Marc Jacobs: ‘I have the word Shameless tattooed on my chest’
The distinguished designer’s return to New York has been triumphant. Here he talks about sobriety, social media and how clothes help articulate our feelings
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Why Botticelli’s Venus is still fashion’s favourite muse
Erotic, youthful, ethereal: the Botticelli beauty who, 500 years on, continues to inspires Lady Gaga, Andy Warhol and Dolce & Gabbana
Do the write thing: why fashion has a fetish for stationery
Fashion has embraced technology but it still loves a pencil. And a posh notebook, a sharpie and embossed notecards. Inspired by Tom Ford and her school filofax, Jess Cartner-Morley on her stationery obsession
JW Anderson: ‘The minute your brand can be predicted, you’ve got a problem’
Loewe designer and head of his own label, Anderson has bold ambitions and a fierce competitive instinct forged during his youth in 1990s Northern Ireland. Here he talks alter egos, gender fluidity and Instagram
From Olivier Rousteing’s beach parties to Isabel Marant’s cosy cabin, where do designers go to relax?
The hard work and high drama of the collections is almost over, and it’s time for those on fashion’s frontline to take a deep breath and a back seat till the next season starts. So where does Marni’s Consuelo Castiglioni go to unwind, and what does Michael Kors always pack for Capri? Here are their secrets
Fashion superhero Alexander Wang on style, sportswear and never going to the gym
The designer’s vision for Balenciaga, his own label and H&M has made him a 21st-century fashion superstar. He explains how Danielle Steel inspired him, why he turned down Diane von Furstenberg and why ‘active, easy’ dressing matters