Couture Week was a polarised affair, opposing restraint and excess, technique and showmanship, real clothes and wild storytelling, with little in between, writes Angelo Flaccavento.

Tradition coursed through the veins of Paris couture week with few outliers, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

The first days of the Paris couture shows offered subliminal reflections of other times and places when things were just as bad as they are now, writes Tim Blanks.

A year into his tenure, the designer talks to Tim Blanks about wrestling with the riddle of one of fashion’s most intensely personal and technically challenging legacies.

The designer was supremely faithful to Azzedine Alaïa with a celebration of female beauty that oozed energy and sexuality, reports Angelo Flaccavento.

The appointment signals Richemont’s growing interest in its fashion division and gives a longtime Raf Simons deputy a chance to shine on his own.

The designer will work in partnership with Miuccia Prada with equal responsibility for creative decision-making.

The brand also plans to close its Manhattan flagship and consolidate some of its North American divisions.