Azzedine Alaïa exhibition towers but has lightness of touch | Jess...
Co-curated by the late designer, Design Museum show avoids the pomp of a retrospectiveHe was 5 ft 3 (1.6 metres), but the mannequins wearing his dresses at the Design Museum in London are 6 ft 11...
View ArticleDavid Beckham appointed ambassador of British fashion
British Fashion Council hopes to leverage Beckham’s fame to attract young talent and global investmentDavid Beckham is to take on a leadership role in the fashion industry, a move that consolidates the...
View ArticleKaftan cool: why covering up is the new skimpy dressing this summer
Forget the slogan T-shirt – the kaftan is the new political fashion statement to make So I’ve got a party coming up, the kind that requires a proper look. A party where people who look really good at...
View ArticlePrince Charles avoids wedding chatter to talk sustainable fashion
Royal looking forward to Harry and Meghan’s wedding but opts to discuss nettles insteadWhen Prince Charles met British fashion designers, retailers and editors on Wednesday, he succeeded in steering...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: a pinafore dress | Jess Cartner-Morley
Feel weird in dungarees? Try a pinafore dress insteadGather round, my friends. My years spent overthinking clothes have been rewarded with a few nuggets of genuinely useful wisdom, and I am about to...
View ArticleMeghan Markle’s glossy friends raise the wedding fashion game
A diverse crowd in daring couture replace the usual pale faces in polite florals‘A long, cool glass of water’: the perfect dress for a Californian royalInside St George’s Chapel for the royal wedding,...
View Article'A long, cool glass of water': the perfect wedding dress for a Californian...
Clare Waight Keller of Givenchy marries crisp lines with demure formality in Meghan Markle gownFull coverage of the big dayThe dress of the year turned out to be beautifully simple. Clare Waight...
View ArticlePrince Harry and Meghan Markle marry: how the royal wedding unfolded
Catch up on all the details of the build-up and ceremony in WindsorFull report: Meghan Markle and Prince Harry marry as millions watch How are you marking the day? Share your stories6.00pm BSTAs the...
View ArticleSix ways the royal wedding will rewire your summer look
The nuptials of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle taught us plenty about the evolution of the monarchy – but what did they tell us about this season’s fashion?The fashion headline of Meghan Markle’s...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: polka dots
Polka dots are not easy to wear. This look can go wrong very quicklyWhat you can’t see in this photo is the tightrope on which I walk. It is invisible, which makes it all the trickier to balance on,...
View ArticleDior gallops back into the spotlight with a Mexican rodeo
Maria Grazia Chiuri seeks to boost Dior’s feminist credentials with a collection inspired by daredevil womenFor the second week in a row, a venerable French fashion house has taken the reins of high...
View ArticleLouis Vuitton's cruise show: sculptural silhouettes and iconoclasm
Proportions snag the eye just like the Miró and Giacometti pieces that dot the lawnsThe white gravel hill path that winds around Joan Miró’s sculptures in the grounds of the Fondation Maeght, near...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: the co-ord | Jess Cartner-Morley
It’s as if you took your date dress and consciously uncoupled it. So modern!So, the point of what I am wearing today is that it looks like a dress, but it’s not a dress. It’s a co-ord, which means two...
View ArticleWhy the man behind Max Mara is the most influential fashion designer you’ve...
Ian Griffiths is a British ex-punk and not what you might expect from the classic Italian brandOne night in 1982, a 19-year-old club kid called Ian Griffiths, who had recently dropped out of an...
View ArticleStyle is dead: why brunch has replaced fashion
Sales of clothing are falling as we choose to spend our cash on ‘experiences’ – from food to the gym, festivals and holidaysIs there no end to the evil that is avocado toast? Not content with keeping...
View ArticleLondon handbag auction poised to break records
Diamond-encrusted Hermès bag goes under hammer tipped to exceed £100k-£150kA 10-year-old Hermès Himalaya Birkin with a diamond-encrusted white gold lock is expected to become the most expensive handbag...
View ArticleHow to find your perfect summer dress
Simple? Sexy? Day-to-night? Let us help you nail that fabulous forever frockPick your favourite from our top 50 Right, I’m here to tell you what the fashionable summer dress you need to buy this year...
View ArticleWhat I wore this week: a boho white blouse
What this blouse brings to the party is wearable joie de vivreAs the bohemian-but-only-vaguely white blouse is a summer look that refuses to die, I suggest we embrace it. You can’t walk through a...
View ArticleEvery woman needs a classic white shirt – here’s how to wear it
The simplicity of the white shirt makes it a foolproof option when you just can’t decide what to wear. Just think Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana – and the FrenchThese days, when I really don’t know...
View ArticleThe death of the department store, a place out of time | Jess Cartner-Morley
Big, bland stores are at odds with modern consumers’ need for speed and individualismI have a deep love for the fourth floor of John Lewis’s Oxford Street flagship. The homespun wizardry of the...
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