Paris fashion week: Phoebe Philo subverts the classics for Céline
Phoebe Philo says her hotly anticipated – and closely guarded – collection was inspired by ‘the tough and the tender’
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Street-legal Batmobile goes on sale for $1m – and even has a CD player
A replica of the ‘Tumbler’ Batmobile used in the Christian Bale-starring Batman movies costs $1m, but is legal to drive on ordinary roads
Wang scores for Balenciaga as fashion house takes game to rival at Vuitton
Alexander Wang’s show at Paris label signals moves into Nicolas Ghesquière’s territory with avant-garde collection
Milan fashion week: Prada goes for retro autumn/winter glamour
Prada avoids cliche with satin dresses, see-through slips, gold coats and skyscraper heels that evoke 1920s Berlin
More Ferraris sold in the UK than anywhere else in Europe
Record numbers of tailor-made cars, which cost at least £151,000, sold in Britain last year despite rising prices
Giorgio Armani’s Milan fashion week collection: spare and consistent
The elder statesman of Italian fashion delivers a collection that continues the Armani agenda of ‘non-ostentatious elegance’