Fashion fans are no strangers to the name Amy Powney. After leading Mother of Pearl for nearly two decades—the label behind the pearl-shouldered trend that dominated our wardrobes—and starring in the ...

A month before the pandemic hit, actor Joaquin Phoenix won the best actor Oscar. In his acceptance speech, he quoted a lyric penned by his late brother River: “Run to the rescue with love and peace ...

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Powney has also brought on board the faithful Portuguese suppliers and factories that she’d been working with until recently as creative director of the British label Mother of Pearl. She’s keeping ...

From January 2026, Harvey Nichols will stock a selection of styles from Akyn’s collection, including denim, its “conversation starter” T-shirts (featuring slogans such as “soil not oil”), tailoring, ...

Simply sign up to the Style myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In April 2023, Sky Documentaries released Fashion Reimagined, a 100-minute film following the British fashion designer Amy ...

Amy Powney has created a deeply considered brand that’s timeless and flattering, and challenges fashion’s lazy green washing Lisa Armstrong was at Yves Saint Laurent’s last show and JW Anderson’s ...