Michael Jackson has been dead for more than a year but there was a stir of echoes recently when, to mark the forthcoming release of the first new material since he bowed out, both his children and father spoke up from their different sides of the grave.

She tells Caroline Roux why she still loves hippie chic

And so to the encore! The second half of Theatreland's most bitter feud has come to a close – and it has been remarkably similar to the first.

He has made fans of Kate, Sienna and the high street with his bold and bright boho designs. Now he's turning his sights on the other half of the population with his first menswear range

There may be less art snapped up as the recession bites – but there is certainly no shortage of parties during London's Frieze Art Fair week.

First it was Ross Kemp, now another professional 'ard man has proven his bottle with a trip to Afghanistan.

Arriving in torrential rain, the Doo-Wop pop star VV Brown sported a spectacular Busby for the Love London party at County Hall, where she performed live on Tuesday night. Held on the South Bank in the shadow of the London Eye, which hosted the event, the party celebrated the launch of its 4D Experience, at its bespoke in-house cinema.

My parents were ... a great inspiration to me, although I realise that they were icons to everyone else too. As a child they always encouraged me and gave me the strength and support I needed in order to grow

Was Tracey Emin's absence from a Tory arts do on Tuesday a deliberate boycott?

His death brings to an end a life devoted to the shameless pursuit of pleasure. John Walsh raises a glass

There's the scandal involving daddy, Derek Conway MP, misusing public money, but we won't talk about that. Oh no. Not while there are still parties to promote and fashion to discuss... Deborah Ross enters the curious world of Henry Conway

Paul Weller took his kids to the Mojo awards this week – and they did the Modfather proud. But how do other musicians' offspring fare in the style stakes? By Rob Sharp

Fashion is getting back to nature, in a riot of colourful floral patterns to be seen all over the catwalks. And if designers are mad about flora, quite a few are even keener on fauna and, more specifically, on adorning their creations with large amounts of plumage courtesy of our feathered friends. That all sounds rather heart-warming, but fashion can always be counted on to be fickle, and this season she has excelled herself.