Re-visiting Matthew Williams' Givenchy (2020-23)

 I previously included some images from this collection in a 2022 post entitled "Fashion Goth"

Matthew Williams, b. 1985, is an American fashion designer known for starting out as a costume designer for Kanye West from 2007, and for being the artistic director of the "Haus of Gaga" from 2008 to 2010. He worked with Lady Gaga her on her first world tour, and on the music video for Alejandro.

He launched his brand ALYX in 2015, and was Creative Director of Givenchy collections for women and men from June 2020 to 2023. He launched a new brand Matthew M Williams summer 2025. He has no formal fashion training.

His debut Givenchy S/S 21 collection:

this is probably my favourite all-round look

Givenchy Pre-Fall 2021:

Givenchy S/S 2022 collection:

(I'm not crazy about this one)

Details from his Givenchy F/W 2022 collection:

Are U Cute??

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Happy New Year!  Well, Are Ya? (Happy)

Ashley Williams S/S 26

& single below image from: Ashley Williams A/W 25

Ashley Williams S/S 26

Williams is a British designer born in Dubai in 1988.

(not a huge fan, but I included above her key bright moments)

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GCDS A/W 25 🤤

I think "Pantomime" should be a section in lingerie shoppes

GCDS A/W 25

GCDS was founded in Italy in 2015 by brothers Giuliano and Giordano Calza.

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+ A Flashback to....

Marc Jacobs S/S 17

Ziggy 1973 pic from: Messynessychic Blog

Maison Margiela ~ mourning as an art form

 

MAISON MARGIELA 

FALL/WINTER 2025 HAUTE COUTURE

New creative director Glenn Martens made his debut.

John Galliano left in December 2024, after a 10-year tenure as creative director.

Glenn Martens (b. 1983) is a Belgian fashion designer. 

Martens began his career at Jean Paul Gaultier (2008–2012) and worked at Y/Project (2013–2024) as creative director. He became creative director of Diesel in 2020.

List of the Brands I followed on the Vogue app (w/ pics)

Altuzarra

Ashley Williams

Baum und Pferdgarten

Founded in Copenhagen in 1999, Baum und Pferdgarten is a Danish fashion house founded by y Rikke Baumgarten and Helle Hestehave.

David Koma

Di Petsa

Di Petsa was established in London in 2019 by Greek designer Dimitra Petsa.

Elena Velez

Elena Velez (b. 1994) is an American fashion designer and creative from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, based in New York City. She is the winner of the 2022 CFDA Vogue Fashion Fund, the 2022 CFDA Emerging Designer of the Year, and a semi finalist for the 2024 LVMH Prize.

Emilio Pucci

Fetico

Fetico is a Tokyo-based fashion label founded by Emi Funayama in 2020. Graduating from ESMOD Tokyo in 2009, she worked as a patternmaker at Hysteric Glamor for three years and as womenswear designer for Christian Dada for five before launching Fetico.

Kim Shui

Knwls

Knwls is a south London-based brand founded by designers and life partners Charlotte Knowles and Alexandre Arsenault in 2017.

Loveshackfancy

Maisei Wilen

Maison Rabih Kayrouz

Rabih Kayrouz is a Lebanese fashion designer who launched his brand in Paris in 2008.

Manish Arora

Marquez'Almeida

Mithridate

Mithridate is a Chinese brand launched in 2018 under Chinese creative director Demon Zhang.

No. 21

Olmos & Flores

Olmos y Flores is a Mexican clothing brand, led by the designer duo Victor Olmos and Ali Flores, founded in 2009 in Guadalajara.

Ottolinger

Palomo Spain

Peter Do

Sacai

Sandy Liang

Simon Miller

Sonia Carrasco

Supriya Lele

Supriya Lele is an Indian-British designer whose brand founded in 2016. Lele was a finalist of the LVMH Prize 2020. 

Talia Byre

Talia Byre launched her womenswear brand in 2020 in her hometown of Manchester, UK.

Tolu Coker

British-Nigerian designer and multi-disciplinary artist Tolu Coker launched their brand in 2018.

Viktor & Rolf

Vivetta

Y/Project

Yuhan Wang

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