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Label confirms it will exhibit next cruise collection at the Oxfordshire country house – 58 years after its last show there
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The distinguished designer’s return to New York has been triumphant. Here he talks about sobriety, social media and how clothes help articulate our feelings
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Paris fashion week’s frow is awash with the Talented Mr Ripley loafer, the frayed-hem jeans and high-rise polo necks
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Thumbs up: Versace emojis, bowling, Zara self-checkout. Thumbs down: auto texts, New Yorker guilt, hatchling
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If bare legs is at root a New York thing – cover-girl gloss underpinned with balls of steel – then the vogue for lace is very Parisian
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From Lineisy Montero to Binx Walton: 2016’s biggest models in Gucci, Prada and Dior
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Here’s gold (gold!), as reinvented by Pat McGrath for Prada. A subtle gloss looks delicate and pretty or go rich and surreal, like you’ve kissed a robot
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Why Botticelli's Venus is still fashion's favourite muse
Jess Cartner-MorleyErotic, youthful, ethereal: the Botticelli beauty who, 500 years on, continues to inspires Lady Gaga, Andy Warhol and Dolce & Gabbana -
From Raf Simons’s utilitarian backpack to Christopher Kane’s hardware hair accessories, this season’s must haves are packed up and ready to go
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A cross-body bag ticks all the boxes, mainly because you can carry a coffee in one hand and a brolly in the other. From athleisure at Adidas to fringed at Topshop, here are spring’s best
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New month, new wardrobe. OK, maybe not, but the start of spring can be unseasonably warm, or bring showers – or even snow. Here are five outfits to see you through, whatever the weather
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In the build-up to Leonardo di Caprio’s Oscars win on Sunday night, the fashion world showed solidarity by wearing this Vetements x Titanic hoodie
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The catwalks were filled with 60s futurism, Star Trek vibes and Tron-tastic gold and silver. The future’s bright, the future’s, well, futuristic – right?
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On the lash The new mascaras
Eva WisemanChuck out your claggy old mascara: now’s the time to invest in one of the new crop
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The 'Man Repeller' look – how Milan turned its back on sexiness
Jess Cartner-MorleyMilan fashion week is the spiritual home of sex appeal. So why have labels from Gucci to Fendi embraced clothes with a cheerful disregard for the male gaze? -
The latest looks from Milan fashion week take inspiration from everything from the ski slopes to Snow White
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Streetwear brands such as Palace and Pear Shaped are embracing everyday objects and branding to upturn the notion of status from labels
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Cultural subversion is key for the Italian brand’s creative director, so its mobile-phone cover makes perfect sense
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Armani kept things classically polished, mixing a largely black and white collection of velvet dresses with relaxed officewear and glam athleisure
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Donatella Versace describes her brand’s autumn/winter 2016 collection – modelled by Gigi Hadid among others in Milan – as daywear. But her definition is not the same as other people’s
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It was almost freezing on the Bafta red carpet, and yet the stars were out in force. From a suited Leonardo DiCaprio to Alicia Vikander in Louis Vuitton, Guardian fashion picks the stand-out dresses and suits
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If I have 20 shows every days for 20 days, I have to be on it. It’s not as if when I get to Azerbaijan or Kiev I can just nip out to the nearest Zara
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Alicia Vikander dazzled, Julianne Moore split the critics and Idris Elba somehow got away with matching his tie to his shoes
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It’s down to basics for Bieber in a new campaign for the underwear company: showing off his tats and six-pack in some briefs
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Do the write thing: why fashion has a fetish for stationery
Jess Cartner-MorleyFashion has embraced technology but it still loves a pencil. And a posh notebook, a sharpie and embossed notecards...
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In the frame How I learned to love glasses
Eva WisemanEva Wiseman on finally wearing glasses by choice -
The Loewe creative director and hot London designer talks alter egos, gender fluidity and Instagram
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This season’s menswear is inspired by icons who challenged preconceptions of masculinity
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The new collections modelled by Doncaster’s finest, Sam Rollinson
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The Observer, 29 February 1976: Halfway between a cape and a raincoat, Observer readers can buy this spring fashion garment for the marvellous price of £13.85
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Hipster fashion is sunk so designers have trawled the workwear trend and come up with a new look – think Aran jumpers, wide-legged trousers and rolled up beanies. But what do real fishermen make of it?
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Over 30 years she created some of US Vogue’s most exciting and influential photo spreads, but now Grace Coddington has stepped aside. Is this a turning point for the industry?
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The supermodel brought her dog, Leo, to Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel front row – where he was removed before the show started. But what was going through his canine mind?
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Whether it’s a classic biker jacket or a chic skirt, it’s time to channel your inner rock star
How should you dress at 50? Topshop's Kate Phelan tells you how