occasion pieces rather than pretending they are the same product. This edit moves from the boldest statement necklaces down to the quieter chains meant to be worn and forgotten about.

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A Dior Ring Is The Smallest Piece Of The House You Can Own

A Dior Ring Is The Smallest Piece Of The House You Can Own

A Dior ring is the smallest piece of the house you can own, from the Dior Code set to the Dio(r)evolution and Medaillon rings. I walk through the Petit CD, Code and Clover pieces.

Bao Bao Issey Miyake

Bao Bao Issey Miyake

Issey Miyake made the first version of this bag in 2000, naming it Bilbao as a tribute to Frank Gehry's museum, before it became its own label, Bao Bao Issey Miyake, in 2010. This edit gathers that same folded, triangle-paneled construction across totes, crossbody bags and shoulder bags.

Christofle: The Paris Silversmith Behind Silver-Plated Tableware

Christofle: The Paris Silversmith Behind Silver-Plated Tableware

Christofle has been a Paris silversmith since 1830, and its 1842 purchase of the French patents for silver plating is what let ordinary tables carry pieces once reserved for royalty. This edit runs from cutlery and serving pieces through candle holders, frames and vases to the porcelain and crystal that round out the range.

Alighieri Jewelry: Rosh Mahtani's Pieces Named for Dante

Alighieri Jewelry: Rosh Mahtani's Pieces Named for Dante

Alighieri jewelry began in London in 2014, when Rosh Mahtani set out to carve one piece for each canto of Dante's Divine Comedy. I walk through the necklaces and other pieces named for Dante.

Dior Slides Are Poolside Shoes With A Couture Address

Dior Slides Are Poolside Shoes With A Couture Address

Dior slides are recognizable by an embroidered band and a molded footbed, which is why they read as house shoes and not generic pool slides. I go through the Dway, Dior Bow and Dio(r)evolution slides.

Christopher John Rogers Dresses: Saturated Pattern, Big Volume

Christopher John Rogers Dresses: Saturated Pattern, Big Volume

Christopher John Rogers dresses bring saturated pattern and sculptural volume to occasion dressing. I look at the gowns and maxi dresses that enter first, from ramie organza to striped satin-crepe.

ALIX OF BOHEMIA

ALIX OF BOHEMIA

Alix of Bohemia is known for making clothes that feel found, travelled and made by hand, with fruit prints, stripes, appliqué and natural fibres shaping a distinctly romantic wardrobe. Founder Alix Verley Pietrafesa began sewing while studying art history in Scotland and later built the label from thousands of bespoke pieces. The mood is bohemian without being careless, because every eccentric detail has a textile logic behind it.

Birkenstock 1774 Shoes

Birkenstock 1774 Shoes

The Trending Collection and a New Wave for the Brand

Allude Cashmere: Andrea Karg's Munich Sweaters and Cardigans

Allude Cashmere: Andrea Karg's Munich Sweaters and Cardigans

Allude cashmere began in Munich in 1993, when Andrea Karg, trained as a lawyer, could not find the fitted sweater she wanted. I go through the sweaters and cardigans, plus the skirt and pants that give them somewhere to go.

Blazé Milano Blazers: Founded by Three Former Elle Editors

Blazé Milano Blazers: Founded by Three Former Elle Editors

Blaze Milano started in 2013 when three former Elle editors, Corrada Rodriguez d'Acri, Delfina Pinardi and Maria Sole Torlonia, decided no brand had ever built its entire range around one garment: the blazer. Every piece is still made in Italy, and the idea carries into dresses, skirts and knitwear built around the same sharp shoulder line.

Almada Clothing: Finnish Tailoring, Blazers and Seasonless Pieces

Almada Clothing: Finnish Tailoring, Blazers and Seasonless Pieces

ALMADA clothing brings Finnish restraint to everyday tailoring, with clean blazers, woven jackets, soft separates and seasonless pieces built for repeat wear.

Bloumme Sandals: Two Recycled Thong Sandals, Pilar and Arc 40

Bloumme Sandals: Two Recycled Thong Sandals, Pilar and Arc 40

Bloumme sandals come down to two recycled thong sandals, the flat Pilar and the Arc 40. I explain why a narrow summer edit built around one clear shape works.

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Clio Peppiatt: Embroidered Eveningwear and Beaded Minis

Clio Peppiatt: Embroidered Eveningwear and Beaded Minis

Clio Peppiatt makes eveningwear that treats embroidery as both craft and mischief. Hand-drawn motifs, dense beading and tiny dresses turn party dressing into something closer to a portable art project. The gowns bring the drama, but the smaller pieces keep the conversation moving.

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Bode Clothing: Antique Textiles, Beading and Embroidery

Bode Clothing: Antique Textiles, Beading and Embroidery

Bode is a clothing label founded in 2016 by Emily Adams Bode Aujla, and it began with garments made from antique textiles. I go through the dresses, tops, bottoms, outerwear and accessories.

