Christian Dior Fall Winter 2014, Paris fashion week
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Paris autumn/winter 2014 womenswear

The FT’s fashion editor highlights the main trends at Paris Fashion Week

Milan Fashion Week

Prada came up with clothes meant primarily to please the wearer
A model wears a creation for Fausto Puglisi women's Fall-Winter 2014-15 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Giuseppe Aresu) ©AP
Putting faith in young talent is the trend – off and on the catwalk
A model presents a creation from the Gucci Autumn/Winter 2014 collection during Milan Fashion Week ©Reuters
A genuinely interesting colour palette from the brand’s collection
Lauren by Garance Doré, January 2014
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The branding of fashion photographers

Photographers are stepping out from behind the lens and into the marketplace with products of their own

Alamut, Lorenzo Villoresi; perfume

The Picassos of perfume

Can scent actually be considered an art form?

Kathleen Baird-Murray

The age of miracles

‘If a tiny, fragile flower can survive harsh conditions, just think what it could do for our skin’

Skincare looks to enter a golden age

Private clinics are offering a treatment that claims to boost sagging skin

Designers nurture penchant for petals

Florists profit as shows become spectacles

Show season ends with a fresh start

Nicolas Ghesquière, the new designer at Louis Vuitton, heralds a divergence in approaches

Ready-to-wear is having a Warhol moment

From Saint Laurent to Chanel, brands play the packaging game

Diverging realities and dissonance of life

It is not about escapism but rather wrestling with things as they are

Cate Blanchett

Golden statuettes, silver gowns

Why red-carpet watchers can expect a glittering parade of metallic dresses at the Oscars