What I wore this week: the belted coat
‘The proper-belt-over-your-coat gives your look the snap you get from a killer heel, but is way more commute-friendly’Coats sometimes come with belts, but they tend to be weedy little belts. The kind...
View ArticleVersace does what Versace does best as Paris haute couture shows begin
Eva Herzigová and Amber Valletta, models who made it big last century, step back on to catwalk to model irony-free designsThe collection with which Donatella Versace opened the Paris haute couture...
View ArticleChristian Dior’s Raf Simons constructs a 1960s vision of the 21st century
Haute couture collection delivers a mischievous layering of past and present, neither simply nostalgic nor straightforwardly futuristicConsidering that Christian Dior’s most recent financial results...
View ArticleFearless France – the muse of Paris couture
Haute couture is an expression of French national pride and Parisian self-belief – and this season’s catwalk shows were the boldest, bravest and most forward-looking the city has seen for agesThe words...
View ArticleTouchscreen gloves – put to the fashion test
Nobody wants bare hands when the weather is nippy – but we still need to text. So thank goodness for touchscreen gloves. But which pairs look good and which work the best? Crucially, how long does it...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: the Cuban collar
‘I fell in love with a collar shape that was slightly oversized, elegant in a retro kind of way, unfussy yet quirky’Your collar, like your accent, instantly places you. It says something about who you...
View ArticleDig that polo neck out of your wardrobe
Jackie O loved them. Now Kim Kardashian wears one as a body-con dress, Alexa Chung teams her sweater with a leather mini, and Joaquin Phoenix’s statement layering is the only watchable thing about...
View ArticleStand up straight like Gwyneth Paltrow – and other essential red carpet rules
As Bafta night looms, our fashion editor reveals the tricks of the trade she has picked up from the likes of Cate Blanchett, Julianne Moore and Sienna MillerThis is the actual point of the red carpet,...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: suede
‘Now leather is overexposed, suede doesn’t look such a wallflower; it looks authentic and intriguing’For a long time, my thoughts on suede could be summed up as follows: it’s leather for squares....
View ArticleAlexander McQueen: into the light | Jess Cartner-Morley
Alexander McQueen was defined by his dark, even menacing vision. Five years after his suicide, Jess Cartner-Morley discovers that behind his apparent nihilism was a passion for lifeThe night before...
View ArticleCan taping your toes together ease high heel pain?
The Guardian’s fashion editor puts Marie Helvin’s theory to the public transport testI am a total sucker for any old internet cod science, if it promises pain-free high heel wearing. I have tried...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: purple
‘The best stylist of purple is not fashion but nature. Style it like a florist or a gardener, not a fashionista’Wearing purple is a statement, but not usually one about style. In Jenny Joseph’s poem it...
View ArticleJ Crew's Jenna Lyons: 'Sequins are the new black'
Label’s creative director fights against ‘fashion gone quiet’ with sparkles, bright yellows and deep purples as she shows collection at New York fashion weekBackstage at the Lincoln Center, moments...
View ArticleOscar de la Renta's joie de vivre lives on at New York fashion week
Peter Copping’s first turn as creative director stays true to the late designer’s legacy, with a femininity that remains refined yet upbeatThere are not many catwalk shows at which you will find Nancy...
View ArticleMichael Kors shows a return to high-rolling glamour
Designer tries to woo fashion’s tastemakers with refined and sophisticated takes on ready-to-wear as success of his handbags jeopardises brand’s exclusivityMichael Kors has what many in the fashion...
View ArticleRalph Lauren back at cutting edge of fashion after New York show
Designer creates cosy winter wonderland in which to give crowds a masterclass in sexy-but-warm elegance, reaffirming his place as the king of all-American coolGiven that Kanye West last year told an...
View ArticleMarc Jacobs dismisses street-style at New York fashion week
Marc Jacobs’ show, which closed New York fashion week, was a riot of glamour and sophistication, and a far cry from the street-style looks outsideThis New York fashion week has been characterised by...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: cropped trousers
‘At first I thought all the models had had growth spurts since their last fittings, and then realised that no, the trousers were meant to look like that’Trousers that are too short for you are the next...
View ArticleKids at the catwalk: In defence of taking children to fashion shows
Was Kim Kardashian wrong to bring baby North West to Kanye’s Adidas show? Half the crowd thought so, judging by their faces during North’s tantrum. Our fashion editor disagreesWhat is it about taking...
View ArticleWho won the Oscars red carpet?
The Oscars 2015 red carpet was, as ever, a lesson in high glamour. But between Emma Stone in beaded chartreuse, Keira Knightley doing maternity-chic and Gwyneth Paltrow returning to sugary pink, who...
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