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Vincent Bevins reports from the Japanese capital on the drive for greater recognition of homegrown talent
This season’s most bewitching gothic looks are vamped up and sophisticated
High-end shopping centres and enthusiastic consumers put sales on track for sharp growth
The season’s hottest shoes put comfort first
Fashion labels have either legions of devotees or are in the process of cultivating them
How to make sense of a season that spans from November to May? Skin – be it yours, an animal’s or something that looks like an animal’s
The latest menswear offerings are full of eye-popping print and colour
Polished éminence grise turns his skills to Italy
Millinery is influencing catwalk trends
Chunky and funky knits are an alternative to the coat
Goth is back – but with elegance and romance
Leather is suddenly ubiquitous – seen not just on the runway but also on high-profile figures
From see-through to surreal, the Paris menswear designers put everything on show
Superabundant, super-confident, flashy – hip-hop is channelling the spirit of rock music’s golden age
Busiest member of a label’s in-house team is often not the model or designer
Film about Ozwald Boateng focuses on his struggle to balance work and family
The Paris men’s wear shows were ambitious and adventurous with radical tailoring, theatrical staging, and the invention of completely new garments
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