How Philip Green, the £3.2bn king of the high street, lost his shine
Once, the Topshop supremo could do no wrong. But with the collapse of BHS, the lavish lifestyle of this brash outsider who parties with Kate Moss, owns three yachts and commutes by jet from Monaco is...
View ArticleDon’t wait for winter – buy your padded jacket now
Holding on for next season is so last season, as proved by fashion’s current must-have. Plus: five other looks that will last you into autumnThe trophy piece on the fashion insiders’ shopping hit lists...
View ArticleStella McCartney's Team GB kit is confidently patriotic
The designer’s Olympic kit blends a safe heritage print meets performance kitAll herald Team GB. With the 2016 Olympics three months away, designer Stella McCartney has fired the starting pistol,...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: the statement cardigan
If you can make it work in a fashion context, it can be subversively ballsyYou can tell the cardigan’s star is in the ascendant, because people have started shoulder-robing it. Well, at fashion week...
View ArticleThe Met Gala 2016: what will the guests be wearing?
Taylor Swift in Louis Vuitton and Rihanna in Saint Laurent … Well, we can dream, can’t we?What is“tech white tie”? The lucky few with the golden tickets to the Met ball have until Monday to figure out...
View ArticleGingham style: the fabric that owns spring
We are having a love affair with the wholesome cotton cloth, but does it mean we are all turning into Taylor Swift?We all know what wearing leopard print means. It means you are sexy and womanly and a...
View ArticleMet Ball 2016: what celebrities wore on the red carpet – in pictures
The theme was Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology, which meant ‘sci-fi baddie’ to some (Taylor Swift) and ‘bohemian painters’ to others (the Olsen twins). See our video hereContinue...
View ArticleMet Ball fashion: a silver, robot aesthetic at the 'Silicon Valley Prom'
What should a star wear on the red carpet in an age of technology? Taylor Swift, Kim Kardashian, Zayn Malik and countless others were in agreementThe dress code at the Met Ball red carpet was “tech...
View ArticleHow Philip Green, the £3.2bn king of the high street, lost his shine
Once, the Topshop supremo could do no wrong. But with the collapse of BHS, the lavish lifestyle of this brash outsider who parties with Kate Moss, owns three yachts and commutes by jet from Monaco is...
View ArticleChanel's Havana show: controversy, communism and Tony Castro
Staging an elite fashion show in a country with an annual salary of £3,000 is rife with complications, but it’s also classic LagerfeldKarl Lagerfeld likes to ruffle feathers almost as much as he likes...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: athleisure | Jess Cartner-Morley
The polo shirt is the athleisure update on the T-shirt, in the same way that the sweatshirt is the new crewneck Shall we have an athleisure recap? Right, so here’s an omnibus edition of what you may...
View ArticleHow Philip Green, the £3.2bn king of the high street, lost his shine
Once, the Topshop supremo could do no wrong. But with the collapse of BHS, the lavish lifestyle of this brash outsider who parties with Kate Moss, owns three yachts and commutes by jet from Monaco is...
View ArticleM&S addresses critics with ‘see now, buy now’ autumn collection
Retailer joins move towards immediacy with clothes that aim for an overarching contemporary feel in order to chime with next season’s collectionA surprise new look from a household name has dropped on...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: the dress-down hoodie
No one in their right mind doesn’t enjoy the breathe-easy benefits of a drawstring waist or the cocooning sensation of a hoodieIn the season that brought us the It Tracksuit, it is a stone-cold fact...
View ArticleSmash hit! Why tennis is having a fashion moment
The players look great, the world of fashion wants to be courtside and athleisure is the hot trend. So, it’s no surprise that Serena Williams, Roger Federer and co are now style icons as much as...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: flat white shoes | Jess Cartner-Morley
The flat white is the lovechild of the Adidas Stan Smith trainer and the skin-toned, high-heel court shoe beloved of the Duchess of CambridgeA flat white is not a coffee. Not here; hasn’t been for...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: the blue shirt
The rise of the blue shirt is probably the biggest fashion shift of 2016 so farBlue is my favourite colour. The colour of cloudless skies, Saturday morning jeans and Cillian Murphy’s eyes; what’s not...
View ArticleLouis Vuitton cruise collection seeks fashion's next dimension in Brazil
Against futuristic backdrop, Nicolas Ghesquière focuses on nostalgic Ipaneman glamour and country’s sporting heritage If challenged on his unconventional buildings, Oscar Niemeyer, architect of the Mac...
View ArticleWestminster Abbey proves divine inspiration for Gucci
The historic abbey has seen plenty of extraordinary outfits but nothing like the luxury brand’s fashion show in its cloistersWhat with hosting 16 royal weddings as well as every coronation since 1066,...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: the perfect wedding guest dress | Jess Cartner-Morley
As a guest, the ceremonial function of your look is this: to bring the partyBeing a wedding guest is one of the toughest gigs to dress for. But if you think I am about to let you off the hook with...
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