Sex and surrealism: Simone Rocha shines in guest spot for Jean Paul Gaultier in Paris
Tutu skirt takes centre stage in Paris as Chanel channels ballet trend
July 2023
I can’t believe it’s not denim: it costs thousands to make fake jeans look this real
Chanel haute couture show is a postcard from idealised Paris
March 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 …
February 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
January 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
October 2022
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
July 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
January 2022
Bold eyeliner look takes Paris haute couture shows by storm
Haute couture in the shadow of Thierry Mugler’s death
July 2021
Balenciaga seeks to reset the narrative with haute couture revival
‘We begin again’: Chanel returns with first major live shows of pandemic
March 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
January 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
Haute couture goes for an MTV-style makeover
Chanel and Valentino enlist artists from music and film as couture adapts to Covid by going digital
Dior plays the tarot card as haute couture comes up trumps
Maria Grazia Chiuri presents film shot in a Tuscan castle as fashion’s superleague defies pandemic
July 2020
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
December 2019
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
July 2019
Dior designer wins fans by putting feminism above femininity
Maria Grazia Chiuri collects Légion d’honneur hours after her latest haute couture show
