Jane Birkin handbags Hermès – but can she get her name back?
The 1960s chanteuse wants to ‘debaptise’ the Birkin Croco bag, while an increasing number of celebrities are trademarking their names, lest fashion houses beat them to it
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Vivienne Westwood’s campaign raises awareness for the protection of the unique and fragile Arctic
“Save the Arctic” at Waterloo Station in London. Reflecting a growing global call for protection of the unique and fragile Arctic, Greenpeace and Vivienne Westwood recruited 60 celebrities including Kate Moss and George Clooney for a new environmental campaign exhibition in London. “Save the Arctic” exhibition in London Underground’s Waterloo Station presented 60 photos of … Read more
Helen Mirren at 70: fashion gifts from a grande dame
Her 70th birthday is just around the corner, but the celebrated actor shows no signs of slowing down, shutting up or becoming invisible. We salute her fearless approach to fashion
New York Fashion Week Men’s: streetwear, champagne and dandies
As the inaugural New York menswear fashion week draws to a close, we report from the frows of Manhattan. But were the clothes cutting edge enough to rival Paris, London and Milan?
The Stirling prize 2015: the virtues of quiet craft
The shortlist for this year’s Stirling prize is dominated by ‘whispering’ candidates – scrupulous designs of brick and timber
Green news roundup: pine martens, eco homes and warming oceans
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