Crinolines and baroque heels: Dior designer taps into 16th-century muse for...
Maria Grazia Chiuri calls on Catherine de Medici for inspiration“Many young people hate fashion,” said the Dior designer Maria Grazia Chiuri, backstage before her grand show in the Tuileries garden...
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From olive to mint, emerald to Kermit, you need some green in your wardrobeWhat’s strange about this picture? Trick question: nothing. Not any more, anyway. An outfit in top-to-toe green? Nothing to...
View ArticleVictoria Beckham chooses glamour over fireworks for Paris fashion week
Presence of daughter-in-law in front row draws a line under gossip after rumours of a feudCan a Spice Girl pull off French-girl chic? Victoria Beckham has won over fashion sceptics in New York and...
View ArticleKanye West models incognito at Balenciaga Paris fashion week show
Musician walks on catwalk unannounced in dystopian-themed show of luxury urban fashionIt took several minutes for the Paris fashion week audience to realise they had just witnessed Kanye West make his...
View ArticleStella McCartney’s Paris show aims to set trend for subtle sustainability
Fashion designs featuring regenerative ‘shirt to dirt’ cotton and leather alternatives hit catwalk outside Pompidou CentreStella McCartney’s catwalk show, held in the public square in front of the...
View ArticleKanye West stirs controversy in ‘White Lives Matter’ T-shirt at Paris fashion...
Rapper referenced Kim Kardashian’s 2016 robbery and Gap fallout at Yeezy Season 9 show that featured Naomi CampbellIt was billed as a surprise fashion show but landed as a bigger surprise than...
View Article‘We prefer a dream over controversy’: Chanel at Paris fashion week
Label’s collection by Virginie Viard is based on Coco Chanel’s designs for 1961 film Last Year at MarienbadLike the Eiffel Tower above the city, the role of Chanel is to “rise above” Paris fashion even...
View ArticleEnough of straw baskets and lumpy totes. It's time for a Proper Handbag |...
Ladylike bags have come of age – something the Queen always knew – but with a modern, practical twistAt first I thought it was just me showing my age. I have found myself yearning for a Proper Handbag,...
View ArticleCosy, cool and confidence-boosting: how to buy the perfect winter coat
It’s the costliest fashion decision you’ll make all year, so you need to get it right. Our fashion editor has got you covered40 of the best winter coatsThis is a big decision. Huge. How you feel when...
View ArticleHollywood dresses up for Ralph Lauren’s first Los Angeles catwalk show
Move marks rise in younger consumers investing in classic sustainable pieces rather than buying disposable fashionBen Affleck wore a dark suit, while his wife, Jennifer Lopez, chose a pinstripe dress....
View ArticleFrom Barbie to England’s Lionesses, the ponytail celebrates feminine energy |...
The pony can be a hundred different hairstyles because, in the end, it’s not a hairstyle at all – it’s an attitudeUntil this summer, footballers’ haircuts were all about fades and braids, undercuts and...
View ArticleWhatever its shape, let a statement sleeve do all the talking | Jess...
From sharp and puffy to flutes and trumpets, there’s a wealth of shapes that can make an outfit look bang up to dateThere are flutes and there are trumpets. There are milkmaids and bishops. Anne Boleyn...
View ArticleI’ve finally found the skirt of my dreams – the sharp, sleek maxi | Jess...
I really tried to be a short-skirt person – but the arrival of this long, chic look has won me overI don’t want to wear very short skirts, but I also don’t particularly want to look like a dowdy...
View ArticleHeels are on the rise and I’m ready to fall for them again. Literally | Jess...
After a lockdown hiatus, high heels are back – which means taking baby steps as we learn how to walk in them all over againI recently spent a week watching women fall over. I didn’t plan to spend Paris...
View Article‘It feels like the progress is getting reversed’: how fashion fell out of...
Catwalks are more diverse than ever on paper. But at the high-profile shows this season, it was all about the flat stomachSometimes fashion is about clothes, but sometimes it is really about bodies....
View ArticleFiddly brollies, be gone! There’s a better way to stay stylishly dry | Jess...
Capes, bonnets and mock hoods provide a fashionable alternative to unwieldy umbrellasEvery morning, after I’ve made tea and fed the dog, I pick up my phone in search of wardrobe inspiration. Ignoring...
View ArticleHeroin chic? Jameela Jamil says no! – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph
Chanté talks to Jameela Jamil, creator of the I Weigh platform, about why the term ‘heroin chic’ is so dangerous and asks why women’s bodies are always under scrutinyArchive: Channel 4 News, VogueIf...
View ArticleBalenciaga apologises for ads featuring bondage bears and child abuse papers
Brand admits ‘grievous errors’ after backlash to campaigns that included images of children holding BDSM teddiesThe luxury fashion house Balenciaga has apologised over adverts that showed children...
View ArticleFashion has gone soft and squishy on us, which is a comfort in hard times |...
It’s time to ditch the sharp tailoring and spiked heels. From fluffy handbags to squeezable coats, we don’t need to suffer for fashion right nowI was in the shops the other day, just looking. Except I...
View ArticleFlash the flesh: why dressing sexy is back in fashion
Thigh-high boots, mini skirts … brunch bustiers. It’s time to lose the baggy knits and bare some skin. Plus: 10 ways to dial up your wardrobe’s sex factor (with very little effort)Sex never goes out of...
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