Hours after West Hollywood became the first American state to ban the sale of fur, Karl Lagerfeld sends knee-length gilets in the fabric down a Milan catwalk
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Stand up straight, get lots of sleep and make sure you avoid exercise, sun and Botox. Model Inès de la Fressange, 52, on how to age like a Frenchwoman... more
Cute furry critters have nothing to fear from fashion snobs this winter. Thanks to Karl Lagerfeld at Chanel, everyone wants to fake it — including the high street... more
London, New York, Paris and Milan may be the world's fashion capitals, but sometimes designers crave a more exotic backdrop for their creations. Illen Rowe and Pandora Sykes report from far-flung front rows... more
For weary travellers washed ashore on a sun-baked island, what could be better than the smart end of Cyprus with its pristine infinity pools and champagne bars, asks Lydia Slater... more
Reacting to the news that Brigitte, Germany's best-selling women's magazine, is going to start using "ordinary, realistic" women rather than professional models in its photoshoots, the Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld responded with the tact that can only come with being head of a luxury fashion house that answers to nobody... more
To mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month, New Zealand design duo Zoe and Morgan have joined forces with Breakthrough Breast Cancer and mywardobe.com to create a mini-capsule collection... more
At Sadler's Wells the outifts worn by the arty audience exude the essence of the modern dance they're coming to see: sexy, quirky and bold - whether it's an eBay bargain or all Vivienne Westwood... more
At the Chanel show guests gleaned final confirmation of a fact they had suspected for some time: that the front row is more important than the clothes... more
She dominated the catwalk during the 1990s, now Claudia Schiffer is proving she's still worthy of supermodel status. The 37-year-old has stripped off - save for briefs, hold-ups and a feline mask - in a provocative cover shoot for the German edition of Vogue magazine... more
Karl Lagerfeld is renowned for discovering new faces, and I predict his latest muse will be his most talked-about yet. The 74-year-old designer with Chanel wants to sign up Frances Bean Cobain, daughter of Courtney Love... more
She may be a 37-year-old mother of two but supermodel Claudia Schiffer yesterday showed why she still cuts it in the fashion world. She looked stunning in spats and a beret during a New York photoshoot with Chanel maestro Karl Lagerfeld. The German model appeared lose her composure for a second when she stumbled to the ground. But with Lagerfeld snapping away, it became clear it was all part of the project for the French label... more