Vogue at 100: models in the blitz, Diana with a tiara and the Kate Moss...
The fashion bible’s A Century of Style exhibition captures a peculiarly British sense of aristocracy, adventure and female powerDamien Hirst, scruffy in a black jumper, pulls a silly face for the...
View ArticleThe rise of blind-spot shopping
Livia Firth’s new collection for Marks & Spencer suggests that the smartest shoppers may be the ones buying clothes that most others would pass byConfession time. When I shop, I am drawn like a...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: what real people wear to fashion shows
Pleated skirts. That’s what we wear Do you know what people actually wear to go to fashion shows? The relatively normal people who go to fashion shows for relatively normal, job-related reasons, I...
View ArticleHow workout leggings set the pace in fashion
Trophy fitness wear is this decade’s It item – even when you’re not in the gymAround 2004, somewhere between the Balenciaga Lariat and the Chloé Paddington, we reached peak It bag. It is funny to think...
View ArticleSee it, buy it: prêt-à-porter comes to New York fashion week
Michael Kors abolishes wait between catwalk and store by making key garments from his latest collection ready to buyNew York fashion week has a new catchphrase: “Ready to wear – ready to go.” The...
View ArticleRalph Lauren ignores the fashion zeitgeist and lets the good times roll
Designer’s catwalk show celebrates enduring power of traditional aesthetic values with seductive, sleek daywearKanye West, as usual, nailed the fashion zeitgeist. In the week when West declared himself...
View ArticleFrom Lady Gaga to Beetlejuice: seven things to know about the Marc Jacobs show
The Marc Jacobs New York show was a lesson in urban grey, towering platforms and Beetlejuice chic. Plus, everyone was there, from Lady Gaga to Christina RicciLady Gaga walked, wearing a black wool coat...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: a blue shirt with a twist
The elevated shirt doesn’t have to be tent-like, or down to your kneesThe adjective most often affixed to a blue shirt is “humble”. That is, until now. This year, the blue collar has gone decidedly...
View ArticleIt's handbags: accessory labels do battle at London fashion week
Mulberry’s catwalk return and fun designs from Anya Hindmarch and Hill & Friends raised stakes in a UK market worth £2.7bn It is a sign of how business minded the British fashion industry now is...
View ArticleSarah Burton brings Alexander McQueen show back to London
Designer makes triumphant return to venue where she worked on her very first McQueen show 20 years agoSarah Burton’s decision to stage the first Alexander McQueen womenswear catwalk show in London for...
View ArticleWant to nail a fashion week trend? Head outside the shows
From Gucci loafers and ankle gaps to loose hair and white polo necks, forget the catwalks. Look no further than the streets, where the showgoers are promenading all the latest looksWhat would happen if...
View ArticleBurberry ready to modernise fashion without delay
The brand’s catwalk took place against the backdrop of an industry on the brink of scrapping its traditional business model Christopher Bailey was more succinct than usual in his summation of the new...
View ArticleLondon fashion week: seven ways to make your wardrobe more interesting
From eiderdown coats to showgirls sequins, next season’s trends revealedThis is what I love about London fashion week: you can rely on this city to put the cat among the pigeons.As Net-a-Porter founder...
View ArticleGucci's glamorously nerdish aesthetic returns – with a twist
The mood was more assertive and womanly than the label’s usual ‘androgynous adolescent prodigy leaves the library for cocktails’ fareGucci designer Alessandro Michele makes clothes you lay eyes on for...
View ArticlePrada thinks differently at Milan fashion week with commentary on glamour
Designer Miuccia Prada uses the catwalk as a collage for the ‘history of women’ – but are Prada’s rivals gaining ground on its eminence?The power of Prada has long derived from the fact that it is a...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: an X-factor neckline
Whereas a halterneck can be a bit Spring Break, the X-factor neckline is classier, because it nixes the cleavage elementAllow me to introduce you to the X-factor neckline. I don’t mean X Factor in the...
View ArticleMaxmara shows a collection that's hot on detail (and, of course, camel coats)
Maxmara’s autumn/winter 2016 show is a lesson in combining classics – stripes, boilersuits and a new version of its classic camel coal – with modern updatesThe Maxmara world is reimagined every autumn,...
View ArticleOscars red carpet fashion: a retrograde year for Hollywood feminism
Alicia Vikander picks yellow and Cate Blanchett comes dressed as a mermaid … Hollywood’s leading women opted for a decidedly sugary look on the red carpetIn pictures: the best and worst of Oscar...
View ArticleThe 'Man Repeller' look – how Milan turned its back on sexiness
Milan fashion week is the spiritual home of sex appeal. So why have labels from Gucci to Fendi embraced clothes with a cheerful disregard for the male gaze?Man Repeller, a fashion blog by the American...
View ArticleJohn Galliano takes Maison Margiela non-traditional
Layered ponytailed hair extensions under bobbed wigs, two-dimensional dresses draped like a bib: you get the pictureMaison Margiela, the house now headed by John Galliano, promised “a non-traditional...
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