Dolce & Gabbana versus Victoria Beckham: a great fashion comic-spat

From Karl Lagerfeld to Roberto Cavalli, fashion is an industry packed with outlandish characters who revel in playfully picking fights

From bomb sites to Bulgari: V&A falls under the spell of Italian glamour

A new exhibition charts how postwar Italy transformed the world’s perceptions of it, using its greatest export: style

Phoebe Philo: ‘I find mediocrity hard’

Céline’s uncompromising creative director gave a rare interview to Alexandra Shulman, discussing the political statement behind her work and the fashion industry’s attitude to women’s bodies

Karl Lagerfeld: ‘I always think I’m lazy, maybe I could do better’

The genius of modern fashion – and master of soundbites – holds forth on Cara Delevingne, his catwalk supermarket parody, and why the selfie is a ‘horrible thing’

Mulberry chief executive steps down in wake of profits warning

Bruno Guillon leaves luxury handbag maker after attempt to move upmarket by raising prices causes shares to tumble

Men’s fashion tips: jewellery for men

If you keep it subtle and meaningful, men can (just about) wear jewellery. But you have to follow the rules…