In 2016, Boule Nguyen cashed in his savings, packed his bags, and embarked on a three-month road trip through Canada and the United States. His goal was lofty: to convince some of the biggest names in Western streetwear to let him sell their clothes in Vietnam. Last month, those efforts finally paid off when Nguyen … Read More →
Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum (through next February) draws largely on the museum’s own impressive holdings of the work of Cristobal Balenciaga, the Spanish-born designer who worked his way up from tailor’s apprentice to renowned couturier—first in his native country and then, as Spain was strafed by a devastating Civil War, … Read More →