Like a storybook character come to life: why the Queen is a style icon
From eggy yellow dresses to pointless handbags, there’s more to dressing like a monarch than meets the eye. Ours avoids chic and makes sure she doesn’t clash with grass. Though she did once sport a...
View ArticleQueen Elizabeth II becomes longest reigning British monarch - live updates
Queen, who has served 63 years and 216 days on throne, will officially break record at 5.30pm. Follow the day’s events here 3.18pm BSTWe’re closing the live blog now, but you can still let us know...
View ArticleThe 10 most exciting things that will* happen at New York fashion week
Kardashian-Jenner family feuds, wild parties, the Fat Jew, Drones – it’s all about to kick off at New York fashion week*Well, might anyway1. Caitlyn Jenner will walk for GivenchySo if you believe...
View ArticleChic or not chic? The Apple Watch Hermes
The Guardian’s fashion editor gives her view of Apple’s most luxury-focused wearable yetApple HQ have announced the launch of an iPad with a pencil, and an iPhone that takes “emergency selfies” [sic] –...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: a long boho dress
‘You need a dress that’s a little bit Bloomsbury, cerebral, original and offbeat – something halfway between Lorraine Kelly and Virginia Woolf’This year, there’s another thing to add to the long list...
View ArticleHow Socality Barbie proves that Instagram has turned into reality TV
You’ve seen the same visual cliches so many times – filtered brunches, wholesome hikes and perfect weekend wardrobes. Now one spoof account is parodying the impossibly perfect lifestyle #liveauthentic...
View ArticleAlexa Chung on how to break into the fashion industry
The queen of London fashion week on the high-street brands to buy, who she parties with and her favourite song lyric of all timeIf anyone knows how to win in the fashion industry, it’s Ms Alexa Chung....
View ArticleCar: why a sweet ride is this season's best accessory
From Givenchy’s afterparty to H&M, automobiles are the accessory of the season. Battered Ford or swanky Ferrari, it’s your callPashley bikes are a cliche, Uber is over. There are only two...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: the new suits
‘The double-breasted jackets are a little too severe, the trousers cropped slightly too short. Done like this, suits become subversive’I have worn all kinds of weird trends over the years, as you may...
View ArticleLondon fashion week launches in quirky new home – a multistorey car park
Star-studded event moves from Somerset House to concrete landmark as practicality and accessibility take centre stage It might not seem immediately obvious that a move from one of the country’s largest...
View ArticleHill & Friends: everything you need to know about Emma Hill’s post-Mulberry...
The ex-Mulberry creative director debuted her playful new handbags with a pink and sugary show at ClaridgesHill & Friends’ bags close with a postman’s lock fastening in the shape of a smiley face -...
View ArticleLondon fashion week: leopard prints make roaring comeback on catwalk
Topshop and Hill & Friends shows both team animal print with hot pink, a combination rarely seen since the party pages of 1980s Tatler Jackie Collins, who once said her weakness was “too much...
View ArticleMeet the nodels: fashion beyond skinny models
The new trend in catwalk casting proves that people matter more than clothesHaters, form an orderly queue. I probably shouldn’t say this out loud, because it’s not as if you lot don’t have enough...
View ArticleLondon fashion week: Burberry and Christopher Kane look to the stars
Christopher Bailey’s show took Burberry street while celebrities looked on, and Kane made light of a dark period in his life When your catwalk show is prefaced by Benedict Cumberbatch kissing his...
View ArticleLondon fashion is finished with posh style – get real with This is England '90
It has dropped the upper-class accent and fallen back in love with lo-fi style. Next spring’s trends are anoraks over short skirts, long dresses with flat shoes, spaghetti straps and acid brightsIf you...
View ArticleAlessandro Michele brings Milan fashion week under Gucci's heel
Designer showcases vision of clothes as ‘psycho-geographic maps’ in disused train depot without losing mainstream appealAlessandro Michele has changed what the Gucci loafer means. At the beginning of...
View ArticlePucci makes waves at Milan fashion week with sea-themed collection
It was a less jazz-hands start to a new era of Pucci than expected, and spring/summer designs looked fresher for itMassimo Giorgetti, the new designer at Emilio Pucci, has two credentials that will...
View ArticlePrada calls up memories of other times and dresses at Milan fashion week
Fashion house pairs melancholic designs with striking accessories as design director Fabio Zambernardi runs the showAt most Milan fashion week shows, the philosophy behind a sheer skirt is the desire...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: Victoriana
‘The calibrations that take Victoriana from modern but lyrical and romantic (what we are going for) to tragic, pitiful and antiquated (less so) are subtle’My gossamer frills suggest a ladylike...
View ArticleInstagram: welcome to fashion's new front row
Forget the catwalk: these days, it’s social media that decides what you wear – and more is definitely moreYou know that navy blazer, the really expensive one that you bought because fashion editors...
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