Wonder of the vulgar: Barbican exhibition to delve into garish fashion
Autumn show with clothes by Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier will explore renaissance to present day
Karl Lagerfeld
Never before shown images at “Karl Lagerfeld-Visions of Fashion” @ Palazzo Pitti
Karl Lagerfeld’s entire photographic oeuvre united in major retrospective in Florence. Karl Lagerfeld‘s passion for photography and for books transforms his campaigns into veritable art books (published by Steidl), while he continues to shoot for prestigious international magazines. In Karl Lagerfeld’s words: “Today, photography is part of my life. I can’t see life without the … Read more
Fashion shows find their match in historic settings
Great designers are finding inspiration in grand old buildings
Chanel’s Havana show: controversy, communism and Tony Castro
Staging an elite fashion show in a country with an annual salary of £3,000 is rife with complications, but it’s also classic Lagerfeld
#FashionAwards: British Fashion Council revamps its annual fashion awards
“Fashion Awards are not only celebrating the most creative expression in fashion on a global scale, but also raising funds for education in fashion.” “Bigger and better,” British Fashion Council’s revamped annual fashion awards are the UK’s answer to the Met Ball. BFC is introducing the Fashion Awards 2016 in partnership with Swarovski at the … Read more
From the joy of capes to the great tights uprising: seven style lessons from couture
This season’s high-fashion shows have schooled us on hosiery, eggs and what the industry is determinedly calling ‘athevening’. Here’s everything we learned from the Paris catwalks