From basic hair to dirty-stop-out chic: summer style lessons from couture

Haute couture is fashion at its most eye-wateringly expensive and extravagant – but, from mussing up your ponytail to reclaiming pink, some of the shows’ strongest styling tips can be adopted for free

“Several key aspects of the luxury sector will be unrecognizable in the next few years”

Global luxury brands should take advantage of evolving technological and consumer demands to help boost profits and remain competitive, according to the 2nd annual Global Powers of Luxury Goods report issued by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited (DTTL). The report provides an outlook on the global economy; an analysis of merger and acquisition activity in the … Read more

Ferragamo turning back the clock mounted on the Palazzo Spini Feroni

Salvatore Ferragamo is commemorating the 150 years since Florence was named capital of the Kingdom of Italy (1865-1870) with “A Palace & The City” exhibition. The exhibition is a journey back in time, turning back the clock mounted on the Palazzo Spini Feroni’s façade in Firenze. As the minute hand moves counter clockwise, visitors go … Read more

Why not all fashion documentaries should be pretty

Fashion has always enjoyed a love affair with film – from Dior & I to Valentino: The Last Emperor and Mademoiselle C – but how does the industry react when the story veers away from wide-eyed escapism and the tale is far from fabulous?

The second annual LVMH Prize for young fashion designers awarded to Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida

Congratulations to Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida, designers of Marques’Almeida and winners of this 2015 edition of LVMH Prize! Marc Jacobs, Karl Lagerfeld, Raf Simons, Riccardo Tisci, Phoebe Philo, JW Anderson and Nicolas Ghesquière awarded London-based Marta Marques and Paulo Almeida the 2015 LVMH Prize for young fashion designers. The star-studded jury offered Marques’ Almeida €300,000 … Read more

One small step for Louis Vuitton as space age makes leap on to runway

Nicolas Ghesquière’s show taps into futuristic trend as architecture and locations that push boundaries are sought out by luxury brands