Manolos in Mar-a-Lago: Melania Trump and the politics of her 2017 wardrobe
From the Jackie Kennedy styling at the inauguration to the misguided stilettoes she wore en route to meet flood victims, we can learn an awful lot about US politics from Melania Trump’s 2017...
View Article2017: the year the balance of power shifted in the world of fashion
Analysis of 30,000 articles reveals that fashion’s key word of 2017 is ‘power’ – reflecting big changes in the balance of power throughout the industryAn analysis of 30,000 articles published in 2017,...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: in-out dressing for NYE
Dress to go out, even if you are staying in. I can’t recommend this highly enoughOne of the signs that you have reached adulthood is that it becomes de rigueur among your peer group to tell anyone who...
View ArticleIt's in the jeans: why the humble denim jacket is the new power dressing
From Gigi Hadid’s ‘shrobed’ version to Vetements and Levi’s Frankenjacket, the humble jean jacket will be ubiquitousYou can tell a lot about a decade by its most overused words. The noughties had...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: a next-gen slogan T-shirt
Never lose sight of the fact that wearing a T-shirt isn’t the same as activismEvery like-chaser on Instagram – and that’s all of us, by the way – knows that pretty visuals are all very well, but that a...
View ArticleLBDs are selling out but Golden Globes backlash has already begun
Female stars will wear black dresses to highlight Hollywood sexual harassment on Sunday, but not everyone is supportiveAnyone shopping for a little black dress in Los Angeles this weekend can expect...
View ArticleA show of power, not fashion: dressing for the post-Weinstein Golden Globes
With their dresses and their dates, Hollywood’s female stars demonstrated that there will be no ‘business as usual’ after sexual harassment scandalThis Golden Globes red carpet was not a fashion show,...
View ArticlePlus-size reinvented: 'We were told to hide, wear a sack – now we want equality'
Curve, M&S’s new plus-size range, targets a modern woman who wants more fashion, not just bigger clothesDanielle Vanier is a fashion blogger. A recent post sees her in a keyhole-front leather-look...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: corduroy | Jess Cartner-Morley
An unexpected colour is one way to nudge people into realising you are wearing corduroy in a soulful-and-cultured sense, not in the grumpy-and-outdated senseIn case you’re wondering, the look I am...
View ArticlePower dressing: why fashion has never been so important
From the Golden Globes black-dress-code protest to Kim Jong-un’s suits and Meghan Markle’s M&S jumper, fashion is the news channel to watchThe Oscars are six weeks away, and already my red-carpet...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: chunky sweaters and floaty skirts | Jess Cartner-Morley
I have hit upon a formula for January dressing that is comfortable and cosy, but looks sharper than Uggs and cardigan-coatsWith the honourable exception of those poor souls who have to step right out...
View ArticleCéline appoints Hedi Slimane as its new creative director
Slimane is one of the most iconoclastic and charismatic characters in modern fashionHedi Slimane, one of the most iconoclastic and charismatic characters in modern fashion, has been named the new...
View ArticleRalph & Russo unveils a fairytale for Paris fashion week
London fashion house is the sole heir to a grand British couture traditionThe aesthetic of Ralph & Russo, the only extant British haute couture house, can be summed up as dresses in which to marry...
View ArticleHow Azzedine Alaïa changed the way we see women's bodies
The Tunisian designer died in November, but with his first London boutique opening ahead of a major UK exhibition in May, his work has long proved to be far ahead of its timeThe king is dead; long live...
View ArticleLagerfeld still top of his game with blooming 2018 Chanel collection
Flowers were ever-present at summer 2018 Paris show, where designer revealed a new lookIn politics, a rose garden strategy refers to an incumbent candidate using the trappings of office to project an...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: a check blazer | Jess Cartner-Morley
If you don’t have this jacket (tailored, checked, on the grey-to-beige scale of soft neutrals), then get onePlease tell me you have this jacket, or one very similar, already. And if not, then if you...
View Article‘I don’t think elegance is relevant’: Vetements’ Demna Gvasalia, the world’s...
The 36-year-old Georgian, now Balenciaga’s creative director, is bored of fashion as fantasy and has eschewed the tropes of Parisian glamour for flea market catwalks and crumpled styling. Where can he...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: a styling tip from Meghan Markle | Jess Cartner-Morley
A long coat looks great on the catwalk – and Prince Harry’s fiancee shows how it can work in real life, tooSo Meghan Markle is 5ft 6in, maybe 5ft 7in, says the internet. I Googled this because of a...
View ArticleNew York fashion week: industry faces its #MeToo moment
The hotly debated issue will not be hemlines but whether fashion is truly addressing its problemsThe most public moment in the fashion industry calendar has arrived at a moment when the industry is in...
View ArticleVictoria Beckham bids farewell to New York fashion week on a high
Her first show a decade ago was a novelty act, but her departure is a significant blow to the eventVictoria Beckham made her first appearance at New York fashion week a decade ago as a novelty act, but...
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