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Five years ago, Posh Spice (pictured) was taking LA by storm in a sexy bandage dress

Fashion statement: Live-streamed shows, blogs, Posh Spice: a lot has changed in five years

Things change quickly in fashion. Recurring trends come round without warning; they are a way of telling the time. (Like florals for spring: don't forget to look yours out now the sun is shining.) Faddish fixes stage fly-by-night coups – witness this season's neon beanie, which burnt so bright at fashion week it practically set itself on fire.

Romeo Beckham models Burberry, Vivienne Westwood and Burberry designer Christopher Bailey

Let's hear it for the boys, London

A fashion event for men only is long overdue, says Style Editor Harriet Walker

New maroon: faux-fur coat £80, asos.com

Like a fine wine

Add some berry shades to your wardrobe for an intoxicating look, says Naomi Attwood

Sales rises are in the bag for Gucci owner PPR

Delicately woven leather Bottega Veneta bags and finely made Yves Saint Laurent fashions helped their owner prove there is not a luxury goods sales slowdown.

29 April 2011: Rear of the Year

They walk! they talk! they smile a lot! A year in Will&Kate

There were speeches, handshakes, and ever so many parties – but somehow the royal couple have survived a year. Harriet Walker marks the occasion

Handbags and (luxury) gladrags booming at YSL

Yves Saint Laurent handbags and Brioni suits have helped French luxury group PPR post a strong start to 2012 reporting €3.3bn in turnover for the first quarter.

Ready To Wear: The return of a much-loved and thoroughly British name

This evening sees the return of the Alexander McQueen name to the London catwalk after an absence of more than a decade.

Luxury still in vogue as PPR sales rise

Thousand-pound python skin Gucci handbags can be added to the list of things that remain popular despite the economic gloom.

Ready To Wear: It’s refreshing when women, not teenagers, catch our gaze

How inspiring that the two best-dressed women at last week’s British Fashion Awards were fortysomethings. And even better that, they were among the most beautiful – if not the most beautiful – women in the room.

Designer Brand: Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham joins world of fashion elite

Former Spice Girl wins at British Fashion Awards, while McQueen's successor takes top prize

Who does she turn to for advice? Mary Queen of Shops opens her own store

Brands such as Whistles and Barbour cosy up to the likes of MaxMara and Portas's own-line pieces

Alexander McQueen dogs benefit from will

Fashion designer Alexander McQueen left £50,000 of his £16 million fortune for his beloved pet dogs, his will reveals.

The Pain of Desire - picture preview

The Pain of Desire, an exhibition of new work by British fashion photographer and artist Wendy Bevan opens at the Cob gallery tomorrow.

Another British designer feels full force of The Kate Effect

If in the world of red carpet fashion you're you're only as good as your last outfit, the Duchess of Cambridge had a lot to live up to in her first public appearance since her wedding day and that dress.

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Female aristocrats battle to inherit the title

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Chef Martin Morales: Ceviche with a smile

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