Paris fashion week spring/summer 2004
Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
Armani's secret to success: he did it his wayHead of £3bn fashion empire reveals to a Paris conference how he stays at the top of a volatile industry.
Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
Float like a butterflyPretty and feminine are the watchwords for next summer - and you can't go wrong with a dress. Jess Cartner-Morley reports.
Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion
Risks pay off for the designer who is more than just a nameStella McCartney, who was one of the final designers to show yesterday at Paris fashion week, may have had a leg-up into the fashion world courtesy of her famous surname, but she's had people trying to knock her down ever since.
Charlie Porter on men's fashion
Modernist Lang: Designer hits ParisWhen Paris fashion is at its best, it gives one extreme before veering straight to the other. Yesterday Helmut Lang brought his crisp, challenging clothes to offer an alternative to the pomp and dress-up at Dior and the other shows held the day before. Instead of fantasy, Lang headed off to his idiosyncratic world of strict modernity.