British Fashion Council awards 2014: the nominations

A pair of nominations for JW Anderson, plus recognition for Saint Laurent’s Hedi Slimane, Louis Vuitton’s Nicolas Ghesquière, Victoria Beckham and Stella McCartney in fashion’s most prestigious awards

Hedi Slimane: heart and soul

Creative director of Saint Laurent, Hedi Slimane is an indie-rock obsessive and his fascination with music’s wild side inspires his designs and his catwalk shows. Alex Needham takes a first look at a new exhibition of the designer’s gritty and atmospheric photographs

Nicole Farhi and fashion’s great disappearing acts

Like Calvin Klein, Helmut Lang and Martin Margiela before her, Nicole Farhi – the designer turned sculptor – has proclaimed that she will never return to fashion. For some, though, a return is inevitable

Gucci dives into safe waters with men’s nautical theme at Milan fashion week

The captain, pirate and first mate look are reworked, while over at Emporio Armani an urban wardrobe is unveiled

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

Yves Saint Laurent: the battle for his life story

Six years after he died, the ‘truth’ over Yves Saint Laurent’s hedonistic and tortured life is being fought over by two new films