Helsinki fashion week to ban leather as vegan fabrics catch on

Vegan collections feature materials such as synthetic suede and B-mesh made from recycled bottles

The September issues: autumn’s big fashion magazines digested

From Vogue to Elle, we read 1,450 pages of the biggest fashion magazine September issues, so you don’t have to. Here’s what you need to know

Why does Burberry destroy its products and how is it justified?

News that British fashion label destroyed £28m of clothes and cosmetics has raised questions

On your bike: how high fashion adopted cycling sunglasses

It’s not often you see Kim Kardashian, Princess Anne and Bella Hadid wearing the same accessories, but this year oversized performance shades are suddenly everywhere

Van Gogh leggings and Tracey teacups: how art merch broke out of the gift shop

Jackson Pollock socks, Louise Bourgeois eyemasks, Guerrilla Girls air freshener … what’s behind the explosion in art merchandise – and who’s really making the money?

‘Plastic is not cool’ – is fashion finally cleaning up its act?

As World Oceans Day approaches, Lucy Yeomans, Net-a-Porter’s chief executive, is leading the way in tackling fashion’s addiction to the ‘plastic drug’. But there’s a long way to go