L’Officiel USA share its international vision with a US audience. Combining both men’s and women’s fashion in a bi-monthly publication in conjunction with its digital platform, lofficielusa.com— which features daily, exclusive multi-media content—L’Officiel USA provides readers with the very best that fashion, art, music, film, and culture have to offer.
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the ERAS TOUR • Marie Ottavi’s extraordinary authorized biography Karl Lagerfeld: A Fashion History (Rizzoli) offers a front-row seat to the legendary designer’s transformation from a gym buff with a fondness for Slendertone ab workouts to an 18th-century dandy elder statesman.
Team USA • Alaïa Winter/Spring 2025 honors the legacy of American sportswear.
NEW DIRECTIONS • Matter and Shape—a new design fair that bridges the worlds of style and decorative arts—will pop up in the Jardin des Tuileries March 7 through 10 during Paris Fashion Week, 100 years after the 1925 Paris Exhibition that launched Art Deco.
Short CUTS • Super-abbreviated skirts took center stage on the Spring/Summer 2025 runways.
A PORTRAIT of the ARTIST as a YOUNG WOMAN • A collab between Irish creatives Simone Rocha and Genieve Figgis dramatizes female subjectivity.
DYNAMIC DUO • Brunello Cucinelli creates the platonic ideal of the everyday bag.
Charm School • Mellerio offers Marie Antoinette–worthy jewels to wear every day.
POWER of TWO • Viltier is a new French jewelry label built for the social-media age.
Fragments of the SOUL • Italian model Bianca Brandolini discusses her long-running personal relationship with Cartier.
Le SAVIOR FAIRE • Cartier’s latest collection, “Nature Sauvage,” is inspired by majesty of planet Earth, from its animals to vegetation, with an emphasis on organic shapes and textures.
HULA HOOP • This spring’s dress code turns up the fun—think peek-a-boo cutouts, eye-catching paillettes, and playful rings.
Style BANDIT • The Spring/Summer 2025 collections unveiled a wild flock of Western-inspired bags.
A Bigger SPLASH • From Tory Burch to Miu Miu, the swimsuit is Spring/Summer 2025’s must-have layering piece.
Everything ABOUT EVERYTHING • French interior and furniture designer Rodolphe Parente has an eclectic approach to design.
Frieze FRAME • A roundup of the new and notable offerings at LA’s premier Art Fair.
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Natural STATE • Award-winning actor Amanda Seyfried on trading Hollywood for horses, tackling addiction on screen, and why low expectations might be the secret to success.
CORED to Death • From Normcore to the Mob Wife Aesthetic, micro-trends have been key drivers of the fashion conversation—until now. How a viral obsession gave way to individuality.
The ART of OPPOSITION • Hard lines and seductive draping create fashion’s most compelling dialogue of the season.
STRENGTH + Comfort • In NEW YORK CITY Daniella Kallmeyer built the next great womenswear brand based on the unique experiences and needs of real women in the workplace.
NEW Perspectives • In MILAN, Francesco Risso, creative director of Marni, is energized by a new art residencies program, where the brand will host alternative figures in the art world.
BENDING The Rules • The designers behind the eccentric brand Zomer — the PARIS-based brand known for its bold colors and inventive silhouettes — aren’t afraid to break conventions.
Sharp Objects • Minimal dressing gets a bit of pizzazz—and a lot of edge.
ROMEO Romeo • Iconic Italian designer Romeo Gigli discusses his move to Marrakesh, and looks back on an influential career that stemmed from his candid attitude, unique perspective, and impeccable tailoring.
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