Tag: UK news
-

Demure drama: Pippa Middleton’s wedding dress deconstructed
Choosing edgy designer Giles Deacon to create traditional gown results in elegant but unconventional bridal lookPippa Middleton marries James Matthews
-

Jean-Michel Basquiat breaks US art record with £85m sale
Painting by Basquiat, who died aged 27, is most expensive at auction of any US artist, also breaking record for a black artist
-

V&A makes case for the rebellious beauty of Balenciaga
It is milder than McQueen, but there are monsters, ghosts and glamour in the museum’s account of a fashion giant
-

Louis Vuitton stages flamboyant cruise show in Japanese mountains
Fashion house holds show at Miho Museum, continuing trend of powerhouse brands staging events in far-flung settings
-

Ponchos, denim and lots of fringing: Dior does prairie chic for top clients
Fashion label’s new design chief draws inspiration of the open plain for exclusive cruise show in Santa Monica mountains
-

Hot under the collar: Venice Biennale artist uses 27,000 neckties for installation
UK-based Israeli artist Michal Cole says work is ‘silent embroidered scream’ against global patriarchy