Susie Cave is back, Pierre Hardy reflects on his career, Prince gets a new book, Issey Miyake creates furniture, and the LVMH Prize semifinalists are announced.

It’s the season of blockbuster fashion exhibitions at museums, SCAD opens a store, independent Indian menswear labels are on the rise, and AI to the inventory rescue.

Indie designer challenges, Kate Hawley’s costuming genius, the Loewe Craft Prize nominees, Hermès is going couture, and the return of the tactile and the human.

Nina Christen’s viral shoes, Hermès x Karel Martens, a bipartisan win for the arts, Colleen Allen’s modern witchery, and the architectural orbit of Inesa Kovalova.

From Giacometti’s rare Schiaparelli buttons to the truth about microplastics, here are the five stories you need to read, watch, and explore this January.

I’m ending the year with a fashion-focused roundup of five stories from the past month that caught my eye, ranging from slow fashion to the surprising comeback of print.

Raf Simons X Kvadrat, a new Frida Kahlo museum, Hiroshima and modern architecture, Ai Weiwei reflects on living in Germany, and Daniel Day-Lewis is back.

Spend time with designer Ashlyn Park, Marie Antoinette’s downfall was too much fashion, Olivier Theyskens is back (again!), the “era of ‘keyword-ification,’” and who’s afraid of AI.

Brands under fire for AI-generated ads, Louis Vuitton’s beauty flex, an interview with Richard Quinn, “Afro-lux” style, and Chanel’s home on the Côte d’Azur.

Tiffany & Co. angers its customers, why anti-aging doesn’t exist, SPKTRL jewelry, American creativity under siege, and ShowStudio rates summer ad campaigns.

Albanian silk weavers aim high, a tour of Goldwin 0, glass artist Lameice Abu Aker’s modern designs, sustainable packaging is a must, and Worth finally gets a retrospective.

Millennial culture is dying, artist Torkwase Dyson set designs The Met’s Superfine, Venice Biennale curator Koyo Kouoh, and remembering Elsa Klensch.

Adam Lippes builds his business, two new fashion books get released, photographer Elizaveta Porodina talks about her art, and the new Swiss passport goes viral.

Film directors with new creative projects, ghostly gowns as art, Etienne Russo on fashion shows, and Shintaro Yamamoto designs shoes for Rei Kawakubo.

Fashion CEOs behaving badly, Paul Tazewell may win an Oscar, Gucci parts with Sabato de Sarno, and Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja on art and music.

Fashion in film, independent jewelry designers get noticed, Jil Sander get interviewed, Sam Altman whines, the destruction from the LA wildfires, and more.

Why Mocha Mousse is a plastic mess, plus Calvin Klein returns to NYFW, Jil Sander’s new book, jewelry line Paris 1925, and what was discovered under Notre Dame.

Recent exhibitions, the fashion industry struggles to meet its climate goals, and the fallout from the US election.

Why indie brands are still struggling, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s style, pop-up stores now, and the Zefren-M-RRL collab.

The Tapestry-Capri Holdings merger, knitwear by Zankov, all about Burberry with Gen Z and Gen Alpha, and more.