Fashion weeks

One-legged trousers: is this the most impractical fashion trend ever?

Name: One-legged trousers. Age: Six years old, but only recently popular. Appearance: Deficient by approximately half. By one-legged trousers, do you actually mean trousers with only one leg? Exactly that, yes. Where would...

Charity shop suits, anoraks and DIY pom poms: eight easy wardrobe updates inspired by the catwalks

It’s been a whirlwind four weeks of shows, celebrities and competitive street style peacocking. The season kicked off...

Unflappable Chanel in no hurry to find new designer amid continuity in Paris

The birdcage on the Chanel catwalk was empty, its door swung open. A metaphor for a house that...

Stella McCartney preaches Peace and Dove in mission to save birds

The battle to banish fur from fashion being mostly won, with almost all luxury brands fur-free, Stella McCartney...

Valentino steals the show in Paris with Alessandro Michele at the helm

Valentino was the hottest ticket of this Paris fashion week, and the show had a sense of occasion...

Donatella Versace channels 1990s joy in bright spring/summer collection

Donatella Versace wore a cherry-red trouser suit for a preview of her collection in her design studio, and a minidress in the same colour...

Prada, prep and cowrie shells: street style at London fashion week – in pictures

Ngozi Fulani, CEO of Sistah SpaceWhat are you wearing? A lot of these pieces I’ve had for a very long time so it’s hard...

Prada and Max Mara bring strangeness and science to Milan fashion week

A Prada show is never a straightforward beauty pageant, so when the co-designers Miuccia Prada and Raf Simons go out of their way to...

London fashion week: backstage at Karoline Vitto SS25 – in pictures

For her first standalone collection at London fashion week, following two seasons as part of the talent incubator Fashion East and a Dolce &...

Coach breathes new life into old classics at New York fashion week

The luxury fashion industry has earned a reputation for championing a polished and slick aesthetic. But according to Stuart Vevers, the British designer and...

Catwalking: 40 years of London fashion week – in pictures

This September, the British Fashion Council continues its 40th anniversary celebrations, so we’ve taken the opportunity to revisit the last four decades at London...