Ralph Lauren brings his Caribbean beach house to Manhattan
Reassuringly familiar style on show, though aesthetic edges towards parody at timesRalph Lauren is shorthand for a lifestyle. The fashion empire of the 91st richest American is built on selling a...
View ArticleFuchsia pink, leopard print and ‘Pussy Power’ bags: is this what female...
New York fashion week gave us some edgy, interesting trends, from Victoria Beckham’s shaped leather dresses to Alexander Wang’s wet-look belted coat. But does championing a cause always make for...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: a turtle neck
The polo neck can’t stay in fashion for ever, so prepare for the inevitable with this sleeker, sportier alternativeWhat did we wear before polo necks were a thing? It gives me neck chills just thinking...
View ArticleAnti-fur protests set to fly as activists target London fashion week
Animal rights campaigners plan largest demonstrations in decade as designers move away from furBoosted by the vogue for veganism, animal rights activists plan to target London fashion week this weekend...
View ArticleChristopher Bailey bows out from Burberry under a bold rainbow
An adventurous last show from the form-breaking British designer who reinvented BurberryFor 17 years at Burberry, Christopher Bailey has rejoiced in rain. It is, after all, both quintessential British...
View ArticleDesigner label Preen launches collection starting at just 65p
Catwalk label’s postage stamp collection features Finella dress worn by Duchess of CambridgePreen, the catwalk label designed by the husband and wife team Justin Thornton and Thea Bregazzi and worn by...
View ArticleBlackout on the red carpet: ‘best dressed’ a non-issue at Baftas
Women dress in black to turn awards ceremony spotlight from clothes to the fight for equality• Baftas red carpet: from Angelina Jolie to Lupita Nyong’o – in picturesThe red carpet was a less colourful...
View ArticleLondon fashion week storms the palace (and the galleries)
Buckingham Palace showcases Commonwealth talent as Erdem portrays ruling-class glamourErdem snaked a catwalk through the National Portrait Gallery, Christopher Kane commandeered Tate Britain, Jasper...
View ArticleFrom rainbow stripes to high-tide trousers: eight styles rules from London...
The twice-yearly celebration of style finishes today. Having taken in five days of catwalks, we outline everything you need to know about next season’s trendsWith the red carpet blackout sweeping the...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: lilac | Jess Cartner-Morley
For the next six months, at least, a colour that has recently been confined to National Trust gift shops will be on every shop floorContext is all, Margaret Atwood wrote. I couldn’t agree more. I mean,...
View ArticleDior delivers 1960s feminism to a new generation in Paris
Maria Grazia Chiuri continues theme of female empowerment but with a more tomboyish edge Maria Grazia Chiuri, the first female designer of Christian Dior, has a specific idea as to her role in the new...
View ArticleParis: nerves abound at first Lanvin show under Chinese owner
Did designer Olivier Lapidus do enough to keep his job at France’s oldest fashion house?Lanvin, the oldest surviving house in French fashion, took to the Paris catwalk on Wednesday for its first outing...
View ArticleShockwaves in Paris as Riccardo Tisci named new Burberry designer
Appointment of Italian creative at the traditionally British brand hints at a radical turnaround planContinue reading...
View ArticleAn ode to the 70s at Natacha Ramsay-Levi's sophomore Chloé collection
In just two seasons, the Louis Vuitton alumnus has made taking on a heritage house look easy“The frustrated desires of the bourgeoisie” was how Natacha Ramsay-Levi described the mood of her sophomore...
View ArticleLoewe aspires to be the thinking woman's favourite in Paris
Designer Jonathan Anderson makes a grab for sophisticated terrain occupied by CélineInto the gap left at Paris fashion week by the departure of Phoebe Philo from Céline, enter Loewe. Philo’s successor,...
View ArticleThe Oscars' rainbow moment: fashion's colourful stand for change
Not all protests have to be monochrome. Film stars struck blows for feminism at the Academy Awards in dresses of pink, gold, red, yellow … and furry slippersFor once, the most memorable image of women...
View ArticleThe return of gritty chic: what the Paris shows mean for our wardrobes
From black leather to sharp blazers, the autumn shows in the French capital have a direct impact on what we wear. Prepare to subtly shift your wardrobe from sweet to sleekI am not going to tell you...
View ArticleGender equality takes centre stage for Louis Vuitton show
Nicolas Ghesquière’s ‘quintessentially French’ show in Paris was an old-school catwalk masterclassOn the last night of a month of fashion weeks, Hollywood decamped to Paris for the Louis Vuitton...
View ArticleThe Fashion - hair eartuck
Simple, nuanced and just the tiniest bit nerdy. There’s only one way to wear your hair this season – and it doesn’t involve a blow-dry• Read more from the spring/summer 2018 edition of The Fashion, our...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: a pencil skirt | Jess Cartner-Morley
This is a skirt you can develop a proper crush onI would do a kneeslide across the room, if that were a physical possibility in this outfit. It’s not, but that’s how happy I am about the return of the...
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