Paris fashion week
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Scam or subversion? How a DHL T-shirt became this year’s must-haveVetements’ DHL T-shirt, first dispatched on to the Paris catwalk, sold out in weeks, despite costing £185. But what message does this surprise package deliver?
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All good in the hood – the fall and rise of the hoodieIt was once a symbol of preppy affluence in the US, but by the turn of the century had become a scapegoat for society’s ills. Now the hoodie – as beloved by everyone from Prince Harry to Rihanna – has gone haute
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The 20 photographs of the weekThe deteriorating refugee crisis in Europe, Maria Sharapova’s positive drug test, International Women’s Day, Paris fashion week – the best photography in news, culture and sport from around the world this week
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Louis Vuitton in Paris: regenerating athleisureThe mighty luxury house’s Paris show aimed to reflect ‘the way women dress’ - and, remarkably, succeeded
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Stylewatch: Willow Smith at Chanel's Paris showChanel’s new ambassador looks like a superhero – and is just what the fashion label needs
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The return of the suitFashion archive, 2 February 1986: Paris haute couture brings back the suit for spring
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Yes, French women are chic. But they don't own the secret to styleYes, French women are chic. But they don’t own the secret to style. The real allure of their dressing is its simplicity – and not pandering to fashion
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It's only rock'n'roll but they like it: Hedi Slimane's Saint Laurent makes it simpleSome accuse him of denigrating a hallowed legacy, but the French fashion house’s current designer is pulling in celebrity fans, and money
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Lace slippers, silk slips and late-night lingerie: fashion embraces hotel-room hotnessCerebral chic is dead; long live sensual style. It’s time to put away your pyjamas and dust off your nightie
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Chanel airlines takes flight at Paris fashion weekAirport motifs came thick and fast as Karl Lagerfeld transformed Grand Palais into a chic departure lounge with a sprinkle of Chanel fairy dust
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Thoroughly modern Stella McCartney muses over real womenThe idea of the artist and their muse influenced the designer’s Paris fashion week show, but her interpretation was firmly rooted in real life
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Fashion’s Game of Thrones fans bring the dragon queen onto the catwalkThe appearance of medieval gowns and woodland frocks at last week’s shows reveals the pull the series has on designers
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Galliano goes for bloke in Paris haute couture comebackThe newly humble designer was unashamedly provocative in a show that included shoes with circular blades, sackcloth and, surprisingly, three men
Punks on safari: Louis Vuitton's menswear goes back to its roots