Christian Dior probably did more than anyone in the history of fashion to make an hourglass figure a symbol of the perfect woman. The tiny…
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Roberto Cavalli, flamboyant Italian fashion designer, dies aged 83
Roberto Cavalli, the Italian fashion designer known for his glamorous designs, colourful prints and scores of celebrity fans, has died in Florence at the age…
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While the Tories are in freefall, one former first couple are bucking the trend. Samantha Cameron, the designer and founder of the fashion brand Cefinn…
View More Samantha Cameron: ‘Public scrutiny made me obsessed with clothes that won’t let you down’Shock of the old: 10 pairs of filthy, fetishistic and fashionable shoes
“In a world governed by ideal economic conditions … there will be no sensible shoes,” 1920s shoe designer André Perugia once said. We’re all wearing…
View More Shock of the old: 10 pairs of filthy, fetishistic and fashionable shoesThe highs and lows of an It-shoe: how Adidas Sambas took over the world
On the train from Peckham in south London to Dalston in east London the other day, it became hard to ignore: everywhere I looked were…
View More The highs and lows of an It-shoe: how Adidas Sambas took over the world‘Englishness is constantly revised’: Umbro exhibition shows evolution of football shirts
The replacement of the traditional red and white St George’s Cross with a multicoloured one on Nike’s design for the Euros England shirt became such…
View More ‘Englishness is constantly revised’: Umbro exhibition shows evolution of football shirts‘A very odd and ugly worldview’: the dark side of fast fashion brand Brandy Melville
If you haven’t heard of Brandy Melville, you probably don’t have a teenage girl in your life. The clothing brand – confusingly named for two…
View More ‘A very odd and ugly worldview’: the dark side of fast fashion brand Brandy Melville‘I suspect I’d look like a five-year-old cosplaying as Mr T’: can I pull off the new men’s jewellery?
Something’s caught my eye recently – men around town are wearing lots of jewellery. TikTok and Instagram are full of it. Love Island Lotharios in…
View More ‘I suspect I’d look like a five-year-old cosplaying as Mr T’: can I pull off the new men’s jewellery?Mango’s Victoria Beckham collection to launch this month
Victoria Beckham is pivoting from high-end fashion to the high street. On Thursday, the retail chain Mango said it was collaborating with the Spice Girl…
View More Mango’s Victoria Beckham collection to launch this monthPolished, but a bit off kilter: a grown-up tutu is surprisingly wearable
Wait! Come back! I saw that. I saw you almost skip on to read something else, because you’ve spotted that today I’m talking about tutu…
View More Polished, but a bit off kilter: a grown-up tutu is surprisingly wearable