Milan's autumn/winter 2016 womenswear: A lesson in luxury
This was a compelling Milan season, says Alexander Fury. New appointments cemented their places at established houses, old hands fought against these upstarts.
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Alexander Fury
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- Alexander Fury is a fashion journalist, author and critic. He is fashion editor of the Independent, i and the Independent on Sunday newspapers and was awarded the inaugural Editorial Intelligence Award for Fashion Commentator of the Year 2014-15. He was named one of InStyle magazine's 20 most powerful people in fashion in 2015.
Julie de Libran on inheriting 'Queen of Knits' Sonia Rykiel's mantle
De Libran's clothes, like Rykiel's, are focused on practicality, as well as the art of French chic
Paris will always be fashion's beating heart
After a dormant period of status quo, there's been a groundswell of talent in the French capital, says Alexander Fury
New York Fashion Week: The autumn/winter 2016 shows
Hawking lightweight clothes in sub-zero temperatures, New York's autumn/winter 2016 shows felt disconnected from reality. But look hard and there was good – and relevant – stuff, says Alexander Fury
Coach at 75: Why have so few Brits heard of 'America's Hermès'?
A third of American handbags carry its label, its notion of 'accessible luxury' seismically shifted the fashion industry, and it turns 75 this year
Wear it's at: Zoolander has landed
What is worth borrowing from Zoolander? How about his presumably lucrative affiliation with the Valentino label, leather bomber jacket, or copious hair gel?
Zoolander 2 is so last season
As a comic critique of the rag trade, 'Zoolander 2' is inept and dated, says our fashion editor Alexander Fury, and the industry's great and the good shouldn't have joined in
Is faster fashion really the cure for our consumer fatigue?
Challenging sales figures are actually part of wider world events
Burberry plans to sell clothes straight off the catwalk
On paper, it’s a giant leap for the fashion industry
Air attendants' uniforms reflect our changing relationship with flight
Various designers being been drafted in to create uniforms, from Cristóbal Balenciaga to Zac Posen
Paris spring/summer 2016 shows serve up some rich confections
The shows reflect a world in upheaval, and an industry facing reality. At least, of a fashion, says Alexander Fury
Clothes to remember, from John Galliano, Gaulter and Valentino
In Paris, fashion editor Alexander Fury applauds the memorable closers to the spring/summer 2016 haute couture season
Paris haute couture reviews: Chanel, Giambattista Valli, Armani Prive
Alexander Fury reviews the spring/summer 2016 haute couture collections from Giambattista Valli, Armani Privé, Bouchra Jarrar and Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
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Louis Vuitton designer Kim Jones is leading menswear in new direction
Head of the men's division of Louis Vuitton, Kim Jones has fused formal and casual, bringing a new direction to fashion. Before his autumn/winter 2016 show, he speaks to Alexander Fury about tailoring, travel and one of the busiest schedules in the business
Red carpet: London, Paris, New York... The Oscars?
Would designers rather have critical discourse or a pretty picture of a pretty celebrity looking pretty with a brand name boldly affixed?
Men's grooming is now a multi-billion pound worldwide industry
From face creams and hair gels to luxury barbering, and even intimate hair removal... as the autumn/winter 2016 collections unfold on the catwalk, Alexander Fury investigates what lies beneath
Does it matter who invented the mini? Fashion's a free-for-all
Courrèges's 1965 'space age' line was all his, but it responded to a cultural moment, the fascination with the possibilities of outer space travel and cosmonauts