designer interview

Giorgio Armani on billionaire bashing, throwaway culture – and choosing his successor

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The 85-year-old master of understated design talks about his lifelong belief in sustainable fashion, his love of Downton Abbey – and the troubling matter of his eventual retirement

Chanel shoes, but no salary: how one woman exposed the scandal of the French fashion industry

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A new book by academic Giulia Mensitieri, laying bare the working conditions of stylists and young designers, has sparked controversy. Will it lead to improved conditions for those forced to work for clothes vouchers instead of cash?