This photographic double portrait of eccentric fashion figures Alexander McQueen and Isabella Blow, who both committed suicide, has been bought by the National Portrait Gallery... more
First Amanda Knox was likened to Joseph Goebbels. Then she was a "she-devil". Now she is "Jessica Rabbit". Both the prosecutors and defence lawyers in Perugia certainly like to keep the world's headline writers happy... more
Who match-made Madonna, got Kate Moss on stage with Pink Floyd and filled the capital with multicoloured elephants? Olivia Cole meets the London alchemists who make the impossible possible... more
Designer John Galliano, who was sacked by fashion house Dior over alleged racist comments, broke his silence saying: 'I unreservedly apologise for my behaviour in causing any offence'... more
Woody Allen was bowled over by Lucy Punch's kooky beauty and quick-fire London wit, and now the rest of Hollywood is sitting up and taking notice, says Hermione Eyre... more
Tom Hollander always wanted to be taken seriously — but as he prepares to take the lead in the Old Vic’s Christmas farce, he’s finally made his peace with comedy, he tells Nick Curtis... more
In the wake of Isabella Blow's suicide, three books, two films and a documentary are vying to tell the truth about London's greatest eccentric. So who's telling the real story, asks Vassi Chamberlain... more
Models dressed as flowers, Gwyneth Paltrow lost in a maze and a gigantic lion make this a vintage season for haute couture. Gianluca Longo goes backstage in Paris... more
New research shows that divorce is a virus you can catch, and that news of a friend’s divorce increases the likelihood of your own marriage breaking up by 75 per cent... more
Photographer David LaChapelle is handsome, rich and as famous for his celebrity subjects as for his epic partying. But behind the glamour lies a story of personal struggle and redemption... more
"I have an idea,” Isabella Blow told me over lunch a few years ago. “I think you should interview Alexander McQueen.” It was 2004 and we were both working at Tatler. “But first,” she said, “you have to impress him. He is very intelligent. We have to make him think the interview is his idea.” If anyone could persuade him to do anything it was Isabella. She was his best friend, his conspirator, his inspiration... more
Shows in concrete bunkers, unicorn shoes and Casiraghis dancing by candlelight; the world of haute couture is changing. Today the clients are younger and the designs sexier, but fantasy and decadence still reign... more
Fur guitars, hand-sprayed Baguette bags and 7ft-high crystal sails; the Miami design fair is where furniture meets fun. Helen Kirwan-Taylor enjoys the ride... more
Showing in Paris for the first time after years as the star of London Fashion Week, Giles Deacon brought a much-needed injection of British humour... more
Roman Abramovich’s love interest is now one of London’s best connected women. But does a fortune qualify Dasha Zhukova to edit a fashion magazine?... more
Paris Hilton partied, Princess Michael swanned around and Fergie turned up with Beatrice in tow - this was designer Nicky Haslam's bash for his 800 closest friends... more
This is the heart of the social scene, with the names that make the social circuit turn and add the glitter to the parties the capital does so well
... more
When heiress Daphne Guinness had a
spring-clean of her wardrobe she filled
more than a few bags for the charity shop.
In fact it is taking more than three hours
to auction the designer pieces she no
longer wants... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
Tonight:
5°c
