Author Archives: By CATHY HORYN

On the Runway Blog: And in Couture Is …

The process of picking a dress for the Oscars is a mystery to me, and I’m glad no one ever asks me for advice.

Fashion Review: Haute Couture: The Fine Line

A corseted design fit for the awards set.Once again, haute couture is speaking loudly. But what exactly is it saying?

Fashion Review: In Paris, the Hunt for Modern Masculinity

In Paris, the most engaging shows asked simple questions: How can high fashion seem dynamic? How can a sense of masculine grace that doesn’t feel retro be created?

On the Runway Blog: Jean Paul Gaultier: All This Craziness

Mr. Gaultier’s couture collection took cues from Amy Winehouse, evoking her chaotic essence in a marvelous show.

On the Runway Blog: Valentino’s Lawn Party

In Valentino’s spring couture show, a nod to dreamy young ladies in French courts.

On the Runway Blog: Givenchy’s Deco Punk

Cameron Diaz was having a private tour of the Givenchy spring couture collection, courtesy of Riccardo Tisci, when I popped in to see the clothes.

On the Runway Blog: At Versace, Calling Mr. DeMille

The Versace presentation had a tension that might have been eliminated had Donatella Versace just staged a normal show.

On the Runway Blog: Dior: Holding Couture to the Light

Whenever couture is shown in the house, in the grand salons on the third floor, an enormous throng of spectators and paparazzi gathers outside.

On the Runway Blog: Flying the Friendly Skies of Chanel Couture

Karl Lagerfeld spends enough time in the air to eventually think it might be a hoot to stage a Chanel show inside an airplane.

On the Runway Blog: Back to the Hood for Men at the Paris Shows

The Raf Simons show recalled some of his early collections — the skateboard culture captured in a video he did in the mid-90s called “16, 17, How to Talk to Your Teen.”