Fashion

By Jye Marshall While the official theme of the 2025 Met Gala was Superfine: Tailoring Black Style, another trend emerged among those on the red carpet: no pants. While many might ...

By Toby Slade and Dijanna Mulhearn Fashion is one of the most powerful tools we have for understanding ourselves and the world around us. Nowhere is this clearer than in ...

By Gemma Ware The Birkin bag made by French luxury retailer Hermès has become a status symbol for the global elite. Notoriously difficult to obtain, the world’s rich ...

By Danielle Mariann Dove The upcoming Wuthering Heights adaptation by Saltburn director Emerald Fennell has courted controversy since it was first announced, with Fennell’s choice of leading lady and ...

The maxi dress stands as a timeless classic in every fashion-savvy woman’s wardrobe, effortlessly embodying elegance while offering unparalleled comfort and wearability. Whether crafted from airy chiffon for a ...

By Elisa Anzolin, Keith Weir Donatella Versace, who helped to ensure the survival of the family fashion empire after the killing of her brother Gianni almost three decades ago, is ...

By Tyrone Siu, Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou Appealing to a younger audience, Rika Woo dons a white J-pop-style sleeveless top and a long white skirt embroidered with lace as ...

By Pierre-Yann Dolbec American rapper Doechii turned heads on the Grammy Awards red carpet on Februay. 2 in a striking Thom Browne ensemble: an off-the-shoulder corset suit dress with exaggerated hips, ...

By Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne Dotted across northern Australia are 21 saltwater crocodile farms, home to around 130,000 crocodiles. Their skins are turned into crocodile leather, long sought for use in luxury handbags, belts ...

By Alexandra Sherlock Australian-owned brand UGG Since 1974 has announced it will change its name to “Since 74” for sales outside Australia and New Zealand. There has been a long-running battle over ...

By Joëlle Vanhamme Is renting clothes instead of buying them truly better for the planet? As the textile industry faces growing scrutiny for its environmental impact, clothing rental services ...

By Ania Sadkowska and Katherine Townsend We first met Martyn in 2013 when he was 54 and working as a professor at a UK university. He cut a sharp figure in a ...

By Yassie Samie, Irene Maldini and Katia Vladimirova What happens to your clothes after you don’t want them any more? Chances are, you will donate them to shops run ...

By Paula M Carbone Fast fashion is everywhere – in just about every mall, in the feeds of influencers on social media promoting overconsumption, and in ads constantly popping up online. ...

By Helen Reid Burberry is hoping “scarf bars” in its stores, new ranges of puffer jackets, and a sharper focus on its classic products rather than new fashions will help ...

By Naomi Braithwaite The Fashion and Textile Museum’s new exhibition, Outlaws: Fashion Renegades of 80s London, surveys the glamorous and often outrageous fashion, music and clubbing scene in the ...

By Alyssa Choat For its recent Spring/Summer 2025 show, fashion brand Diesel filled a runway with mounds of denim offcuts, making a spectacle of its efforts to reduce waste. Haunting ...

By Therèsa M Winge Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and Republican contender Donald Trump could not be more different – and this split between them extends far beyond politics and ...

By Mitchell Gallagher In the quiet backwaters of Yunnan, Dong Meihua – though her followers know her by the public alias Dianxi Xiaoge – has done something remarkable: She’s taken the ...

By Marian Makkar and Amanda Spry Generation Z has been called ‘the sustainability generation’. Born between 1997 and 2013, 58 per cent of this consumer cohort seek to buy products that are sourced ...

By Elizabeth Kealy-Morris With the release of dramas Cristóbal Balenciaga, The New Look and Becoming Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion drama miniseries has become a staple for streaming television in 2024. ...

By Rosanna Rios Perez An elegant national costume that defines Japanese culture, the kimono epitomises craftsmanship and tradition. Meaning “the thing to wear”, it is wrapped left over right and ...

By Deirdre Clemente With US presidential Election Day approaching, candidates are courting voters with everything they’ve got: targeted ads, texts, taunts and stump speeches. An overlooked aspect of electioneering ...

By Lara Torres Acclaimed Belgian fashion designer Dries Van Noten has retired at 66, after announcing earlier this year that he would step down after his Paris Fashion Week menswear show ...