New wave

FROM LOUISE TROTTER JOINING BOTTEGA VENETA TO JONATHAN ANDERSON AT DIOR, THIS SEASON, DESIGNERS HAVE BEEN PLAYING THEIR OWN CHIC GAME OF MUSICAL CHAIRS. WITH A FLURRY OF DEBUT COLLECTIONS UNDERWAY, IT’S TIME TO BE INSPIRED BY THE NEWEST SARTORIAL SET.

Denim is being redefined for the season ahead. Think acid and watercolour washes, inky midnight blues, and the freshest of all, floral prints for romantic rebellion

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RICHARD LINKLATER’S NOUVELLE VAGUE IS A LOVING RECREATION — AND CELEBRATION — OF JEAN- LUC GODARD’S BREATHLESS . AND HERE, EXCLUSIVELY FOR EMPIRE , LINKLATER WRITES A VALENTINE TO THE FRENCH NEW WAVE ITSELF…