Fashion
Fashion Has Rediscovered Colour, and Picked Lilac to Prove It
Pantone named Burnished Lilac and Amethyst Orchid for the season while runways ran rainbow brights. After a decade of neutrals, saturation is the statement.
Aug 6, 2026
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12 stories for“colour trends”
Design
One Colour Authority Named a White for 2026, the Other Named Three Blues, and Designers Are Selling Brown
Pantone chose Cloud Dancer. Dulux broke its own format and chose a family of blues. Meanwhile the survey of what interior designers say clients actually request puts chocolate brown and maximalism at the top. Three answers, one year.
Aug 22, 2026
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The Accent Wall Is Dead. In 2026 the Pattern Goes on All Four Walls and the Ceiling Too
Colour drenching taught people to paint a room in one shade. Pattern drenching takes the next step and wraps the whole envelope, ceiling included, in a single design. It is the loudest interiors idea in years and it is not maximalism.
Aug 20, 2026
Fashion
Power Suiting Returns, This Time With Controlled Volume
Oversized tailoring is back, but the 2026 version insists on proportion. Tonal dressing does the rest, building an outfit from one colour family instead of contrast.
Aug 6, 2026
Fashion
Fashion's Autumn Answer to a Decade of Beige Is Everything at Once
Tartan, tuxedos, trains, brocade and thigh high boots all landed in the same season. After years of quiet luxury, the autumn runways went loud on purpose.
Aug 4, 2026
Fashion
New York Opens Fashion Month With a Debut and Closes It With Thom Browne
Seventy shows across six days, spring collections shown in autumn, and a designer taking over a house whose founder's name is still on the door. The September calendar is set.
Aug 16, 2026
Fashion
Bag Charms Survived the Backlash and Multiplied
Everyone predicted the keyring pile-up would end with 2025. Instead it consolidated into a couple of dominant styles and became a permanent accessories category.
Aug 6, 2026
Latest Trends
The Rest of the World Has Started Wearing Perfume the Way the Gulf Always Has
Higher concentrations, heavier notes, oud at the centre and fragrance treated as something you layer rather than spray. The global market has moved toward a regional habit, and Middle Eastern houses are no longer the niche option.
Aug 21, 2026
Fashion
Sheer Dressing Is Back and the Argument Came With It
Illusion gowns and transparent couture are dominating red carpets again, and the online reaction is as reliable as the trend. Both are doing exactly what they are designed to do.
Aug 6, 2026
Fashion
The Barrel Jean Is Being Quietly Talked Out of the Room
Two years of exaggerated curved legs are giving way to restrained shapes, brown washes and embellishment. The silhouette is not dead, it is being sanded down.
Aug 6, 2026
Design
Slow Design Is Killing the Flat Pack Refresh Cycle
Handmade ceramics, woven blinds and vintage frames are displacing furniture bought to last three years. Designers say the grey rental box interior is finally over.
Aug 4, 2026
Fashion
Nobody Can Agree How Big Modest Fashion Is, and That Is the Story
One widely cited figure puts the category at 86 billion dollars. Another puts it at 254 billion. The gap is not a rounding error, it is a disagreement about what modest fashion actually is.
Aug 16, 2026
