The 18 key shows from Paris fashion week – in pictures
From Dior’s 50s-inspired teddy girls in buffalo check to Balenciaga’s modern vision of Parisian chic, Jo Jones picks her highlights from the autumn/winter 2019 showsContinue reading...
View ArticleLess is more: why the shorts power suit is here for summer
More fun than a skirt, and less formal than trousers, this season’s big trend will have all weather coveredFirst there was the return of the pant suit, spearheaded by Lady Gaga on stage and Hillary...
View ArticleStella McCartney: ‘It’s not like I’m here for an easy life’
The fashion designer talks about her latest collection, the creative frustrations of eco sequins – and why she’s not a fan of washing her braI am standing in the Old Bond Street headquarters of Stella...
View ArticleNot washing your clothes is fine, Stella – if you’re beautiful | Zoe Williams
Stella McCartney’s top cleaning tip is in fact a subtle humblebrag. So here are mine insteadStella McCartney doesn’t dry-clean her clothes. Nor does she wash her clothes. I’ve really drilled into this...
View ArticleStella McCartney signs deal with French luxury group LVMH
Owner of Vuitton, Dior and Givenchy sees British designer as part of push to sustainabilityStella McCartney has signed a deal with France’s largest luxury group, LVMH, to “accelerate its worldwide...
View ArticleStella McCartney's climate credentials bang on trend in Paris
Fashion industry cottoning on to sustainability agenda as designer shows collectionStella McCartney would be on trend this season whatever she put on her catwalk.Two decades after the designer launched...
View ArticleCan Joaquin Phoenix save the planet by wearing one tuxedo for the whole...
Stella McCartney, who designed it, thinks so – but not everyone is so sure. And what happens to other stars’ jackets after they have worn them for one ceremony?At last some good news for the planet: in...
View ArticleStella McCartney launches collection inspired by Jonathan Safran Foer
Designer says author’s book We Are the Weather struck a chord with its environmental messageFrom the hats of Hunter S Thompson to the jewellery of Edith Sitwell, fashion has long been inspired by...
View ArticleBafta's red carpet stars decide the green look is out
Scarlett Johansson, Olivia Coleman and Laura Dern looked fabulous – but only Joaquin Phoenix seemed to have read Bafta’s memo about sustainable fashionOn Friday, Bafta announced that guests had been...
View ArticleStella McCartney goes wild to drive home animal-free message
Paris show features wildlife costumes to emphasise the label’s planet-friendly ethosThe singer Janelle Monáe and actor Shailene Woodley were in the front row, but two rabbits, a fox, a horse, two cows...
View ArticleThe good, bad and the wacky: the Met Gala's most memorable looks
With the industry’s most uber-fashionable night postponed, we recap some of the gala’s most memorable looks – from Rihanna’s papal getup to Madonna’s celestial capeContinue reading...
View ArticleFrom album dressing to Percy Pig ice-cream: this week's fashion trends
What’s hot and what’s not in fashion this weekKaia As in Gerber, who joins the likes of Alexa and Jane Birkin – she now has a bag named after her, by Saint Laurent. Style icon status:...
View ArticlePaul McCartney calls for meat to no longer be mandatory in England's school...
Former Beatle and his daughters Stella and Mary sign letter to education secretarySir Paul McCartney and his daughters Stella and Mary have joined a call to change guidance that makes it mandatory to...
View ArticleStella McCartney launches A-Z sustainability manifesto
Project aims to find meaning in age of greenwashing in collaboration with artists such as Jeff KoonsStella McCartney has launched a sustainability manifesto in collaboration with artists including Jeff...
View ArticleArtists urged to shrug off Brexit blues in cross-Channel project
People in UK and France encouraged to submit work exploring new relationship between two countriesArtists on both sides of the Channel are being encouraged to beat the Brexit blues in a project...
View ArticleTop fashion designers' letter to PM calls for ban on UK fur sales
Signatories including Stella McCartney and Vivienne Westwood say interest dwindling in productsLeading British designers including Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood and Shrimps founder Hannah Weiland...
View ArticleLockdown makes humble flip-flop summer’s high-fashion hit
Gucci flip-flops on sale for £220 and heeled styles become bestsellers as consumers opt for comfortFlip-flops have long been a staple of heatwaves, found everywhere from beaches to barbecues. But, in...
View ArticleMeghan launches work initiative for women on 40th birthday
40x40 project encourages people to donate 40 minutes of their time to help women return to workplaceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Duchess of Sussex has used her 40th...
View ArticleStella McCartney got pay rise while fashion firm took furlough cash
The designer’s salary rose to £2.7m last year while her company claimed almost £850k in government supportStella McCartney took a near £2.7m salary from her fashion company last year, up more than...
View ArticleStella McCartney dissects work of artist Frank Stella for Paris collection
Collaboration drew from monochrome and straight lines of artist’s early work as well as more ‘explosive, feminine side’The American artist Frank Stella once said that he “could tell a story with...
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