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The Business of Fashion Podcast

How Independent Thinking Powered the Spring/Summer 2027 Shows

Oct 9, 2026 · 1h 9m

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Tim Blanks, editor-at-large at The Business of Fashion , joins Imran Amed for their seasonal review of the Spring/Summer 2027 shows. In London, Simone Rocha and Erdem delivered what Blanks calls career heights, and Christopher Kane made his debut at Mulberry, which brought the label back to the London schedule. In Milan, Demna presented his third show for Gucci, and Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons built Prada’s collection almost entirely around the skirt. In Paris, Anthony Vaccarello staged his final show for Saint Laurent, a collection built around gold. Kering confirmed his departure on Oct. 9. But the thread Blanks and Amed kept coming back to was bigger than any one show. In an industry…