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A brief history of underwear: V&A exhibition goes big on the smalls
London museum to showcase fashion’s supporting cast, from 19th-century whalebone corsets and bustles to David Beckham’s modern boxers
Sex sells: why Modigliani’s 98-year-old hymn to lust is worth $170m
Painted through an absinthe haze as the first world war raged, Amedeo Modigliani’s Nu couché mixes modernist thrills with age-old hedonism. No wonder it still seduces
Sneaker peak: how Phoebe Philo made trainers high fashion
The Céline designer’s dedication to the style blazed a trail that legions of fashion fans followed. But is she about to tread a different route?
Fashion world fears designer burnout as pressure takes its toll
As star names quit Lanvin and Christian Dior, is the business model of six high-profile collections a year sustainable?
It’s only rock’n’roll but they like it: Hedi Slimane’s Saint Laurent makes it simple
Some accuse him of denigrating a hallowed legacy, but the French fashion house’s current designer is pulling in celebrity fans, and money