Celebrating chanel

The V&A’s new Schiaparelli exhibition finally gives the outsider her due – lobsters and all

IT is extraordinary to note that this year marks the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth. To celebrate, Buckingham Palace is to host a fascinating new exhibition showcasing our late Queen’s fashio

The capital’s designers proved they know how to sell the fantasy, say Rebecca Lowthorpe and Henrik Lischke

A new exhibition lifts the veil on Queen Elizabeth II’s lifelong campaign to project power and to protect the Royal Family through sartorial cyphers. Ahead of its opening, Justine Picardie decodes the military messaging of her wartime garb, and reveals the influence of the enigmatic spymaster who crafted some of her most meaningful attire

When King Charles stepped out to attend London Fashion Week last Thursday, it wasn’t just a diary engagement — it was a loud message. Against a backdrop of intense royal scrutiny following the arrest

A shocking pink bob and bright blue eyeshadow form my first glimpse of Zandra Rhodes. Seated in her design studio in South London, Rhodes has just got back from Bath, where she has been viewing the wo