Haute couture in the spotlight at upcoming Paris fashion week

Before the summer recess, all eyes in the fashion world will turn to Paris, where a new set of haute couture collections will be unveiled July 3 to 7. The term “haute couture” is a protected status with its own regulatory commission deciding which fashion houses are eligible for the label. Fashion houses making the official lineup — whether as permanent or guest members — must follow a certain number of rules to be able to show off their designs.

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Haute couture in the spotlight at upcoming Paris fashion week

Festival-inspired fashion for Spring-Summer 2016

This trend was seen at the Spring-Summer 2016 ready-to-wear shows, and has been given a boost by the summer festival look. This trend is getting stronger every year, partly due to the large number of summer festivals including fashionista favorite Coachella. The trend was best represented at the Chloé show last October, as part of Spring-Summer 2016 Fashion Week.

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Festival-inspired fashion for Spring-Summer 2016

Adidas sneaks out new City Socks for the summer season

The latest set of sneakers to join the Adidas Originals range build on the popularity of its existing NMD City Sock range but are cut to keep wearers cool in the summer months

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Adidas sneaks out new City Socks for the summer season

Designer Esteban Cortazar on the wild nights that inspired his upcoming Paris Fashion Week collection

With Paris Fashion Week running March 1-9, Relaxnews caught up with Esteban Cortazar, whose autumn/winter 2016 collection previews at 7pm on Monday, March 7. What inspired this new collection? The words “freedom” and “restriction” were strongly present when I was designing my collection.

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Designer Esteban Cortazar on the wild nights that inspired his upcoming Paris Fashion Week collection