Burberry's new show brings rave culture back to life
Designer Riccardo Tisci draws on memories of London as a student for second showA Burberry show is about acting out what Britishness looks like, on the stage of London fashion week. France and Italy...
View ArticleLondon fashion week: shafts of light to the heavy weight of history
Contrasting shows from Roksanda and Erdem have immediate appealOrange is not traditionally worn with raspberry, nor caramel with tangerine, but they make perfect sense to designer Roksanda Ilinčić. “We...
View ArticleKarl Lagerfeld: king of fashion theatre who shaped Chanel legacy
The designer, who has died aged 85, transformed high fashion into blockbuster entertainmentKarl Lagerfeld, who has died aged 85, was a giant not just of fashion but of popular culture. He transformed...
View ArticleGucci in subdued mood at first show since 'blackface' scandal
Label voices regret in Milan while death of Karl Lagerfeld adds to downbeat feelThere were harlequin tunics, pantaloons cuffed at the ankle, ruffed Pierrot collars and tears painted on to faces as the...
View ArticleFendi at Milan fashion week: a memorial to Karl Lagerfeld
Silvia Fendi calls Lagerfeld’s 54 years with the Italian house ‘fashion’s longest love story’Before his death on Tuesday, Karl Lagerfeld had finished work on what was to be his final collection for...
View ArticleNew York’s Met Museum showcases the power of camp in new exhibition
Camp: Notes on Fashion will tell the story of camp’s origins from Versailles to 1930s BerlinCamp both high (the ballet, Caravaggio) and low (superheroes, Strictly) will be the subject of this year’s...
View ArticleDaniel Lee makes mark of his own in debut at helm of Bottega Veneta
New creative director’s show reflects the brand’s Italian heritage with soft-power chicThe most breathlessly hyped debut in this month of fashion shows was not a new urban streetwear label, or an...
View ArticleRed-carpet fashion at Oscars 2019: 'A bright pink confetti explosion'
Rachel Weisz won hearts and minds, Lady Gaga went conventional and the gender-fluid ‘gown-cedo’ made its debut … but one colour dominated In the piñata that is Oscars night, it’s not till the party...
View ArticleThe joy of necks: why everyone's wearing high necklines
Polo necks have been to this decade what miniskirts were to the 1960s. And, from the Oscars to the catwalks, the high-collared silhouette still reigns supremeWhen one look unites the Oscars, fashion...
View ArticleHow to wear: bare legs and woolly jumpers | Jess Cartner-Morley
Warmth from the waist up; spring fever from the waist downThis is the perfect time of year to do your biannual wardrobe switcheroo. The one where you pack all your winter clothes out of sight, and...
View ArticleParis fashion week: Hedi Slimane raises the roof with timeless chic
Designer’s autumn/winter show for Celine eschews bare skin for classic linesPolitics are the new hemlines at fashion week. After triggering a firestorm of feminist anger with the bare-skin-and-teen...
View ArticleBalenciaga's autumn-winter show blends chic with touch of reality
Trouser suits, practical flap pockets, and models with shopping bags feature in ParisA catwalk show as a love letter to Parisian style is an idea that has been done before, but not like this....
View ArticleMeghan effect on full display in Paris at Givenchy's show
While the pregnant duchess was not in France for fashion week, the royal connection was keenly felt as the aristocratic was given a chic updateUntil May last year, the style icon inevitably mentioned...
View ArticleStella McCartney leverages star power to save the rainforests
Oprah Winfrey and Drew Barrymore among famous names supporting eco-friendly project at Paris fashion weekThe catwalk for Stella McCartney’s latest collection ran through the Paris Opera on Monday...
View ArticleSarah Burton repays Alexander McQueen’s faith in classic style
Deeply personal Paris fashion week show highlights brand’s support for designerLee Alexander McQueen died in 2010, but not before he had predicted the trajectory of fashion this decade with...
View ArticleFashion bids farewell to Karl Lagerfeld at his final Chanel show
Grand Palais in Paris transformed into a winter wonderland for late designer’s last catwalk collectionAt Paris fashion week, there was only one show in town. Karl Lagerfeld’s final collection, designed...
View Article‘The beauty of controversy’: Louis Vuitton closes Paris fashion week
Label embraces the unconventional with ‘ugly’ clothes on a catwalk based on the Pompidou CentreNo one would describe Nicolas Ghesquière’s latest Louis Vuitton collection, which closed Paris fashion...
View ArticleThat 70s show: why the disco decade is back in fashion
The era now represents classic chic, as evidenced at Paris fashion week – and just a few additions can unlock the potential of your existing wardrobeThere is a logical, mathematical explanation for why...
View ArticleHow to wear: the colour purple | Jess Cartner-Morley
The exact tint of this top was what I loved about it in the first place, but I could never figure out what it worked withI’ve had this top for two years. In theory, I really like it; in reality, I’ve...
View Article'It connects first ladies with rap stars': why the white trainer defined the...
From Adidas Stan Smiths to all-white Converse, how the gym sneaker became a catwalk stapleYou own the It shoe of this decade already, even if you don’t know it. I’m not talking about the fur-lined...
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