Viva la diva! Culture meets couture as opera chic takes off

Long gloves and dramatic coats have featured on catwalks and red carpets, with designers also turning their hands to stage costumes

Fashion industry’s ageism could cost it £11bn in next 20 years

Potential of older consumers has been ‘shamefully sidelined’, researchers say

What does fashion’s top trend-spotter think we’ll be wearing in the 2020s?

Li Edelkoort is prized by brands for her ability to predict customers’ desires. In the next decade she says we will care less about perfect clothes than a fairer world