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Saudi-born designer Hatem Alakeel wants us to rethink thobes, suits and womenswear. With his fresh take on traditional dress, he breaks new ground this year, showing for the first time at London Collections: Men.
Once conceived purely as fashion accessories, Dior's watches have since become complicated instruments of time and stunning pieces of jewellery, the fruit of an enduring and exacting collaboration with the Swiss manufacture Zenith.
As luxury labels grow as ubiquitous as the high street, it is easy to forget their beginnings. Vuitton, Gucci, Prada and Cartier alike, our writer reminds us, all started life as small, family-run affairs.
At just 23, and with only three collections to her name, Dubai-based designer Madiyah Al Sharqi is, if the hype holds, among the most exciting fashion talents to emerge from the region in years.
Much more than mere makers of silk scarves and leather saddlebags, the venerable House of Hermès are past masters of fine timepieces too, as their gorgeous new offering, the Arceau Lift, so handsomely attests.
Soraya Bakhtiar calls her style girly and bohemian yet edgy and boyish. Launched eighteen months ago while she studied fashion journalism in London, her eponymous blog now commands over 25,000 fast-rising Instagram followers.
To be draped and shaped by Azzedine Alaïa is a rite of passage for the fashionable elite. Opening night at the Franco-Tunisian couturier's first Paris retrospective drew his devoted family of editors and admirers.
It’s hard to imagine that Bottega Veneta was on the brink of bankruptcy when Tomas Maier took over as creative director but during his thirteen years in charge, he hasn’t just created riches, he’s brought much needed respect back to the luxury goods label. Bottega Veneta might mean ‘sma…
With the Sartorial Touch, Tod's introduces a customisable handmade shoe in exclusive leathers that lets you leave your mark, or at least your initials, on your own pair. A devotee since 1998 investigates the venerable house's latest venture.
Amid the leather armchairs and tapestries of a Parisian members' lounge, the famously unconventional Lidewij Edelkoort discusses future global trends, big ideas and the technologically advanced faux fur unveiled during Design Week.
Padlocked leather straps, Swarovski-studded collars, spiked visors and metal gloves fill Assaad Awad's Madrid atelier. It might resemble an S&M club, yet there is serious craft and daring artistry behind every provocative piece.
Ahead of meeting chief executive Garry Hogarth, we preview Agent Provocateur's erotic autumn-winter collection at its Mayfair flagship, where the famous baby-pink housecoat hints at a brand caught between its past and its future.