Haute couture shows
Shoulder pads and spikes are back as Paris calls time on comfort dressing
John Lewis has abandoned the floral midi; now fashion week designers have ditched puff sleeves and easy-care layers. It won’t make everyone happy …
Jess Cartner-Morley
09, Mar, 2023 @10:00 AM
The secret life of André Leon Talley: what an auction reveals about the late fashion legend
From monogrammed luggage to unerring faith, a sale of Talley’s belongings shows the caring, complicated man behind the unforgettable image
Jess Cartner-Morley
01, Feb, 2023 @6:00 AM
‘No animals were harmed’: Kylie Jenner’s ultra-realistic lion head sparks uproar at Paris fashion week
Social media users appeared to mistake the Schiaparelli mane for a real piece of taxidermy, but not all animal activists were disturbed
Alyx Gorman
24, Jan, 2023 @12:55 AM
Fashion’s new prince: the ‘creative prodigy’ bringing his Midas-touch to the house of Rochas
Designer Charles de Vilmorin, aged just 24, combines work on his eponymous brand with a new role as creative director of one of France’s oldest fashion houses
Scarlett Conlon
01, Oct, 2022 @11:05 PM
Ukraine artist inspires Dior’s couture show that reimagines a ‘better tomorrow’
Works by Kyiv artist Olesia Trofymenko formed the centrepiece of Maria Grazia Chiuri’s ode to the tree of life
Fleur Britten
04, Jul, 2022 @5:33 PM
Bold eyeliner look takes Paris haute couture shows by storm
Stars such as Julia Fox are tapping into trend in makeup towards experimentation, say analysts
Lauren Cochrane
28, Jan, 2022 @3:56 PM
Haute couture in the shadow of Thierry Mugler’s death
Paris haute couture fashion week saddened by death of French designer at 73
Jess Cartner-Morley in Paris
24, Jan, 2022 @2:10 PM
Balenciaga seeks to reset the narrative with haute couture revival
Demna Gvasalia bids to claim back ground lost to likes of pandemic trendsetters Nike and Netflix
Jess Cartner-Morley
07, Jul, 2021 @2:51 PM
‘We begin again’: Chanel returns with first major live shows of pandemic
Fashion industry is hoping Paris haute couture shows signify long-awaited return of normality
Jess Cartner-Morley
06, Jul, 2021 @3:55 PM
Molly Goddard: turning up the volume
Rihanna rocked hers, Villanelle killed in hers… Molly Goddard takes dressing up to new levels with her dainty-not-dainty dresses. By Kate Finnigan
Kate Finnigan
21, Mar, 2021 @12:00 PM
Haute couture goes for an MTV-style makeover
Chanel and Valentino enlist artists from music and film as couture adapts to Covid by going digital
Jess Cartner-Morley
26, Jan, 2021 @5:46 PM
Dior plays the tarot card as haute couture comes up trumps
Maria Grazia Chiuri presents film shot in a Tuscan castle as fashion’s superleague defies pandemic
Jess Cartner-Morley
25, Jan, 2021 @6:57 PM
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