Fashion Designers

Christian Louboutin created one of luxury’s most effective status signals. One step is enough for the people around you to catch a glimpse of the red sole and recognize the…

Manolo Blahnik is one of those designers whose name women pronounce almost as a synonym for pleasure: “my Manolos.” There is less aggressive sexuality here than at Christian Louboutin and…

Versace is luxury that never enters a room unnoticed. It knows where the camera is and does not apologize for being seen. If Loro Piana speaks the language of privilege…

Dolce & Gabbana is luxury for a woman who does not enter a room unnoticed. While some houses conceal wealth in beige cashmere, Dolce & Gabbana offers black lace, gold,…

Giorgio Armani is clothing for a woman who does not need to raise her voice in order to be heard. She enters a boardroom, restaurant, or hotel lobby without making…

Ralph Lauren does not simply sell clothes. It sells a ready-made biography. In that biography there is a house in the Hamptons, a stable, a wooden yacht, family portraits, an…

Valentino is luxury for a woman who wants to do more than simply look good. She wants her arrival to feel like an entrance. Yet behind the beauty there is…

Saint Laurent is luxury for a woman who does not ask permission to be powerful, visible, or seductive. The house does not surround her with softness, nor does it cast…

Dior is a house that turns a woman’s entrance into an event. While some luxury brands help their clients blend seamlessly into an immaculate environment, Dior seems to open the…

Chanel is not simply a fashion house. It is an exceptionally coherent system of visual codes. Black and white, gold, pearls, quilted leather, chains, camellias, tweed, and the interlocking double…