Are the 1890s the new 1990s in fashion?

The decadent fin-de-siècle decade of Oscar Wilde and the Moulin Rouge is a fantastically foppish inspiration on this season’s catwalks

Christian Louboutin dressing red-soled warriors from the past to a future dystopia

For Paris Haute Couture Week Spring/Summer 2016, Christian Louboutin traveled through time, dressing red-soled warriors from the past to a future dystopia. First was Bouchra Jarrar‘s hussards, then a quick pas de deux with the post-apocalyptic creatures of Yiqing Yin, finishing the week at Ulyana Sergeenko‘s decadent Soviet-inspired ball. A master of cut and menswear … Read more

From the joy of capes to the great tights uprising: seven style lessons from couture

This season’s high-fashion shows have schooled us on hosiery, eggs and what the industry is determinedly calling ‘athevening’. Here’s everything we learned from the Paris catwalks

Grace Coddington: the woman who made fashion art

Over 30 years she created some of US Vogue’s most exciting and influential photo spreads, but now Grace Coddington has stepped aside. Is this a turning point for the industry?

To infinity and beyond: how space chic is ready for blast off

From Calvin Klein to Y-3, astronauts are currently all the rage on planet Fashion

The most unmissable culture of 2016

Tarantino goes bounty-hunting, Botticelli takes you to hell, Bowie goes dark, and Jericho fills that Downton-shaped hole … in our bumper guide to the best 150 arts events to look forward to this year