The collapse of the front row at the Balenciaga show set the tone for a Paris Fashion Week that fell short of London's impact, says Karen Dacre... more
American Vogue editor Anna Wintour, former editor of French Vogue Carine Roitfeld and photgrapher Mario Testino hit the floor as black plastic benches buckled at the Balenciaga show... more
Fashion designers are deserting vertiginous heels but still want to put you on a pedestal. Emma McCarthy says the smartest shoes have suddenly got a lot more sole... more
Can't stretch to designer outfits but find the high-street look too ubiquitous? Laura Craik and Karen Dacre introduce four hot niche labels with catwalk good looks but less expensive price tags ... more
"Ladylike" and "girly" are out; suddenly references to boyishness are tripping off the tongues of make-up artists as manly techniques start creeping into "grooming" regimens... more
Clean lines, simple shapes and luscious shades have defined French fashion week, with a quiet nod to the Seventies. These are clothes women want to wear... more
Stefano Pilati unveiled his latest collection for Yves Saint Laurent at Paris Fashion Week in a show watched by Claudia Schiffer, Florence Welch and Salma Hayek... more
It says a lot about last night’s Givenchy catwalk show that Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood and singer Courtney Love were among the front row glitterati... more
No gimmicks, no showing-off — the month of fashion shows was rounded off with Gallic savoir faire and beautiful stylish clothes. But the star of the French shows was British... more
At Paris fashion week's Chanel show, guests sat on imitation hay bales in front of a wooden barn, while models emerged from an archway cut into a giant haystack... more
It's close to midnight, and something evil's lurking in the dark. No, not the prospect of a Michael Jackson gig, but an occasion almost as huge: the return of the power shoulder. Be afraid. Be very afraid... more
Even during a prosperous year, I have often felt that Paris Fashion Week, with its champagne parties, dark-windowed limos and fashion editors wasting thousands on handbags, teetered on the absurd. But this year it was like watching Louis XIV's court gorge themselves while the rest of the country starved... 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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