2025 • Dec 28
Off-the-shoulder tops and a signature hair-do: Brigitte Bardot’s style legacy
Model turned actor never lost the poise from her dancing days – but she also made gingham and leopard print her own
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2025 • Dec 13
Dior, Chanel and … Veja? The ethical Paris trainer worn by A-listers and royalty
Veja doesn’t do surveys or freebies, hates greenwashing and Black Friday, and as demand for trainers wanes, it continues to go its own wayIn the grand hierarchy of Paris fashion, it’s tricky...
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2025 • Oct 03
Sarah Burton turns up the glamour volume at Givenchy in Paris
Spiritual home of Audrey Hepburn re-establishes itself as serious player in red carpet dressingOn the very same day as Taylor Swift,
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2025 • Oct 03
‘A paroxysm of disposability’: France’s distaste for Shein’s ultra-fast fashion
A petition to ban the brand has passed 270,000 names but French shoppers have not been immune to its inexorable riseA couple of hours before Shein opened a pop‑up shop in Dijon this summer, ...
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2025 • Sep 05
‘A void that is impossible to fill’: tributes paid to fashion designer Giorgio Armani
Donatella Versace says ‘the world lost a giant today’ while Victoria Beckham called him ‘a visionary designer whose legacy will live on forever’
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2025 • Aug 15
Online fashion retailer Shein’s UK sales leap by a third to more than £2bn
Profits rise 56% to £38.2m in 2024 as company overtakes British rival Boohoo and closes in on AsosShein, the online fast-fashion retailer founded in China, increased sales in the UK by about...
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2025 • Aug 05
Shein fined €1m in Italy for misleading environmental claims about products
Chinese fast fashion retailer penalised month after €40m fine from French regulator in JulyThe Italian authorities have fined Shein €1m (£870,000) for making “misleading or omissive” environ...
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2025 • Jul 30
Heritage coalition saves Scottish modernist ‘jewel’ in fiercely fought auction
Derelict studio built for textile designer Bernat Klein in 1972 goes for £279,000 after starting price of £18,000A coalition of design and conservation charities has
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