Rihanna set to become LVMH’s first black female designer – reports

New fashion brand, expected to take Fenty name, will be major boost for diversity in industry

Dior shows the suit is back, as tailoring outweighs sportswear

Kim Jones focuses on ‘architectural tailoring’ – even at a ready-to-wear show

London fashion week men’s makes a grab for the zeitgeist

Charles Jeffrey Loverboy, A-Cold-Wall* and David Beckham star, as interest in menswear booms

Lasers and metallic blazers at Dior menswear debut in Tokyo

British designer Kim Jones turns brand’s ode to Japanese culture into a ‘hypermodern reality’

A rare interview with Comme des Garçons designer Rei Kawakubo

High-concept, high-fashion and radical, designer Kawakubo is considered the queen of fashion. Jess Cartner-Morley meets the designer at her headquarters in Paris

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Designers take rugs from the floor to the catwalk

A chance to work on a bigger scale is inspiring the fashion pack