F-NEWS Editor's Pick
A new documentary about the legendary Vogue editor Diana Vreeland reveals how her unparalleled drive and perverse taste changed the face of modern fashion. Geoffrey Macnab meets the director
Haute couture is the preserve of a tiny group of customers, but the collections are hugely influential. Christopher Kane leads a vanguard of labels employing ever more elaborate – and expensive – techniques, says Susannah Frankel
Marc Jacobs may not have been a winner at the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s annual awards show on Monday night, but his dress was the star.
For several decades now, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design has developed a global reputation for pushing the boundaries of fashion. For the lucky few who pass through its doors, a degree from CSM culminates in the highly-anticipated press show, which is a platform for CSM’s brightest stars to shine.
FRANCE’S tradition of making exquisite luxuries dates back at least to the court of Louis XIV. The sun king financed ébénistes(cabinet-makers), tapisseurs(upholsterers), menuisiers (carpenters) and other artisans who made beautiful and largely useless things for the court of Versailles.
