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The conference features a form of reverse power play: who can appear to care the least?
France’s former first lady was a model – so why shouldn’t she return to what she knows?
What became increasingly clear during the Paris shows is that couture no longer seems to have much to do with France
If Edward Snowden didn’t exist, Hollywood would probably have invented him
If one man had worn a tie it would, ironically, have been subversive
If fashion teaches us anything, it’s that when we actually identify a moment, it’s usually over
Clothes have the power to provoke a whole set of assumptions and personal reactions on the part of a viewer
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 designer and the artist on how they met, and the relationship between fashion and art
‘Nina Ricci’s new mini-collection should be called ‘pre-pre-spring’ – but that’s really too silly’
To make high-end menswear would empty the athlete’s brand of its values
Hermès is showing consumers the skills that influence its pricetags
Why the maverick fashion designer needs to dress down
Consumers feel at ease judging fashion but there’s a degree of self-doubt in buying a sculpture
‘I can’t begin to speculate on the cost of, say, Michelle Obama’s wardrobe’
Finding New York’s mayor on the cover of an Italian style magazine read far from home was a little odd
Margaret Thatcher understood the power of the consistent persona, of dress as shorthand
Since his selection at the papal conclave, Pope Francis has been communicating through his clothes
Why didn’t she ever write about how she decided what to wear in an office filled with guys in hoodies?
London is about to welcome its first children’s fashion week, and the potential to accessorise with controversy is high
Key trends for autumn/winter 2013 from Paris Fashion Week
Empowering clothes that make women feel wonderful
Saint Laurent barely showed fashion – it showed attitude
Givenchy, Maiyet, Chloé and Stella McCartney mix masculine tailoring with luxed-up femininity
Gaultier’s old hits and Céline’s functionality with finesse
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