Glitz, glamour and tragedy: how Gianni Versace rewrote the rules of fashion

Two decades have passed since the designer’s murder. From embracing celebrity power to challenging sartorial snobbery, it is clear he was ahead of his time

First look: what we can expect from Clare Waight Keller’s Givenchy

Seductive, sexy and big on cats – the first images from the most anticipated designer debut this year have landed

Karl Lagerfeld receives Paris honour at Chanel’s greatest hits show

German designer awarded city’s highest award as autumn/winter haute couture collection deploys classic Chanelisms

Major Paris exhibition celebrates 70 years of Dior fashions

Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams also shows off the work of his successors such as John Galliano and Maria Grazia Chiuri

Comme des Garçons’ spring collection – designed for a warehouse rave

At the first show since the label’s work was honoured at New York’s Met Gala, there was slicked-down hair, sequinned jackets, neon faux fur – and even the occasional smile. But beware the unsettling final note

Braving the elements: Louis Vuitton embraces great outdoors

Even shoe/sandal combo was celebrated at sweltering open-air Paris menswear show featuring a collaboration with Drake