Chanelification 2015: 16-year-old Lily-Rose Depp in her debut campaign for Chanel

Lily-Rose Depp named Chanel latest ambassador. A 16-year old is too young for a Chanel campaign? Actress and model Lily-Rose Depp, the daughter of Johnny Depp and his former partner Vanessa Paradis, has become an official ambassador for Chanel house. Discovered and promoted by Karl Lagerfeld, the most talked-about rising star in fashion has already … Read more

The house always wins: Chanel show takes a spin at grand casino glamour

Karl Largerfeld’s Hollywoodification of fashion continues with Julianne Moore and Kristen Stewart adding to the cocktail chic at Paris’s Grand Palais

“I don’t count, I’m very much against these kinds of celebrations” Karl Lagerfeld about his Fendi book

Karl Lagerfeld is not bothered about his Fendi book. During the 68th annual Cannes Film Festival, Fendi’s CEO Pietro Beccari and womenswear creative director Karl Lagerfeld hosted a special presentation of the ‘Fendi by Karl Lagerfeld’ book at the Plage Royale. The new book published by Steidl is looking back at Lagerfeld 50 years tenure … Read more

The future of luxury goods – from toxic waste urns to a compass that helps you get lost

A refreshing new exhibition at the V&A questions what luxury is and where it’s heading … and proves that £100k watches and fabulous fur hats count for nothing if you don’t have the ultimate luxury of time and space

Fashion’s best documentaries – plus a chance to see Dior & I

From creative clashes to the crude sign in Chanel HQ’s men’s toilets, these documentaries reveal the truth behind the glamour of fashion

Chanel’s Lagerfeld in love letter to France, written in Parisian cafe

Designer’s brasserie-set show gave us a wearable collection of silk shirts, knee-length skirts and cosy blazers, perfect for a stolen half-hour in a Left Bank cafe