MAISON MARGIELA. VALENTINO. VIKTOR & ROLF. JEAN-PAUL GAULTIER. These are names all credited with lasting contributions to fashion history. And in one way or another, each of the labels' Spring 2017 couture collections drew upon some entrenched legacy. Not necessarily a bad thing—it always falls to execution. GALLIANO made a brilliant play of the codes of Margiela's Artisanal line. The twisting and molding of materials bent to the designer's will was extraordinary. Every garment seemed like a feat which spurned gravity and the textiles' materiality. Rather than know that the collection was a lesson in deconstruction, I just wanted to see how everything was actually constructed. These are examples where house codes needn't be a restraint on creativity... Do not miss this interview with MIKE THE RULER, who says he's more inspired by designers from fashion's past rather than its present… SIMON SPURR has returned to fashion with a self-financed footwear line. Spurr was a wunderkind of the NYC menswear scene, and I'm fascinated to see what he'll do next. Reportedly two fashion labels have tried to hire him… Read all the essential coverage of PARIS MEN’S FASHION WEEK in our latest REDEF FashionSet. Check it out for reviews, analysis, backstage views, and street style… Congrats to FASHIONISTA on 10 years. A decade can feel like light years in the digital fashion space—I remember reading BUSINESS OF FASHION when it was a .net. It's amazing to see how this space has evolved. Just visit your favorite sites on the INTERNET ARCHIVE if you're wondering what the fashion web of 2007 looked like. TYLER MCCALL has been posting some fantastic interviews to celebrate Fashionista's decade online. Read these Q&As with BRITT ABOUTALEB and LAUREN SHERMAN as they talk career trajectories, covering the industry, and witnessing digital-first culture evolve in fashion and journalism… Looking back on technology can be hilarious as we remember how quaint our screen sizes and pixel densities once were. Fashion can be the same, yet I wouldn't mind resurrecting some of the wackiness of the earlier web. If technology headlines begin saying the '90s is back, and APPLE starts referencing the first IPHONE in future models, well. Skeumorphism anyone? Maybe fashion's reign over everything isn't complete just yet.