The unsettling thinness of the Met Gala
Fashion’s claim to champion diverse artistic expression is starting to sound as hollow as the bodies on display
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Harry Styles is a real man now
Progressivism is on the defensive. Just look at our pop singers
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Valentino and the dream of elegance
The Italian designer has died aged 93
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The perils of black denim
Why doesn’t it wear as well as blue?
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Sydney Sweeney: the face that launched a thousand takes
The actress has refused to back down over a controversial jeans ad. Does this mean woke is over?
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The inevitability of the Labour bob
The two deputy leadership candidates have slightly different politics but the same haircut
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How Marks & Spencer became cool
The brand known for frumpy blouses and comfortable shoes has reversed its reputation
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Marie Antoinette Style exposes fashion’s banality
The 18th-century clothes displayed at the V&A’s new exhibition could almost be worn today
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The British Museum isn’t cool enough for the Met Gala
The British Museum will hold its own version of the New York fashion event. It’s almost a good idea
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Labubu and the infantilisation of the West
Why are Brits now unable to sleep without fluffy toys?
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The Sydney Sweeney vibe shift is futile
The only thing she signifies is that the Republican Party has young people in it, and that some of them…
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Anna Wintour still rules Vogue
The magazine and the woman cannot be unstitched; they are symbiotic, an incredibly chic ouroboros.
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The savagery of Alexander McQueen
The designer saw the skull beneath the skin of a Britain slipping into paranoia and distrust.
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The grubbiness of Abercrombie & Fitch
Looking back at the era my friends and I grew up in, I see something nasty in the aspirations we…
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The Victoria’s Secret show belongs to a chauvinist past
The lingerie brand’s fashion show has returned after six years away – but, no longer able to sell the priapic…
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The invention of the Teddy boy
How the subculture emerged from postwar London’s tribal landscape of fashion, class and violence.
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Coco Chanel’s second coming
The V&A’s exhibition focuses on the designer’s clothes – with little attention given to her equally spectacular life.
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Don’t let TikTok tell you how to dress
Influencers are charging hundreds of dollars for consultations to tell you how to dress for your “seasonal colours” or “Kibbe…
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How clothing repair schemes are fighting fast fashion
France is reducing waste by compensating people who fix damaged garments.
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Politicians should never wear trainers
No fashion can camouflage political insincerity.
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