fashion
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A visual history of Rei Kawakubo for Comme des GarçonsThe Japanese designer, whose daring aesthetic was honoured at the Met Gala last month, is being celebrated in a new book
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How to highlight and contour dark skinThe makeup technique of contouring is a beauty industry phenomenon, but there is little advice out there for those with dark colouring. In her first article for the Guardian, beauty blogger Hani Sidow reveals her technique
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Ironic logos, rainbow colours and 'Guccification'With its starry frow, self-referencing logo, giant sleeves and saturated colours, the Gucci cruise show in Florence was a feast for the eyes
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Forget age-appropriate clothes - you’re never too old for cats and flamingosThe fashion industry often ignores older women, but cute isn’t just for twentysomethings. Plus, Tamara Ecclestone is proof you can have too many handbags
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Key high street pieces – in picturesFrom crop tops to tropical-print shorts, summer’s key high street pieces will see you through the holiday season, at home or away
shopping
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Guide to basket bags – in picturesThe wicker basket trend started with Balenciaga’s Bistrot – but there are plenty of cheaper options out there this season. Take one with you to the beach, then out for cocktails
talking points
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Millennial ‘influencers’ who are the new stars of web advertisingBeauty vloggers and cult celebrities are being courted by luxury brands
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The 10 defining moments – in picturesThe V&A’s latest fashion exhibition, Balenciaga: Shaping Fashion, captures the fashion house’s influential style. Here are the stand-out moments from each of its 10 decades
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The slip, the wrap and other cult dress shapes for summer 2017Last year’s big look, the Bardot ruffle, is about to be usurped by city kaftans, fancy sleeves and baring one shoulder like a star at Cannes
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This summer’s top sunglassesFrom the updated 50s cat-eye to old-school looks to an homage to Prince, this season’s frames will always leave you sunny-side up
news
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Fashion designer Anna Sui gets retrospective in LondonShow has outfits by American who loves ‘mixing everything together, especially when it doesn’t seem to go together’
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Topshop Australia placed in voluntary administration, with 760 jobs under reviewFast-fashion chain considering ‘its optimal operating structure’, with nine stand-alone stores, 17 Myer concessions and online business under review
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How Beyoncé’s Instagram pregnancy makes her a modern fertility goddessThe latest images from eight months of fabulous photo ops show the singer at her ‘push party’ wearing west African wax prints and a tie-dye bikini, with a henna tattoo on her naked belly
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The return of the bumbagThanks to Gucci, the 1990s streetwear revival and the French love affair with le banane, fashion has embraced the bumbag like never before. Look to Carrie Bradshaw, Skepta and Stella McCartney for inspiration
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Pippa Middleton's wedding dress deconstructedChoosing edgy designer Giles Deacon to create traditional gown results in elegant but unconventional bridal look
men's fashion
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EspadrillesYou feel as if you’re wearing a pair of lovingly mashed up brown paper bags that could disintegrate without warning
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Stripes for menAs we move into the holiday season nothing says high summer more than a bright stripe
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The 10 best camouflage items for men – in picturesYou can run but you can’t hide in our pick of the best men’s camo gear
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Anna Wintour on leaving London for New York19 May 1997: The British editor of American Vogue has thrived in US publishing despite once getting fired for being too ‘European’
the shows
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Pink, layers and ultra-feminine styling – in picturesIn Milan this weekend, Miuccia Prada used metallics, transparent fabrics, pastels, lace and flapper-style to showcase a modern style of femininity
The Fashion: spring/summer 17
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Reclaiming fashion's most controversial colourPretty, unthreatening, demure? Not any more. Loved by Gucci, modern feminists and men, in these post-gender days, pink has gone rogue
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Karen Elson models spring/summer 2017's key looksThe Lancashire-born model and musician wears the hottest looks from the new collections, from Prada and Chanel to Dior
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‘I looked like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins’: what’s it like to have a signature prop?A cane. A necktie. A beret. Having ‘a thing’ can transform an outfit and make its wearer stand out – or so the theory goes. Two men try it out
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Utility with a feminine touch – in picturesPracticality is back – but with added femininity. Think parachute silks, soft drapes and cream leather
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Spring fashion comes undoneDress up, clothes swap and make-believe adventure. Who says style can’t let its hair down?
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‘You don’t get a fee for being on a moodboard’Dandy, It boy, Sikh, muse: in a column for our spring fashion supplement, the actor and designer writes about reclaiming his own image
regulars
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Fashion for all agesFashion for all agesThe best culottes for all ages – in picturesFrom Katharine Hepburn to Coco Chanel, wide-leg trousers signify a kind of no-messing elegance – and culottes are the summer take to wear right now
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the big picture
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Through the lens of Arthur Elgort – in picturesThe fashion photographer made his name capturing big name models for Vogue. This month, 40 years’ worth of his work will go on show at Photo London and Atlas Gallery, in his first UK solo exhibition
Don’t add water How Instagram changed poolside posing