Versace close to being sold to US label Michael Kors for $2bn

Donatella Versace expected to confirm deal with handbag and clothing brand on Tuesday

Spring/summer 2019: the key menswear trends

From short shorts to face masks, handbags to Day-Glo hues, Helen Seamons picks out the key trends to watch out for next year from the spring/summer 2019 menswear shows

San Francisco is the first major U.S. city to go fur-free

Say no to the cruelty of fur: San Francisco is now the Largest U.S. City to Ban Fur Sales.   Last week Italian luxury brand Versace announced its decision to go fur-free, joining the likes of Gucci, Armani, Furla, Hugo Boss, Michael Kors, and Jimmy Choo. The increasing number of top designers having dropped fur from … Read more

The view from the front row: a history of the fashion show – photo essay

Once, photographers were banned from fashion shows, with designers suspecting they were spies. Today, fashion shows are a multimillion-dollar global business. As London fashion week begins, we cart the evolution of the fashion show, from secret salons to the snap-happy Instagram era

It’s in the jeans: US fashion goes back to denim’s glory days

Catwalk revival of old styles immortalised by Hollywood stars sees surge in jeans market

Donatella Versace and Adwoa Aboah honoured at UK’s Fashion Awards

Italian designer wins fashion icon prize while British Vogue cover star named model of the year at London event