The great British fashion invasion: how UK designers are taking on the world

The big French luxury fashion conglomerates have been making unprecedented investment in young UK designers lately, and no wonder – the current crop of British talent is some of the most forward-looking anywhere in the world

Slimane proves messiah for Saint Laurent devotees by reworking rock icons

Hedi Slimane’s latest collection for Saint Laurent goes back to the sixties with a mod theme and go-go boots on display

The many faces of Stella McCartney

Designer, campaigner and working mother, Stella McCartney understands the challenges that face the modern woman. She opens up to Jess Cartner-Morley in this exclusive interview for the Fashion magazine

Suzy Menkes leaves International Herald Tribune for Vogue

70-year-old British writer, one of the Tribune’s most high-profile assets, joins Condé Nast title

Nicolas Ghesquière brings joy to Louis Vuitton at Paris fashion week

The luxury label’s sunlit show at the Louvre nodded to its heritage with classic leather bags and reflected the new designer’s experimental side with avant-garde, feminine cocktail dresses

Paris fashion week: Phoebe Philo subverts the classics for Céline

Phoebe Philo says her hotly anticipated – and closely guarded – collection was inspired by ‘the tough and the tender’