Armani Privé celebrates the atelier in haute couture show
Giorgio Armani sets the tone for the awards season with colour pops and voluminous gowns
Haute couture shows
Chanel bride strolls along Lagerfeld’s promenade in green wedding suit
Opening with signature tweed and closing with a bridal showstopper, the devil was in the detail in this couture staging
The view from the front row: a history of the fashion show – photo essay
Once, photographers were banned from fashion shows, with designers suspecting they were spies. Today, fashion shows are a multimillion-dollar global business. As London fashion week begins, we cart the evolution of the fashion show, from secret salons to the snap-happy Instagram era
How Azzedine Alaïa changed the way we see women’s bodies
The Tunisian designer died in November, but with his first London boutique opening ahead of a major UK exhibition in May, his work has long proved to be far ahead of its time
Ralph & Russo unveils a fairytale for Paris fashion week
London fashion house is the sole heir to a grand British couture tradition
Glitz, glamour and tragedy: how Gianni Versace rewrote the rules of fashion
Two decades have passed since the designer’s murder. From embracing celebrity power to challenging sartorial snobbery, it is clear he was ahead of his time