Burberry’s new boss unveils serene LFW show – then flips it
Designer Riccardo Tisci says he wanted the brand’s new look to ‘celebrate eclecticism’Riccardo Tisci’s Burberry debut shocked London fashion week in the one way no one expected.An audience braced on...
View ArticleLondon fashion week: the inside scoop
Sex, gender and rebellion were what everyone was talking about – and designers with the most to say didn’t show clothes at allMy favourite part of a really good catwalk show often happens about three...
View ArticlePolitics, pinstripes and soft power at London fashion week
No 10 reception is heavy on the suits as Brexit frays nerves of British fashion industryThis London fashion week focused on hard numbers rather than soft power, and closed with a businesslike Downing...
View ArticleThe skirt suit – but not as we know it | Jess Cartner-Morley
It is the turn of the ultimate corporate uniform, but with a twistI’m not a fan of ironic fashion. “Isn’t it completely hilarious how I’m wearing clothes that ordinary people wear, when I am so very...
View ArticleDonatella Versace: more Stormy Daniels than Barbie these days
Milan’s Friday night headliner features legendary designerDonatella Versace is the fashion industry’s very own rock’n’roll legend. She has survived addiction and tragedy and remains as blonde as Debbie...
View ArticleItaly’s Missoni survives 65 years in fashion as a family affair
The ‘zigzag’ label has been led for 21 years by its founders’ daughter, Angela. She talks here about her designs on the futureTo many people, the Missoni name stands for zigzags. But to Angela Missoni,...
View ArticleDolce & Gabbana: Milan fashion show's unlikely champions of diversity
Plus-size models and the first black viscountess modelled in show that celebrated glamour in all its formsIt would be hard to make a case for Dolce & Gabbana as being politically correct. The...
View ArticleGreen Carpet awards sprinkle stardust on Milan fashion week
Julianne Moore and Cate Blanchett join Anna Wintour and Cindy Crawford for celebration of sustainable fashionThe greatest misconception about the Green Carpet awards, which brought Milan fashion week...
View ArticleDior dancers forgo the ballet in move toward unrestrained feminism
Designer Maria Grazia Chiuri took a stand against body tyranny at Paris fashion weekFeminism has become an ace to be played on the catwalk. A slogan T-shirt, a low-heeled shoe and a few choice words...
View ArticleGucci springs surprises in disused Paris theatre
Designer Alessandro Michele revels in his wicked skill at confusing peopleConcierges at hotels all over Paris this weekend have been bemused by the invitation to Gucci’s catwalk show – a clear plastic...
View ArticleThe end of cleavage: how sexy clothes lost their allure
Milan fashion week is known for seduction and glamour, but even the home of molto sexy dressing is dialling things down. What’s behind the big cover up?The talent all great fashion designers have in...
View ArticleHedi Slimane rips up Céline's female design philosophy at Paris show
Brutally slender, polished to perfection and a fastidious kind of after-dark decadence, the first show under Hedi Slimane’s tenure signals a new direction for the French fashion house At the most...
View ArticleFantastical frocks rule in off-the-peg Schiaparelli range
Man Ray collaboration inspires couture label’s leap to off-the-peg collectionCan you make surrealism real? That is the question for the house of Schiaparelli. The Paris couture house founded by Elsa...
View ArticleBalenciaga breaks fashion taboos in Paris on way to bigger picture
Demna Gvasalia show offers hovering cocktail dresses, square shoulders and comfortBalenciaga stands for the weirdly elegant and the beautifully odd. Its founder, Cristóbal, gave fashion the puffball...
View ArticleClare Waight Keller's Givenchy show in Paris shimmers sharply in a tuxedo
The British designer’s latest muse is Annemarie Schwarzenbach – who was a ‘spectacular looking woman’The British designer Clare Waight Keller scored the biggest fashion triumph of 2018 five months ago...
View ArticleStella McCartney in punchy mood in first show as brand’s boss
Focus on accessories at Paris fashion week suggests the brand has its eye on the commercial prizeFor the first time in her 21 years at Paris fashion week, Stella McCartney took her catwalk bow not only...
View ArticleGhesquière’s sci-fi silhouettes take flight for Louis Vuitton at Paris show
Neat jackets and A-line dresses grace Louvre courtyard catwalk as designer ‘obsessed with empowering women’ closes fashion week“Every piece that I designed for this collection, I asked the question: is...
View ArticleGet real: how the catwalk shows will change your wardrobe
As Paris rounds off a month of fashion weeks, which of the standout looks – from incredible tailoring to plunging necklines – will make it into your closet?Fashion week can be about many things – for...
View ArticleAt home with Lucinda Chambers: ‘The way I left Vogue could have been more...
The former fashion director on her eclectic style, the myth of age-appropriate dressing – and life after burning bridgesLucinda Chambers has the kind of style you just can’t buy. That illusive je ne...
View ArticleThe fashion editor's eco-makeover: can I rethink my love affair with clothes?
I’ll always love the thrill of shopping, but I care about the planet, too. Where do I begin? I love fashion. I love going to catwalk shows. I love getting dressed up. I love the illicit thrill of some...
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