The fashion diplomat: what Michelle Obama wore on her book tour
Arena tour for bestselling memoir was always going to challenge fashion convention
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Estée Laundry: the Instagram collective holding the beauty industry to account
From copycat behaviour and cultural appropriation to a lack of diversity and unsubstantiated product claims, the beauty industry has its critics. And Estée Laundry is leading this ‘call-out’ culture
Sustainability is key issue for department store fashion buyers
Brands risk being delisted if they ignore green concerns, according to survey of over 80 global chains
Back-to-front dressing: the Duchess of Cambridge knows what she’s doing
When Kate opted to wear her lilac Gucci blouse backwards, she tapped into the fashion zeitgeist
Fashion people eat? The rise of edible merchandise
Next month Prada will open a branch of its Marchesi 1824 bakery in London. And it is not the only fashion house designing its own snacks and eateries
‘The beauty of controversy’: Louis Vuitton closes Paris fashion week
Label embraces the unconventional with ‘ugly’ clothes on a catwalk based on the Pompidou Centre