Dior celebrates haute couture as an antidote to fast fashion
Musée Rodin dressed up to suggest the intimacy of an atelier, revealing the origins of haute couture
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Every woman needs a classic white shirt – here’s how to wear it
The simplicity of the white shirt makes it a foolproof option when you just can’t decide what to wear. Just think Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana – and the French
Frida Kahlo: Making Her Self Up review – forget the paintings, here’s her false leg
V&A, London
By focusing on Kahlo’s life and her suffering rather than her art, this memorabilia-stuffed exhibition stifles her blazing visionary brilliance
Stella McCartney: ‘Only 1% of clothing is recycled. What are we doing?’
The designer’s ethical stance made her a style outsider – but now the industry is finally catching up. Ahead of a new V&A show, she talks about reclaiming her name, the joy of nature and the trouble with fast fashion
Totally Mexico: how fashion stole Frida Kahlo
A new V&A exhibition examines the artist’s enduring image. But is fashion’s co-opting of her aesthetic reductive or true to her maverick spirit?
Wet docks, giant ducks and the zero-waste city: the best architecture and design of 2018
Windermere catches a wave, the V&A unveils the city of tomorrow, and Hope to Nope harnesses the explosive power of graphic design