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Paris Fashion Week shows upstaged by a broken bench

04.10.11
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

Forever in blue jeans, shirts and dresses

21.06.11
Once just the fabric of the workers, denim is now eternally in fashion. This summer's styles are pale and soft, says Karen Dacre, and fit perfectly with the Seventies trend... more

Colour at the heart of an empire

08.04.11
COMMENTARY: "Men are like bulls. They cannot resist the red sole," said Christian Louboutin in a recent interview. Now it is his turn to be bullish ... more

Louboutin sticks boot into YSL over 'copycat' soles

08.04.11
Shoe designer Christian Louboutin, whose towering heels have a distinctive red sole, is suing rival Yves Saint Laurent over the coat of scarlet paint applied to the bottom of its footwear... more

Over €1bn profits for luxury retail group PPR

17.02.11
François-Henri Pinault's French luxury goods and shops group PPR reports a storming set of profit figures having benefited from an increase in spending on exclusive brands by the world's wealthy... more

The old ways are the good ways in Stefano Pilati’s YSL show

05.10.10
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

Autumn's simple pleasures

31.08.10
Be sure to snap up the best of this season’s pared-down, fuss-free clothes ahead of the crowd, says Karen Dacre... more

Roksanda Ilincic: The Goth strips off

09.07.10
A dramatic Montenegran temperament and a taste for the Gothic have made Roksanda Ilincic the darling of eccentric beauties everywhere. But what will they think of her new swimwear collection?... more

Long and simple: a class act for the maxi

08.06.10
Great news. There’s nothing about the new toned-down maxi that will appeal to Colleen, Alex et al.... more

The Midas Touch: Why everyone wants a piece of the woman who invented Touche Eclat

31.03.10
Yves Saint Laurent’s former make-up director Terry de Gunzburg explains the science behind her miraculous cosmetics which use 24-carat pink gold to lift the skin... more

Caped crusaders: why you should ditch the coat

16.03.10
Those with their elegant finger on the pulse have ditched the coat with a vengeance.... more

Yves St Laurent gave fashion glamour, not goodness

21.01.10
It's understandable that Marie-Dominique Lelièvre’s new book, Saint Laurent: Bad Boy, has not been greeted warmly amid the reverie that France has for Yves St Laurent... more

Introducing... Chris Sweeney, a new Spike Jonze

23.10.09
Director Chris Sweeney, 27, has just got Will Young pregnant - in the video for Will's new single 'Hopes & Fears'... more

Yves Saint Laurent serves up strawberries and raspberries

06.10.09
Was it a happy coincidence that Prince, the man who wrote Raspberry Beret, was front row at the Yves Saint Laurent show?... more

Erdem - My London

18.09.09
Erdem collects bow ties and fears red buses...... more

Catwalk Confidential: a model of aspiration

08.09.09
Robyn Peterson was one of the stars of Edinburgh with her one-woman show about her experiences in the fashion industry... more

Autumn's finest fashion trends

18.08.09
The shops are full of new clothes for autumn and you need to move fast. But you can’t buy until you decide which look to go for. We give you a seasonal lowdown...... more

Movie-maker has a GM revival script

03.06.09
Not many Americans loudly said they were “filled with joy” over General Motors being on its deathbed, with the tens of thousands of job losses that has wrought, but then Michael Moore is not most Americans...... more

YSL for leather

10.03.09
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St Laurent's Deco armchair sells for a record £19m

26.02.09
The three-day sale in Paris of the paintings, furniture and objets d’art of Yves St Laurent ended last night in record prices and a stampede out of money into art... more

A little romance? YSL has Valentine's Day in the bag

13.02.09
Love is...a free Yves Saint Laurent bag. For the romantically inclined - or just plain skint - Yves Saint Laurent is giving away 2,000 bags and heart-shaped USB ports in central London in celebration of St Valentine's Day... more

Show off in shaggy chic

08.01.09
Fend off the cold in true fashionista style and become an abominable show-woman... more

Suits you madam

12.11.08
Carla Bruni has solved the Christmas dress problem — get a tux. Here’s how to get it right... more

Parachutes and rivets in avant-garde fashion sale

24.10.08
From space-age garments to pop art-inspired outfits, a collection of 20th century fashion is to go under the hammer at Christie's... more

65-year-old Cilla eclipses supermodels at charity fashion show

18.09.08
Veteran singer and TV star Cilla Black showed off a magnificent pair of legs as she flounced down the catwalk, to the strains of her hit song Anyone Who Had a Heart... more

Cheryl is London's catwalk queen

18.09.08
Pop princess Cheryl Cole was crowned queen of the catwalk at the Fashion for Relief charity show.... more

The Eighties supermodels who are back in Vogue

26.08.08
The veteran supermodels are back: two decades older but mysteriously unwrinkled, they are eclipsing rivals half their age this autumn... more

Golden oldie Claudia still making waves at Chanel

28.06.08
Nineties supermodels are still reigning supreme with Naomi Campbell fronting a campaign for Yves Saint Laurent and Claudia Schiffer being chosen as the face of Chanel’s Autumn/Winter collection.... more

President Sarkozy and wife Carla lead mourners at funeral for 'Pied Piper of fashion', Yves Saint Laurent

05.06.08
France said farewell to fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent at a memorial service at the Paris church of Saint Roch today ... more

Designer and creative pioneer, Yves Saint Laurent dies aged 71

01.06.08
Legendary designer Yves Saint Laurent, who reworked the rules of fashion by putting women into elegant pantsuits that came to define how modern women dressed, died Sunday evening, a longtime friend and associate said. He was 71.... more


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