Tag: G2
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The geek v the extrovert: Milan’s fashion face-off
Sensible shoes, specs and skirt suits competed with nightclub styling, 80s glitz and show-off frocks in Milan. But which look was better?
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Meet the Turner prize shortlist, from the musician to the mind-reader
Architecture, opera, fashion, parapsychology … this year’s contenders are taking contemporary art into exciting new territory. We sent our experts to meet the artists on the shortlist
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Madchester, grunge chic and Kate Moss: how the 90s shaped our world
The decade when youth culture exploded in defiant hypercolour lives on – and not just in Channel 4’s This is England ’90. Former editor of the Face Sheryl Garratt explains how the E generation’s style excesses are making a comeback
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New York fashion week: notes from the frow
Annie’s Miss Hannigan, model groupies and catwalk tumbles … what’s catching everyone’s eye at the shows?
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Out of the toy box and on trend: Barbie gets a style reboot
Inspired by the tiptoeing doll, shoe designer Sophia Webster has created a line of heels and flats for real women. She’s the latest fashion star attempting to bring the plastic classic up to date
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Why does fashion hate old people?
Designers appear to favour ever skinnier, sexier and youthful women to model their clothes despite only a tiny percentage of women under 40 being able to afford them. But isn’t this a reflection of society’s worst fears?