British Vogue at 100: how a magazine pictured a nation in style

It wouldn’t be ‘Vogueland’ without Shrimpton and Moss, Bailey and Beaton, but this new exhibition of Vogue images at the National Portrait Gallery also offers a long record of British life, from Woolf to Winterson, Bowie to Beckham

Armani Privé: lilac blooms on Giorgio’s couture catwalk

Mauve, violet and lavender set the tone for Armani Privé’s Paris collection, with standout moments from two Oscar dress contenders

Directorless Dior proves it does not do turmoil in classic haute couture show

Three months after Raf Simons’ departure, show at Musée Rodin evokes Dior’s eternal muse: the spontaneous, relaxed Parisienne

Pitti Bimbo 2016: headpieces beyond the common idea of hat

With a diploma from the Academy of Fine Arts in Brera, in 2011 Francesco Ballestrazzi launched his line of head pieces, hand-made creative hats that are hugely popular with the press and international buyers. Every piece is hand made by Francesco Ballestrazzi himself, and he is always using antique techniques of the Italian tradition of … Read more

SIHH 2016: New decor, new arrivals, new exhibition, and first Carré des Horlogers at first luxury watch show of the year

“Carré des Horlogers” is the new buzzword at SIHH 2016. The Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie (SIHH) held in Geneva marks the beginning of the watchmaking year. SIHH 2016, Fine Watchmaking’s foremost trade fair, will lift the veil on a new interior decor at its 26th edition, to be held January 18th to 22nd, … Read more

Golden Globes 2016: just rewards for The Revenant – and an incredible coup for The Martian

Alejandro González Iñárritu’s muscular, visceral movie deserves its four awards, but the Globes went a little more leftfield – and a lot more populist – when it came to the other winners