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
The backstreets of Bermondsey and an area once famed for its Peek Freans biscuit factory seem an unlikely home for a online retailer aiming at the top end of the fashion market, but Alexandalexa has just moved in and is looking to grow as fast as the children of the yummy mummies they kit out in designer togs... more
I am fat. Not by normal standards - I am a size 12 in most shops and can sometimes squeeze into a generously-cut 10 - but in the eyes of the cellulite-free fashion world, I am Jabba the big Butt, Giant Haystacks without the height, a roly-poly tub of lard... more
Richemont, the group behind posh watches Cartier and Piaget, Montblanc pens and Chloe handbags, showed as its five-month sales beat expectations with a 37% jump in revenues... more
The summer sales are beginning next month — but hitting the high street is so last season. Sarah Standing reveals the exclusive web clubs bringing designer discounts to your laptop.... more
Natalie Massenet, the founder of the online designer fashion group Net a Porter, has sold her stake in the business to French luxury goods giant Richemont for around £50 million... more
There's still strife on the High Street but online clothes retailers are defying the crunch. Net-A-Porter is the latest to show its strength with a trebling in pre-tax profits ... more
Whether it be in Savile Row, magazines, clubs or just accessible high street fashion, the capital leads the way. These are the names that make the fashion world spin.... 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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