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Sex and surrealism: Simone Rocha shines in guest spot for Jean Paul Gaultier in Paris

Published: 24 Jan 2024
Tutu skirt takes centre stage in Paris as Chanel channels ballet trend

Published: 23 Jan 2024

I can’t believe it’s not denim: it costs thousands to make fake jeans look this real

Intricate beadwork, silk and printed leather – haute couture turns the everyday trousers into quiet luxury for the uber-rich

Published: 25 Jul 2023
Chanel haute couture show is a postcard from idealised Paris

A charming cobblestoned stretch of the Seine is the scene for ‘sophistication and simplicity’

Published: 4 Jul 2023

Look sharp! Shoulder pads and spikes are back as Paris calls time on comfort dressing

John Lewis has abandoned the floral midi; now fashion week designers have ditched puff sleeves and easy-care layers. It won’t make everyone happy …

Published: 9 Mar 2023

The secret life of André Leon Talley: what an auction reveals about the late fashion legend

From monogrammed luggage to unerring faith, a sale of Talley’s belongings shows the caring, complicated man behind the unforgettable image

Published: 1 Feb 2023

‘No animals were harmed’: Kylie Jenner’s ultra-realistic lion head sparks uproar at Paris fashion week

Social media users appeared to mistake the Schiaparelli mane for a real piece of taxidermy, but not all animal activists were disturbed

Published: 23 Jan 2023

Fashion’s new prince: the ‘creative prodigy’ bringing his Midas-touch to the house of Rochas

Designer Charles de Vilmorin, aged just 24, combines work on his eponymous brand with a new role as creative director of one of France’s oldest fashion houses

Published: 1 Oct 2022

Ukraine artist inspires Dior’s couture show that reimagines a ‘better tomorrow’

Works by Kyiv artist Olesia Trofymenko formed the centrepiece of Maria Grazia Chiuri’s ode to the tree of life

Published: 4 Jul 2022

Bold eyeliner look takes Paris haute couture shows by storm

Stars such as Julia Fox are tapping into trend in makeup towards experimentation, say analysts

Published: 28 Jan 2022
Haute couture in the shadow of Thierry Mugler’s death

Paris haute couture fashion week saddened by death of French designer at 73

Published: 24 Jan 2022

Balenciaga seeks to reset the narrative with haute couture revival

Demna Gvasalia bids to claim back ground lost to likes of pandemic trendsetters Nike and Netflix

Published: 7 Jul 2021
‘We begin again’: Chanel returns with first major live shows of pandemic

Fashion industry is hoping Paris haute couture shows signify long-awaited return of normality

Published: 6 Jul 2021

Molly Goddard: turning up the volume

Rihanna rocked hers, Villanelle killed in hers… Molly Goddard takes dressing up to new levels with her dainty-not-dainty dresses. By Kate Finnigan

Published: 21 Mar 2021

Amazing grace: haute couture SS21 - in pictures

White horses, tarot cards, a rave and a hat trick of debuts… How high-fashion in the covid era went for magical fantasy at the audience-free shows

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Published: 29 Jan 2021
Haute couture goes for an MTV-style makeover

Published: 26 Jan 2021
Dior plays the tarot card as haute couture comes up trumps

Published: 25 Jan 2021

Nights at the circus: Valentino's digital haute couture - in pictures

At the end of a mixed season of digital shows, this showcase offered a glimpse of what couture, unconstrained by physical limitations, could look like

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Published: 22 Jul 2020

Pointless handbags and portentous brooches: the year in fashion

The ascent of Katie Holmes, Billy Porter’s Oscars gown and the welcome end of the Victoria’s Secret show – we look back at the highs and lols to remember, as well as those best left behind

Published: 31 Dec 2019

Dior designer wins fans by putting feminism above femininity

Maria Grazia Chiuri collects Légion d’honneur hours after her latest haute couture show

Published: 1 Jul 2019

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