Sermons, scaffolding and hand luggage only: highlights from Milan and Paris men’s fashion weeks – in pictures

PRADA A three-storey scaffold structure carpeted in an Art Deco-patterned carpet by costume designer Catherine Martin was the jaw-dropping set at Prada. Catwalk looks included caveman style, fur-like shearling collars…

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Dior reinvents Lewis Carroll’s Alice for the Brat era at Paris fashion week

The new year has its first new muse: “Punk Alice”. At Dior’s haute couture show in Paris, Lewis Carroll’s feisty heroine got a 21st-century makeover. Imagine Alice, she of Wonderland…

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Designers ‘afraid’ of getting on Trump’s wrong side … and still put Melania in that hat

Donald Trump’s second presidency has sent shockwaves across industries since Monday – and fashion is no different. If, on the surface at least, the culture around fashion tends to skew…

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Hydrating face masks: 10 of the best

I have long eschewed the arduous multi-stepped skincare regime that once upon a time promised us our “best skin ever!” This was because very quickly I realised two things: 1)…

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We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures

Full tank Diesel and Timberland join forces to launch a collection of shirts made from both brands’ respective unsold stock. One half Timberland, one half Diesel, each style is crafted…

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Pile in: carpet makes a comeback in the maximalist backlash

For the past decade or so it has been ripped up and tossed out but now carpet is making a comeback. People are keen to cover their cold and draughty…

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The return of skinny jeans? Men’s catwalks suggest wide-legged trousers are out and calf-huggers back in

As the men’s shows drew to a close this week, something looked different on the catwalk. Trousers hugged calves. Fabric that once billowed around thighs clung tight. Shoes usually hidden…

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Dior’s British designer Kim Jones awarded knighthood in Paris

Friday afternoon in Paris was a big one for the British designer Kim Jones. The artistic director not only presented his latest menswear collection for Dior, he also collected the…

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The rule of thirds: a beginner’s guide to transforming your look | Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion

Do you know about the rule of thirds? I didn’t. How did I not know about it? Anyway, I do now and I am obsessed. And you will be, too. So listen up….

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Winter beauty essentials: Sali Hughes’s 30 favourite cold weather products

Like many, I buy nothing frivolous at the start of the year, so please don’t think for a minute that I’m instructing you to go forth and splurge on 30…

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