Fashion

By Hannah Rumball-Croft As Britain’s longest‑reigning monarch, and one rarely out of the public eye since childhood, Queen Elizabeth II left behind a wardrobe so extensive and meticulously ...

By Bernard Capp Around 8pm on a cold February evening in 1733, a gentleman named Francis Peters was returning to his home near Knightsbridge, London, in a hackney cab, when someone ...

Research across Europe suggests consumers are increasingly rethinking their relationship with clothing, with a gradual shift away from fast fashion toward more conscious purchasing habits. What was once a market ...

By Rose Marroncelli Denim is present in practically every country in the world and is widely adopted as one of the most common forms of everyday attire. Its appeal spans ...

Private label lingerie represents significant opportunity for retailers building profitable intimate apparel programs without investing in brand development. The right private label lingerie manufacturing partner provides ready-to-sell products, custom branding ...

By Lorinda Cramer The “frugal chic” aesthetic is having its moment, however contradictory the concept may seem. Frugal suggests a focus on thriftiness, while “chic” oozes a sense of classic ...

By Mal James First conceived as a mail-order-only company in 1963, known as Biba’s Postal Boutique, the brand captured the revolutionary 1960s and 1970s attitude and style, offering trend-seekers affordable, ...

When your favorite T shirt becomes tight at the shoulders, hard around the neck, or unfit after several hours of action, it is understandably annoying. For this reason, most men ...

By Emily Brayshaw Even before the film’s release, the costumes for Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights caused controversy. Wuthering Heights was first published in 1847 and the story switches back ...

By Tamsin Johnson Marks and Spencer is one of the latest UK high-street brands to launch a ski-wear collection. Even supermarket Lidl are in on the action, with their ski ...

By Naomi Braithwaite UK heritage shoemaker Russell & Bromley has been bought by high-street clothing giant Next. Despite the brand’s rescue from administration, dozens of jobs will be lost ...

By Paolo Laudani and Helen Reid Germany’s Puma and fierce rival Adidas have their roots in the very same house where brothers Rudolf and Adolf Dassler launched their shoe ...

By Giulia Segreti It was a mix of carmine and scarlet, with a hint of orange – a new hue, inspired by an elderly woman at Barcelona’s opera house, whose ...

By Lauren Alex O’Hagan and Lame M Kenalemang-Palm In the depths of winter, sunscreen might not be top of many people’s shopping lists. Yet it remains a staple ...

By Sasha Grishin Vivienne Westwood and Rei Kawakubo are two fashion designers who redefined “the look” of fashion on the street from the 1970s onwards. They were born a year ...

Engagement rings sit at the centre of many proposals in Cyprus, where couples mix local traditions with destination weddings and weekend getaways. According to the Europe Diamond Engagement Rings Market ...

By Jye Marshall Prada will become the new owners of the Versace brand, under a €1.25 billion deal. Versace has recently struggled both financially and in keeping up with the larger ...

By Naomi Braithwaite When Hollywood actress Sydney Sweeney attended Variety’s Power of Women event on October 30 in Los Angeles, she may have delivered an empowering and inspirational speech, but ...

By Lynn Abrams Knitters and crafters had been anticipating Channel 4’s new craft show Game of Wool for some time. Knitting, so long the poor relation of the textile crafts, ...

By Rachel Delman A new statue of Dervorguilla of Galloway was installed in the Master’s Court of the University of Oxford’s Balliol College in September. She was the 13...

By Pauline Hastings On October 30, 1965, the then 22-year-old wore a “swinging 60s” minidress that would go on to become the stuff of legend. Shrimpton ventured to Flemington Racecourse in a ...

By Albert Navarro García Did you know that making one cotton t-shirt uses around 2,700 litres of water, around the amount that a person drinks in three years? Fast fashion ...

By Rachel Lamarche-Beauchesne For decades, animal rights activists, campaigners and ethical designers have fought to strip fur fashion of its glamour and expose the cruelty behind it. From bold celebrity-led ...

By Emily Brayshaw The iconic feathered showgirl was born amid the chaos of the first world war, when the wealthy, global French superstar Gaby Deslys entertained Parisians and Allied soldiers ...