‘Azzedine Alaïa couldn’t give a damn what other people said was the new mood’
Ahead of the first UK solo exhibition of the couturier’s work, former colleague Sophie Hicks remembers his exacting pursuit of fashion perfection
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How Azzedine Alaïa changed the way we see women’s bodies
The Tunisian designer died in November, but with his first London boutique opening ahead of a major UK exhibition in May, his work has long proved to be far ahead of its time
Power dressing: why fashion has never been so important
From the Golden Globes black-dress-code protest to Kim Jong-un’s suits and Meghan Markle’s M&S jumper, fashion is the news channel to watch
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
London to host self-curated Azzedine Alaïa exhibition next spring
Design Museum to launch retrospective on late Tunisian couturier ‘who expressed timeless beauty of the female form’
Handbags at dawn with Farfetch, the latest thing in upmarket online fashion
It has a Chinese deal, a Condé Nast tie-up and has lured the founder of its biggest rival – but can it really change the luxury market?