Ed’s Dispatch

Anyone Else Thinking About Fall?

Edward Kanarecki — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:34:14 GMT

Celine pre-fall 2026; collage by Edward Kanarecki.

Maybe the first week of August doesn’t mean the end of summer (a daily reminder that autumn officially begins on 22 September - some people seem stra…

I Miss Alber

Edward Kanarecki — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 16:20:11 GMT

There comes a time every year when I tumble down the old Lanvin rabbit hole and find myself missing Alber Elbaz. Terribly. His untimely passing in 2021 still feels strangely impossible to believe. No…

Dress Dirty - or Dress Like a Nun

Edward Kanarecki — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:15:40 GMT

Prada autumn-winter 2026. Stains are having a moment, believe it or not.

Forgive my radio silence. Mercury retrograde has really been putting me through it, and I’m more than ready for it to be over. …

Couture Report: Soaring Highs & Crushing Lows

Edward Kanarecki — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:13:26 GMT

Balenciaga AW26 haute couture; collage by Edward Kanarecki.

This haute couture season has felt like one big, bumpy sine wave. From soaring highs to crushing lows, from conceptual and challenging to re…

Couture Report: Spirit, Above All

Edward Kanarecki — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 09:10:39 GMT

Chanel autumn-winter 2026 haute couture; collage by Edward Kanarecki.

This haute couture season makes me think of John Currin’s paintings. “They have no lesson to teach, nor have they been subjected t…

The Last Maison

Edward Kanarecki — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 14:48:53 GMT

Azzedine Alaia’s boutique on Rue de Moussy, 2012, photo by Edward Kanarecki.

After more than 35 years, and nearly a decade after Azzedine Alaïa’s death, the legendary Rue de Moussy boutique is going d…

Honesty is Chic

Edward Kanarecki — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 19:59:33 GMT

Marc Jacobs SS27; collage by Edward Kanarecki.

Honesty is chic. Marc Jacobs proves it again and again, riffing on his fashion and cultural heroes - Yves Saint Laurent, Bob Fosse, Junya Watanabe, Miucc…

Menswear Report: Got Butterflies in My Stomach

Edward Kanarecki — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:44:22 GMT

Celine SS27; collage by Edward Kanarecki.

It seems menswear really is having a moment. Compared to it, womenswear has been looking a little pale lately - especially when you consider just how much mor…

Home Is Where The Heart Is

Edward Kanarecki — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:34:18 GMT

Menswear Report: Size 0 Is Here To Stay, Sadly

Edward Kanarecki — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:30:30 GMT

The only menswear report I needed this week: the Portuguese safeguard uniform.

I made the most nonchalant decision of my life: I skipped Men’s Fashion Week for a vacation. And honestly? It is incredib…

Yes, Fashion Fades, And Style Is Eternal

Edward Kanarecki — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:11:47 GMT

Valentino Resort 2027; collage by Edward Kanarecki.

“Fashion fades, style is eternal”, Yves Saint Laurent once proclaimed. And that couldn’t be truer in 2026. Designers doing cheat-sheets aren’t headi…

Pierpaolo’s Balenciaga Still Hasn’t Found Its Voice

Edward Kanarecki — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:43:42 GMT

Balenciaga resort 2027; collage by Edward Kanarecki.

First, please forgive my newsletter radio silence. A LOT has happened over the past two weeks. There were moments when I wasn’t entirely sure what …

Whatever Nicolas Ghesquière Was On, I Want Some

Edward Kanarecki — Sat, 30 May 2026 13:56:41 GMT

Balenciaga autumn-winter 2007; collage by Edward Kanarecki.

After Nicolas Ghesquière’s latest show for Louis Vuitton, staged among the old masters and Gilded Age grandeur of the Frick Collection, my a…

Make Fashion Films Great Again

Edward Kanarecki — Thu, 28 May 2026 17:40:09 GMT

I feel like I need to get this off my chest. “A New York Minute” feels like the result of one uninspired creative director meeting an equally uninspired film director. Am I biased? Maybe. But I genui…

The Devil Wears Disgrace

Edward Kanarecki — Mon, 18 May 2026 20:20:37 GMT

I’ve just finished watching the misery that is Devil Wears Prada 2, and all I can say is that it does nothing but disgrace the fashion industry and media. And I don’t just mean the genericness of And…

Gucci Glorifies Ugly Rich

Edward Kanarecki — Sun, 17 May 2026 14:10:22 GMT

Gucci resort 2027; collage by Edward Kanarecki.

We live in the age of mutated hyper-capitalism, where your face (“rich face” vs. “old money face” discourse is insane) defines status more than carrying…

Box-Office Flop: Dior in Hollywood

Edward Kanarecki — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:16:24 GMT

"Rock Music"

Edward Kanarecki — Sat, 09 May 2026 15:33:00 GMT

Chloé autumn-winter 2002; collage by Edward Kanarecki.

Charli Xcx released a song called “Rock Music” and everybody hates it. Obviously it’s not rock - it’s about rock. It’s the most deliriously vague…

Looksmaxxing? I'd Rather Be Theyskensmaxxing.

Edward Kanarecki — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:24:04 GMT

Rochas autumn-winter 2003; collage by Edward Kanarecki.

Looksmaxxing? I’d rather be Theyskensmaxxing.

Many people forget that Olivier Theyskens - the Belgian designer whose signature blends sumptuous f…

Take Me To Biarritz!

Edward Kanarecki — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:56:46 GMT

Chanel resort 2027; collage by Edward Kanarecki.

The sun-drenched hydrangea hill facing the ocean. The old-school seaside promenade where time seems to have stopped when Coco Chanel arrived in 1915. T…