Chanel’s Lagerfeld in love letter to France, written in Parisian cafe
Designer’s brasserie-set show gave us a wearable collection of silk shirts, knee-length skirts and cosy blazers, perfect for a stolen half-hour in a Left Bank cafe
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From Olivier Rousteing’s beach parties to Isabel Marant’s cosy cabin, where do designers go to relax?
The hard work and high drama of the collections is almost over, and it’s time for those on fashion’s frontline to take a deep breath and a back seat till the next season starts. So where does Marni’s Consuelo Castiglioni go to unwind, and what does Michael Kors always pack for Capri? Here are their secrets
The rise of the catwalk microstunt
Do you remember a time when men were men, women were women and models were models? If Paris fashion week was anything to go by, it’s all change – welcome to the era of the Gif-friendly catwalk
Fashion superhero Alexander Wang on style, sportswear and never going to the gym
The designer’s vision for Balenciaga, his own label and H&M has made him a 21st-century fashion superstar. He explains how Danielle Steel inspired him, why he turned down Diane von Furstenberg and why ‘active, easy’ dressing matters
Raf Simons takes Dior’s nature theme up a notch with ‘something more liberated’
Autumn/winter 2015 ready to wear collection makes reference to heritage but patent boots, seen in couture show, add a sassy edge
Inside the surreal world of Guy Bourdin
Curator Alistair O’Neill and Guardian fashion editor Jess Cartner-Morley discussed the life and work of Guy Bourdin at a Guardian membership event at Somerset House this week. Here’s a cheat sheet