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
Fourteen of the biggest names in British fashion and art ranging from royal wedding dress designer Sarah Burton to sculptor Marc Quinn are being paired up in a unique collaboration to create works to celebrate 'Olympic values'
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She was at college with Alexander McQueen, learned how to cut from Giorgio Armani and Sam Cam is fan. Anne McElvoy on the Yorkshire lass whose high-end clothes are the new hot label... more
The knife attack which so nearly killed Oliver Hemsley rocked London’s fashion community. Now he is the driving force behind Art Against Knives... more
A network of streets between Russell Square and Holborn is attracting quirky, entrepreneurial small businesses to an unspoilt corner of London. Liz Hoggard explores this creative — not literary — hub.... 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
Dita Von Teese has always been an ambassador of stockings and suspenders but, all of a sudden, she’s not the only celeb who is outing her undergarments... more
London Fashion Week celebrates its 25th anniversary next month, and to commemorate the occasion Vogue has compiled a list of the 25 most important events in its history... more
Giles Deacon found inspiration for his first bikini line while lounging by the Chateau Marmont pool watching LA girls turn swimwear into daywear. Will Londoners follow suit?... more
Matthew Williamson has gone global: his last H&M collection sold out in half an hour, he's set up shop in Manhattan and New York's hottest girl, DJ Leigh Lezark, is giving his clothes an edgy new spin...... more
For over half a million schoolchildren in Britain - one in seven - English is a second language. Middle England has reacted with shock to the new figures. Calm down, guys. Languages are a gift, not a disease.... more
The showcase week for an industry worth £40 billion to the economy is under threat from abroad — yet it is the lack of support at home that is just as damaging... more
London fashion designer Hussein Chalayan and Tate Modern architects Herzog and de Meuron are among winners of the inaugural Brit Insurance Design Awards... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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