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The power dresser

05.11.09

The designer of Samantha Cameron's party conference frock is now suing M&S over its copyright. But fashion feuds apart, Alison Mansell insists, she's a Tory too... more

Young designers win store and tips from Jimmy Choo himself

04.11.09

Two up-and-coming designers from east London have won a competition to get a shop in the West End and Jimmy Choo as a mentor... more

Secret lives of London's students

15.10.09

So what exactly do our students get up to outside the lecture hall? A new festival celebrates the vibrant contributions they make to the capital... more

Digital prints have the wow factor

13.10.09

Digital prints proved successful at this year's shows - and it's the younger designers who are leading the way... more

Saatchi makes case for young art

09.10.09

The work of 20 graduates who are hoping to emulate the success of the Young British Artists is to go on show in the New Sensations.... more

Pre-war party in Poirot style

25.09.09

All aboard the SS Atlantica for a gloriously glamorous thirties soirée.... more

Winning duo pledge 'clothes for real women'

22.09.09

Winner of a London Fashion Week new designer award today vowed to produce clothing for 'real, curvy women'... more

Eliza Cummings wears the best British fashion

18.09.09

British designers dominate fashion, from John Galliano to Gareth Pugh, and who better to wear the boldest looks than London's new catwalk star Eliza Cummings... more

Tiny tycoons: the young Londoners bucking the recession

28.08.09

Last week a report claimed that nearly 1 million under-25s were on the dole. But in the capital, bright young businesses are springing up like green shoots. Andy Barker meets the Dragons of the future...... more

Model scarred in crash sells make-up to stars

24.08.09

Model whose face was scarred by a car accident has created cosmetics to boost 'natural beauty' and won clients including Yasmin Le Bon and Whitney Houston... more

Keeping the city alive: Landlords turn over 'slack space' to creative projects

24.08.09

Property owners are loaning or cheaply leasing empty retail space or buildings on stalled development sites - known as "slack space" - to galleries and creative enterprises... more

Not exactly a Flawless arrival

20.08.09

Britain's Got Talent finalists Flawless were involved in an “almighty bang” when their car was in collision with the side of a coach... more

Skin condition transforms black girl into white woman

11.08.09

Woman who was born black told of the extreme skin condition that has turned her completely white... more

CDs of the week

31.07.09

Julian Plenti isn't skyscraper at all, Frankmusic gets juvenile at times and Two Dancers prove they can scratch.... more

Fashion graduates blossom with elegant designs

05.06.09

Without a pom-pom or back to-front jump-suit in sight, students from The London College of Fashion took to the catwalk last night with a show that suggested graduate fashion has grown up... more

Squatters turn Ł5m building into art galleries and cinema

19.05.09

Squatters have occupied a Ł5 million building in central London and turned its 60 rooms into an arts centre with galleries and a cinema... more

Squatters turn Ł5m building into art galleries and cinema

19.05.09

Squatters have occupied a Ł5 million building in central London and turned its 60 rooms into an arts centre with galleries and a cinema... more

Fashion students' Topshop deal to put style back into biking

25.03.09

Two London fashion students are to launch a range of cycling clothing for women after landing a deal with Topshop... more

First view of Ł160m Crossrail station at Woolwich

18.12.08

This is the first image of a new Ł160million Crossrail station planned for south-east London... more

Britart's young pretenders

27.11.08

A tower of video cassettes, an installation of abandoned glasses and slowed-down footage of the moon in orbit. It's the art of the future... more

Early morning queue to bag cheap Comme Des Garcons at H&M

13.11.08

Designers and fashion students joined bargain hunters in a huge queue around the block for the Comme Des Garcons collection at H&M... more

A tale of two Woods ...

28.10.08

As Ronnie Wood flouted his new love at a Mayfair restaurant last night, his long-suffering wife Jo was across town — still wearing her wedding ring.... more

No 1 fan buys his place to be front of the queue for iPhone

11.07.08

Apple fans queued through the night to be the first to buy the new iPhone 3G... more

St Martins up for sale at Ł60m

17.04.08

The buildings where the Sex Pistols played their first gig, fashion designer John Galliano honed his cutting skills and artists Gilbert and George first met are up for sale... more

Networker who brings a touch of class to the catwalk

13.02.08

It's London Fashion Week, and Jaeger boss Harold Tillman - the new man at the helm - is under fire but keeping his cool over size zero models ... more

Brown's plan to make Britannia cool again

12.02.08

London will get a national film centre and a permanent home for its fashion week under Gordon Brown's plans to revive the "Cool Britannia" spirit of new Labour... more

Students in the spotlight

01.06.07

It's always great to spot an art bargain but there's an abundance of graduate shows in London righ now - and you have only one pair of legs. That's where Free Range might help. ... more

In search of the next big thing

23.05.07

A Rothko bought in 1960 for Ł4,000 has just sold for Ł36.4 million. So can you truffle out the artists worth buying now? Simon Davis introduces this year's young talent from the colleges.... more

Protest artist nominated for Turner Prize

08.05.07

The artist who recreated the Parliament Square anti-war protest in Tate Britain has been nominated for this year's £25,000 Turner Prize. ... more

Flying steamroller takes off in London

02.10.06

A restored 1968 steamroller has made its maiden UK flight in central London. The 12 ton vehicle in question is a sculpture by acclaimed American artist Chris Burden.... more