The Gabriela Hearst Edit: Pieces to Know This Season
A Luxury Handbags editor's pick of the current Gabriela Hearst collection, from the Uruguayan Flowers prints to the cashmere knits and camel tailoring worth keeping for years.
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Brands Like Gabriela Hearst: 5 Quiet Luxury Alternatives
Love Gabriela Hearst? The Row, Toteme, Brunello Cucinelli, Lemaire and Adam Lippes share her language of fine materials and considered design. Here is how to choose.
How to Style Gabriela Hearst: An Editor’s Guide
Tonal columns, hero knitwear and rare prints. A Luxury Handbags editor shows you how to style Gabriela Hearst ready to wear, with three looks to copy.
Who Is Gabriela Hearst? The Designer Behind Sustainable Luxury
From a ranch in Uruguay to a New York label and the helm of Chloe, here is the story of Gabriela Hearst, her signatures and why her considered, sustainable luxury endures.
The LaQuan Smith Spring Summer 2026 Edit
Champagne pinstripe tailoring, second-skin jersey, hand-knotted leather and the sunset ombre print. A piece by piece guide to the SS26 collection.
Brands Like LaQuan Smith: 6 Designers for Sculpted Eveningwear
Rasario, Sergio Hudson, David Koma and more. Which designers actually match LaQuan Smith, and on which part of the brief.
Who Is LaQuan Smith? The Queens Designer Behind Fashion’s Sharpest Silhouette
LaQuan Smith was turned down by Parsons and FIT, taught himself to cut, and built one of the few luxury eveningwear labels still made in the United States.
The Alexander McQueen AW26 Edit: What to Buy From the New Season
The Luxury Handbags editors rank the 14 best pieces of Alexander McQueen AW26, from the September drop's Waterfall Collar Coat to the embroidered evening gown.
Brands Like Alexander McQueen: 7 Houses for Sharp British Drama
Seven designers who work adjacent to Alexander McQueen, from Richard Quinn to The Attico, compared on tailoring, drama and price by the Luxury Handbags editors.
How to Wear Alexander McQueen: A Tailoring-First Styling Guide
The Luxury Handbags editors' styling rules for Alexander McQueen: the shoulder, the corset line, the bumster, evening, and five outfit formulas that work.
Who Is Alexander McQueen? The Founder, the Owner and the House Today
The full Alexander McQueen story: the founder, the Kering ownership, Sarah Burton and Sean McGirr, the house codes and what the clothes cost today, by the Luxury Handbags editors.
The Emilia Wickstead Pre-Fall 2026 Edit
Stripes, painterly florals, and full-skirted eveningwear: a Luxury Handbags tour of the Emilia Wickstead Pre-Fall 2026 collection and how to wear it.
Brands Like Emilia Wickstead: 3 Labels for Ladylike Occasionwear
If you love Emilia Wickstead, three occasionwear labels sit close to it on the rail: Erdem, Alessandra Rich, and Oscar de la Renta. Here is how each compares.
Who Is Emilia Wickstead? The British Occasionwear House, Explained
The story behind Emilia Wickstead, the London label that turned made-to-measure precision into some of the sharpest occasion dressing in Britain.
The Richard Quinn Edit: SS26 Gowns and Occasion Dresses at Luxury Shoes
Our edit of Richard Quinn eveningwear at Luxury Shoes , from printed chiffon and tulle ball gowns to sequins and a showstopping cape dress.
Brands Like Richard Quinn: 5 Designers for Floral Couture Gowns
Five designers at Luxury Handbags with Richard Quinn's DNA, from Erdem's florals to Giambattista Valli's volume.
Who Is Richard Quinn? The British Designer With the Queen’s Stamp of Approval
Meet Richard Quinn, the London designer who won the first Queen Elizabeth II Award for British Design, and why his floral gowns are collector pieces.
How to Style a Richard Quinn Gown
A Luxury Handbags editor's guide to styling Richard Quinn's floral prints, tulle ball gowns, and sequins, by silhouette.
Ulla Johnson Pre-Fall 2026: The Edit, 14 Pieces to Buy Now
Pre-Fall is the collection Ulla Johnson does best. Fourteen pieces to look at, from the shibori cotton to the Frankenthaler silk, every one in stock.
Brands Like Ulla Johnson: 8 Similar Designers Compared, Including Zimmermann, Alemais, Aje and Jupe by Jackie
Zimmermann, Alemais, Aje, Johanna Ortiz, La DoubleJ, Needle and Thread, Erdem and Posse, compared with Ulla Johnson on craft, price and occasion, plus the Jupe by Jackie question.
Ulla Johnson Size Chart and Size Guide: US to UK Conversion, Body Measurements and Does It Run Small?
Ulla Johnson cuts to US numeric, 00 to 16, and to letters P to XL. Here is the brand's own size chart and body measurements, the UK conversion Luxury Handbags uses, and the evidence that it runs true to size.
Who Is Ulla Johnson? The Designer, the Brand, the Stores and Why It Costs What It Does
Ulla Johnson is an American designer who founded her New York label in 1999. Here is the designer, the artisan supply chain behind the cloth, the runway, the stores and who wears it.
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The Alessandra Rich FW26 Edit: Six Pieces Worth Buying
Darker polka dots, tweed doing the daytime work and Chantilly lace for black tie. Six pieces worth buying from the Alessandra Rich Fall Winter 2026 collection.