Fashion

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 be contrary and challenging, the...

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...

Emmys 2024 red carpet: Ayo Edebiri, Meryl Streep, Andrew Scott and more – in pictures

Drag Race stars Mirage, Amanda Tori Meating, Morphine Love Dion, Sapphira Cristál, Mhi’ya Iman Le’Paige, Geneva Karr, Xunami...

Tasteful nudes – lip colours for autumn

Nude makeup is super chic for this time of the year, but everyone’s nude is different, hence my...

Editors’ picks: Can-do khaki – in pictures

Harriet Green, editor, the Observer Magazine‘Belt a jumpsuit for a chic silhouette.’ Jumpsuit,£79.99, mango.com. Chain, £37.99, pilgrim.net. Belt,...

Balmoral style: why is the late queen’s tweedy fashion taking over the world?

Name: Balmoral style. Age: Ageless. Appearance: Conservative and rebellious. I don’t understand how something can be both. You know, like our late queen, Elizabeth II. I never really...

‘Like a horse hoof’: the most controversial shoe of the 2010s is back

Few shoes have invited the kind of rage that 2010s fashion writers reserved for the Lita by Jeffrey Campbell. The chunky ankle platform boot,...

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...

Tommy Hilfiger revives nautical theme for show on old Staten Island ferry

Onboard a local passenger ferry you will usually find a mixture of tourists and tired commuters. However, on Sunday night, a former Staten Island...

Kate’s wedding dress designer Sarah Burton named Givenchy creative chief

Sarah Burton, who designed the Princess of Wales’s wedding dress in her former role as creative director of Alexander McQueen, has been appointed to...

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...