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Portrait Gallery says 'hats off' to torch-bearers of fashion Blow and McQueen

14.10.11
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

Karl Lagerfeld's night caps

11.07.11
For those who want to secure their style credentials, Chanel has created the essential accessory, says Karen Dacre ... more

Might is right has become the Obama doctrine

23.05.11
Barack Obama talking to the BBC's Andrew Marr was the Special Relationship made flesh... more

Princess Beatrice's wedding hat raises £81,100 in ebay auction

23.05.11
Princess Beatrice has expressed her gratitude after an eBay user bought her unusual royal wedding hat for £81,100... more

Pretty names won't save our high streets

19.05.11
It makes me laugh when bits of London start upgrading themselves, like when Fitzrovia started to call itself Noho, or Archway decided that all it would take to fool people into thinking it was as green and leafy as its neighbour was to refer to itself as Archgate... more

Princess Beatrice's wedding hat goes up for auction - bids reach £18,000

18.05.11
Royal wedding watchers compared the flamboyant Philip Treacy creation to a Turkey Twizzler - but it has a high price attached... more

Dragon bids for Princess Beatrice's 'bizarre' hat in charity auction

13.05.11
Duncan Bannatyne has kicked off the bidding on eBay for the bizarre hat worn by Princess Beatrice at last month's royal wedding... more

Why David Cameron should wear morning dress

19.04.11
What we wear is a badge of who we are and how we wish to be judged. Even among 36,000 marathon runners, there were cries for individual attention... more

I could never be a vamp - I look too sweet, says Natalia Vodianova

01.04.11
Natalia Vodianova, who was nicknamed Supernova by fashion photographer Mario Testino, posed as the Easter Bunny for Tatler magazine... more

Four weddings and a fashion frenzy

16.03.11
Even if Kate, Zara, Kate and Lily haven't invited us to their Big Day we can still have fun playing 'guess the dress'. Laura Craik consults her crystal ball... more

Kate Middleton word-perfect for Welsh anthem

24.02.11
Kate Middleton and Prince William receive rousing welcome on their first royal walkabout ... more

How my Issie was ‘betrayed’ by McQueen

27.10.10
When Detmar Blow wrote about his late wife Isabella he was accused of cashing in on her story. Here he claims to Suzie Mackenzie that it was her protégé who really let her down... more

Richard Dennen: Besotted with my Blitz Kid

21.09.10
There's a definite pecking order in the tents of Somerset House during London Fashion Week, says Richard Dennen... more

Coming to blows over late fashion icon Isabella Blow

17.09.10
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

Behind the scenes at Museum of London's new £20m galleries

21.04.10
The Museum of London's new £20 million galleries are designed to tell the story of the capital in modern times... more

A-list designers give tips to shoppers at Harrods

02.02.10
The likes of Philip Treacy and Amanda Wakeley are to offer hands-on advice at the Knightsbridge store... more

Valentino creates a vision of Eden in his Paris haute couture show

28.01.10
Alice Dellal makes a surprise appearance at the Valentino haute couture show in Paris... more

Haute hotels and chic suites

18.09.09
When you've dressed the world's most stylish women, the next step is designing a hotel's figure-of-eight plunge pool and introducing live seahorses into the lobby. Andy Barker sizes up the latest collection of chic suites... more

From Kate Moss to Victoria Beckham: Fashion Week's top hits

28.08.09
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

Chanel’s Lagerfeld puts the fashion back in ballet

17.06.09
It was a case of high fashion both on and off stage at Sadler’s Wells.... more

The hotel that will burrow six storeys below Heathrow

06.05.09
When Lord Foster was asked to design a 13-storey hotel close to Heathrow airport - which has strict height restrictions due to low-flying planes - the solution was obvious. Plunge half of the building underground... more

Cruella de catwalk storms Paris

11.03.09
McQueen’s new look at standout show of greatest hits stando... more

Hats off to men in ... hats

19.12.08
From fedoras to flat caps and trilbies to toppers — even David Beckham can see that a man isn’t dressed without one ... more

Is the cell comfortable, sir? Bow Street court hotel gets go-ahead

20.10.08
A multi-million pound hotel development in Covent Garden which offers visitors the chance to spend the night in a former police cell has been approved... more

History of hat at V&A

27.08.08
A new exhibition at the V&A will celebrate the crowning glory of any outfit - the hat; tracing the evolution of millinery. ... more

Scary, sexy and sixty... Grace Jones is amazing

20.06.08
André Paine was amazed by the antics of Grace Jones who witnessed an extraordinary performance last night at the Royal Festival Hall as part of the Meltdown Festival.... more

Princess Eugenie skirts close to the wind at superstrict Royal Ascot with her risque hemline

17.06.08
Princess Eugenie threw her elaborately adorned hat into the fashion ring today as she arrived for the start of Royal Ascot in a dress, some might consider, too short for the prestigious event. ... more

LIZ JONES: What hats to wear ... and what hats NOT to wear

21.05.08
Bea caused a flutter with her butterflies. SJP looked comic in a Beano. Hats are back — but when is a titfer tat?... more

The picture that reveals the changing face of the Royal Family... and families everywhere

20.05.08
This extraordinary picture from the weekend's royal wedding graphically captures the changing face of both the monarchy and modern families everywhere.... more

Shrubs and the City: SJP's horticultural hat is the kooky star of the red carpet

13.05.08
As Carrie Bradshaw she enthralled women across the world with her kooky style for six years. And Sarah Jessica Parker didn't disappoint when she arrived for the long awaited world premiere of the Sex And The City movie wearing an outrageous, horticultural themed hat... more


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