The view from the front row: a history of the fashion show – photo essay

Once, photographers were banned from fashion shows, with designers suspecting they were spies. Today, fashion shows are a multimillion-dollar global business. As London fashion week begins, we cart the evolution of the fashion show, from secret salons to the snap-happy Instagram era

Mitre is right: the Met Ball takes on Catholicism

Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination has been unveiled as the theme to next year’s fashion Oscars in New York

Haute Couture appellation awarded to the Schiaparelli and Julien Fournié Fashion Houses

Schiaparelli luxury fashion maison inducted to fashion’s elite pantheon. The “Commission De Classement Couture Création” of the French “Ministère de l’Industrie”, in its meeting held at the Fédération française de la Couture, awarded the Haute Couture appellation to the Julien Fournié & Schiaparelli Fashion Houses. The two luxury fashion brands joined Chanel, Christian Dior, Franck … Read more

Wonder of the vulgar: Barbican exhibition to delve into garish fashion

Autumn show with clothes by Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier will explore renaissance to present day

Why Botticelli’s Venus is still fashion’s favourite muse

Erotic, youthful, ethereal: the Botticelli beauty who, 500 years on, continues to inspires Lady Gaga, Andy Warhol and Dolce & Gabbana

Designed to last a lifetime: The new Bianca Mosca – couture accessories made from ethically sourced exotic leathers

Legends never die. As the Legend goes, when the Phoenix resurrects from the flames, she is even more beautiful than before.  Paris Fashion Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum are real treasure chests for many fashion phenomena and personalities that have shaped the luxury and fashion industries. Each object, each button or meter of precious … Read more