Victoria Beckham starts a quiet hemline revolution at London fashion week
The designer broke with the mid-calf skirt ubiquitous in fashion with a knee-length skirtIt is six years since a new hemline made fashion headlines. But on Sunday morning at London fashion week,...
View ArticleVenezuela: a year on from the failed uprising
Tom Phillips, the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, is back in Venezuela a year after the start of a dramatic, but so far unsuccessful, attempt to topple Nicolás Maduro. While conditions in...
View ArticleBurberry showcases modern equestrian chic at London fashion week
Fashion house weathers the economic storm as coronavirus outbreak dents luxury demand“London is the place where I learned to be myself and a city where I gained the confidence to be the man that I am...
View ArticleOne is a muse! How Princess Anne changed fashion
With her power tailoring, trusty jodhpurs and sporty sunglasses, the equestrian-loving royal has taken London fashion week by stormFashion loves a princess. Five decades before Princess Diana there was...
View ArticleWhy owning fewer clothes makes you a better dresser
There is a sartorial magic to the kind of streamlined wardrobe made famous by Audrey Hepburn and Sade. Here’s how to master itSee our gallery on the fine art of capsule dressingRead more from the...
View ArticleFluid and fashionable: V&A shakes up image of 'traditional' kimono
Exhibition shows off rich history of Japanese garment in all its three-dimensional gloryMore than 100 kimonos, from Freddie Mercury’s favourite cherry-blossom-pink lounging robe to gold-embroidered...
View ArticleDior's Tuileries show in Paris looks back to the spirit of the 1970s
Designs use a sophisticated visual style to pitch the brand as conscious and engagedBecause Christian Dior loved flowers and nature, he took the tulip as inspiration for his dress patterns and bottled...
View ArticleHow to wear the 70s look | Jess Cartner-Morley
It was the decade that style forgot – but now a more polished version of the 70s is possibleThe 1970s have improved with age. We are in the middle of a month of catwalk shows and along the front row,...
View ArticleCancelled shows and designer masks: Paris fashion week wrestles with coronavirus
Protective face coverings have become this season’s must-have accessory among showgoersCoronavirus - latest updatesThe trend sweeping Paris fashion week, which looks poised to catch on globally, is not...
View ArticleHedi Slimane delivers masterclass in modern nostalgia for Celine
Platform sandals meet 40-denier tights as rock’n’roll goes bourgeois at Paris fashion weekAt his Celine catwalk show on Friday night, the designer Hedi Slimane distilled what looks to be the most...
View ArticleSplashing out in Paris: Balenciaga floods venue for fashion show
Waters lap perilously close to audience as grand capes and latex trench coats are modelledHow to make the fashion industry engage with the climate crisis? Flood the venue, and submerge the front...
View ArticleStella McCartney goes wild to drive home animal-free message
Paris show features wildlife costumes to emphasise the label’s planet-friendly ethosThe singer Janelle Monáe and actor Shailene Woodley were in the front row, but two rabbits, a fox, a horse, two cows...
View ArticleLouis Vuitton spurns coronavirus fears with dramatic closing show at Louvre
Museum reopens for brand to close Paris fashion week with time-travelling spectacleCoronavirus – latestThe Louvre is currently closed to visitors due to staff concerns about coronavirus, but the Louis...
View ArticleHow to dress like a Parisian: big coats, monochrome and a splash of crimson
Gallic style is more in vogue than ever and the Paris fashion week trends will translate easily to our wardrobes‘You don’t have to be French to be a Parisian,” Karl Lagerfeld once said. Lagerfeld...
View ArticleHow to wear a pilgrim collar | Jess Cartner-Morley
They are the new frontier in modest dressing, but avoid any hint of fancy dressTake one Peter Pan collar, double it, add to an otherwise low-key outfit. That is a failsafe formula for fashion this...
View ArticleGoth princess: how the new It dress won over Kate – and everyone else
The pretty but slightly perplexing dress is a hit with celebrities and royalty alike. Here’s why it is so popularAs our esteemed readers know, we at the Guardian fashion desk do not make a habit of...
View ArticleHow to wear a fine knit | Jess Cartner-Morley
A lightweight sweater can be tucked into a waistband – ideal with the high-waisted jeans you’ll be wearing soon, if you aren’t alreadyChunky knitwear is so chic, but only on other people. I am writing...
View ArticleShades of 50: how the midlife woman went from invisible to the main event
From Jennifer Aniston to Robin Wright, the cultural underdog has been rebrandedAt the end of the Versace show in Milan last September, Jennifer Lopez burst on to the catwalk in a blaze of glory. Chin...
View ArticleWhy revamping your wardrobe is the perfect lockdown distraction
Need to exert a little control in these chaotic times? Streamlining your clothes is the ideal project for when you are staying in – and will set you up for working from homeIn times of crisis, we turn...
View ArticleHow to build a loungewear collection | Jess Cartner-Morley
Dig into your wardrobe for comfy treasures that are well-worn but not completely worn outAt a fashion event the other day, a buyer introduced me to the concept of the third wardrobe. Most women already...
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