After the SAG strike put red carpets on pause over the summer, the Golden Globes — an event that’s battled controversy in recent years — ushered some much-needed glamour back to Hollywood.

The Lady Gaga star-vehicle is lending welcome buzz to the Gucci name. But the brand has its reasons for keeping the project at arm’s length.

Designer credits and profiles in glossy magazines don’t move the needle like they once did. Here’s what small and mid-sized brands are doing to build awareness.

Gucci dominated the Met Gala's pink carpet, generating more buzz on social media than any other brand. But a single look (or in Lady Gaga's case, four looks) was enough to draw attention to some smaller designers.

Alessandro Michele thrives on a kind of timeless overload, and there is no other designer who embraces huge, difficult ideas with such enthusiasm.

An extra-dimensional spirituality that you can feel but not see animates the designer’s quest at the Italian megabrand.

The British Fashion Council revamped its annual awards show, aiming for a high-wattage, global-scale ‘mix of the Academy Awards and the Met Ball.’

More than pretty faces, they have leveraged their grace and connections to get things done. Meet the 17 models and muses who are new to the #BoF500 this year.