EXHIB & FASHION CULTURE

Mannequins in heavily embellished gold and red opera-inspired looks with parasols and floral headdresses, featuring a Madama Butterfly print dress at the Dolce & Gabbana museum, Miami

DOLCE & GABBANA IN MIAMI: OPULENCE

Dolce & Gabbana's maximalist gowns and layered embroidery, then a room recreating a working atelier — sketches still pinned with fabric swatches, like someone had just stepped away.

DOLCE & GABBANA IN MIAMI: OPULENCE

Dolce & Gabbana's maximalist gowns and layered embroidery, then a room recreating a working atelier — sketches still pinned with fabric swatches, like someone had just stepped away.

Close-up of an elaborately embroidered 18th century bodice with silk roses, peacock feathers, and pearl trim — Marie Antoinette exhibition, London

MARIE ANTOINETTE AT THE V&A

I went expecting beautiful dresses. I left thinking about the structure underneath them, how young she actually was, and the simple white garment at the very end.

MARIE ANTOINETTE AT THE V&A

I went expecting beautiful dresses. I left thinking about the structure underneath them, how young she actually was, and the simple white garment at the very end.

Superfine: Tailoring Black Style exhibition at The Met Costume Institute, New York — mannequin dressed in a structured red jacket and black tailored ensemble

THE MET — SUPERFINE BLACK TAILORING

The Met's Superfine exhibition looks at Black tailoring through history, identity, and resistance — I saw it with my old fashion school teacher, the day before NYFW.

THE MET — SUPERFINE BLACK TAILORING

The Met's Superfine exhibition looks at Black tailoring through history, identity, and resistance — I saw it with my old fashion school teacher, the day before NYFW.

Three silver crystal and beaded one-shoulder gowns on mannequins displayed at the Giorgio Armani Privé 2005–2025 retrospective, Milan 2025

ARMANI IN MILAN — THE DAY AFTER

I visited the Armani Privé exhibition the day after he died, with TV cameras outside and a room that felt nothing like a normal exhibition day.

ARMANI IN MILAN — THE DAY AFTER

I visited the Armani Privé exhibition the day after he died, with TV cameras outside and a room that felt nothing like a normal exhibition day.