Cutting-edge knitting: is this the future of textiles?

Tamsin Blanchard meets the young designers using 3D technology and social media to breathe new life into knitwear

Fashion world fears designer burnout as pressure takes its toll

As star names quit Lanvin and Christian Dior, is the business model of six high-profile collections a year sustainable?

It’s only rock’n’roll but they like it: Hedi Slimane’s Saint Laurent makes it simple

Some accuse him of denigrating a hallowed legacy, but the French fashion house’s current designer is pulling in celebrity fans, and money

Garance Doré on what makes the French so chic: ‘Elegance is refusal’

The fashion icon and daughter of immigrants grew up in Corsica and made it to the top of the fashion world. One thing is certain: she’s not going back to France

Alber Elbaz to leave Lanvin after 14 years as creative director

Charismatic designer’s departure from fashion house comes less than a week after Raf Simons revealed he is to leave Dior

Fendi rejects criticism over new HQ in Mussolini propaganda building

Fashion house dismisses accusations of political insensitivity over its choice of fascist-era ‘square colosseum’