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Legends of silver screen stalk the catwalk
Jean Paul Gaultier lived up to his showman's reputation again at Paris Couture Week yesterday. For his latest collection he staged a cinematic spectacle.
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Season's must have: a buyer for Lacroix
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
With its Cinderella ball gowns dripping with embroidery, and hand-calligraphed name plates tied to tiny gilt chairs, Paris Couture Week often feels like an exquisite bubble protected from the harsher realities of the outside world.
Extravagant, escapist and extremely expensive
Tuesday, 7 July 2009
As the recession bites into even the biggest budgets, John Galliano revisits Dior's heritage for post-War glamour. Carola Long reports
Summer's fashion crimes
Sunday, 21 June 2009
From super-short shorts to Tango tans and muffin tops, The IoS offers its guide to the seasonal sartorial disasters that must be avoided
Mitzy: the handbag that's recession-proof
Friday, 19 June 2009
With prices starting at £450, they should be a luxury too far for these hard economic times. Far from it...
Jimmy Choo budget range set for high street
Wednesday, 17 June 2009
Fashion-lovers will be able to buy designer Jimmy Choo shoes for a fraction of their usual price tag when a new range goes on sale at H&M.
Size-zero hero: Fashion's high priestess calls time on 'size zero'
Sunday, 14 June 2009
'Vogue' admits to retouching photos as editor calls on world designers to stop producing clothes that even the skinniest models can't get into
Ronaldo: We'll miss him ...
Friday, 12 June 2009
Even some Manchester United fans seem glad to see the back of him. But Susannah Frankel is mourning.
Women occupy just a third of the top jobs in fashion
Sunday, 31 May 2009
It's a female-dominated industry yet it discriminates against women, paying them 15 per cent less
How clothes brought down Christian Lacroix
Friday, 29 May 2009
French fashion house synonymous with 'le pouf' files for bankruptcy
Recession topples Lacroix fashion house
Thursday, 28 May 2009
The French fashion house Christian Lacroix today began insolvency proceedings after falling victim to the global recession.
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