Must Read: AZ Factory Brings Colville Duo To Fashion Week, Street Style’s Fatphobia Issue
Molly Molloy and Lucinda Chambers at the 2022 T Magazine x Salone del Mobile event in Milan, Italy.
Photo: Pietro S. D’Aprano/Getty Images for TMagazine
These are the stories that are making fashion headlines on Wednesday.
AZ Factory Selects Colville Duo for Paris Fashion Week’s Next Show
AZ Factory has a new vision for its next runway collection. WWDFounded by the late Alber Elbaz, the Paris-based brand has tapped design duo Molly Molloy and Lucinda Chambers from eclectic ready-to-wear boutique Colville. The guest designer is set to showcase their new line at Paris Fashion Week Fall 2023, which he says will reinterpret “smart fashion that cares” on Monday, March 6. {WWD}
Street style has a fatphobia problem — can it be fixed?
On Refinery29, writer and LIM College professor Dominique Norman reports on the lack of size inclusivity in the world of street style, offering expert insight ahead of the Fall 2023 show. After instructing students to spot plus-size figures in street style photos last season, Norman and her class found that out of her 34,500 Getty images, only a handful of photos showed plus-size subjects. We found 134, or only 0.4%. Milan and Paris. {Refinery 29}
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Marla Hoffman’s Favorite Popcorn Dress
for The Cut, Allison P. Davis explores the growing popularity of the popcorn dress. Evocative of Y2K fashion and kitschy limited-toe styles, the silhouette is stretchy, comfortable and close to the body. Highlighting her interpretation of Mara Hoffman’s design, with her 3X from different variations and sizes XXS, Davis chats with fans about why this dress is irresistible.{cut}
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