Ami Paris: Alexandre Mattiussi's Heart Motif and Parisian Ease

Ami Paris: Alexandre Mattiussi's Heart Motif and Parisian Ease

Alexandre Mattiussi presented the first Ami Paris collection in January 2011, naming the house after the French word for friend and his own initials. Both halves of the label are here, from heart-motif knitwear to the plainer shirts and denim underneath it.

Gucci Sneakers Women Are Wearing Have Gone Quietly Retro

Gucci Sneakers Women Are Wearing Have Gone Quietly Retro

Gucci sneakers for women have gone quietly retro, and the tennis shoe look is the one that won. I look at the Ace, the Tennis 1977 and the G75 Interlocking G.

Loro Piana Loafers Are The Shoe Quiet Money Actually Wears

Loro Piana Loafers Are The Shoe Quiet Money Actually Wears

Loro Piana's loafers put suede, soft leather and a collapsible heel ahead of any visible logo, which fits a house that started as a wool merchant rather than a shoemaker. That fiber-first approach explains why the material argument matters more here than the design. This edit works through fit, wear and how to choose a pair for daily use.

Comme des Garçons

Comme des Garçons

Rei Kawakubo started Comme des Garçons in Tokyo in 1969 and did not soften it for Paris when she brought the label there in 1981, opening with asymmetrical, largely black clothes that unsettled critics. The same refusal to explain itself shows up here in ruffled georgette, appliqued tailoring and gathered satin.

Ananya Fine Jewelry: Chakra Bracelets and Colored Gemstones

Ananya Fine Jewelry: Chakra Bracelets and Colored Gemstones

Ananya makes fine jewelry around coloured gemstones, 18-karat gold and the idea that adornment can carry meaning as well as light. Founded by Ananya Malhotra, the London-based label draws on Indian jewelry traditions, Central Saint Martins training and gemological study to shape its Chakra and Scatter collections. The mood is vivid and personal, with every bracelet or ring asking to be worn as more than decoration.

Maison Margiela Tabi Shoes Are Still The Ultimate Test

Maison Margiela Tabi Shoes Are Still The Ultimate Test

Almost no garment divides a room as reliably as a split-toe shoe. maison margiela tabi shoes have been doing it since 1988 and the argument has never resolved. This edit runs through the heights and heels currently available.

Comme des Garçons Comme des Garçons: Kawakubo's 1993 Line

Comme des Garçons Comme des Garçons: Kawakubo's 1993 Line

Comme des Garçons Comme des Garçons launched in 1993 as a more wearable, accessible women's diffusion line from Rei Kawakubo, sitting alongside Homme rather than the experimental main collection. This edit tracks how far the label pushes a plain shirt, jacket or trouser through fraying, peplum panels and exaggerated volume before it stops reading as basic.

Maje Is French Girl Dressing Without The Cliche

Maje Is French Girl Dressing Without The Cliche

Maje is from France, a French contemporary label that sits between high street and designer. I look at how it builds its whole proposition around knitwear, from maxis and minis to the cardigan.

Brunello Cucinelli: Cashmere Dyed in Color Since 1978

Brunello Cucinelli: Cashmere Dyed in Color Since 1978

Brunello Cucinelli started in 1978 by dyeing cashmere in bright colors, an idea unusual enough at the time that a yarn merchant agreed to be paid later just to see it done. That material-first thinking runs from knitwear through dresses, bottoms, outerwear and accessories.

Buccellati Jewelry

Buccellati Jewelry

Buccellati’s story begins with Mario Buccellati, who opened his first enterprise in Milan in 1919 after apprenticing with local goldsmiths. His work interpreted Italian techniques through finely textured gold and an unusually sculptural sense of nature. Rings, cuffs, necklaces and earrings in this selection carry that workshop language forward.

Mirror Palais Turns Lingerie References Into Daywear

Mirror Palais Turns Lingerie References Into Daywear

Mirror Palais brings lingerie codes into daywear through bias-cut dresses, sculptural gowns, and separates with a deliberately retro point of view. The label works when a close-fitting shape reads as construction rather than costume, so the same dress can go from a party to lunch. This edit looks at how to wear that romance without staging the whole outfit around one theme.

Anita Ko Jewelry: 18-Karat Gold and Diamond Hoops

Anita Ko Jewelry: 18-Karat Gold and Diamond Hoops

Anita Ko brings a distinctly Los Angeles ease to fine jewelry, pairing diamonds and 18-karat gold with hoops, bamboo motifs and clean shapes designed for daily wear. Ko launched her namesake label in 2006 after making jewelry from a young age, building a contemporary alternative to the more formal codes she saw around her. The result is polished, personal and meant to leave the house.

By Pariah Jewelry

By Pariah Jewelry

By Pariah was founded in London in 2016 by Sophie Karg, after a career in luxury fashion communications and a longstanding interest in materials. Karg named the brand after a National Geographic story about remote parts of the Caribbean and began with raw stones, recycled metals and sculptural forms. The jewelry feels considered but not over-polished, as if the material is allowed to keep its weather.