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Anna Wintour has welcomed the Bezoses – and their patronage – with open arms. But after a controversial Met Gala, industry insiders are less enthusiastic The press conference for the Met Costume Institute’s spring exhibition is always a stately affair, but this year it was giving “feudal lady addresses her serfs” or perhaps “Marie Antoinette during the last days of Versailles”. Here, among the sp…

The floaty, feminine aesthetic being worn by young pop stars like Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter has been around since the 1960s. So why all the fuss? • Don’t get Fashion Statement delivered to your inbox? Sign up here In the music video for her recent single Drop Dead, pop sensation Olivia Rodrigo saunters beguilingly through the ornate rooms of the Palace of Versailles, her eyes fixed on …

Sustainability promised to change the industry. With Shein reportedly acquiring Everlane, and Allbirds pivotting from eco sneakers to AI, it seems that promise was mostly marketing It was always about the money, wasn’t it? For a while there, it seemed like the execs opining sustainability is not a trend, it’s the future actually meant it. But when yet another global brand drops its net zero goals…

There has been a significant shift in how fashion and sports intersect, both on and off the court. Why now? And how has athlete style evolved?

Ralph Lauren the brand turns 60 next year, with the designer himself now in his ninth decade. A new book, Ralph Lauren: Catwalk , written by veteran fashion journalist Bridget Foley, explores the history of the all-American label’s influential catwalk shows from 1972 to now Continue reading...

From a dress you’ll never regret, to one with an entire table inside it, here are the highlights from Australian fashion week’s 2026 collections *** Continue reading...

In an unexpected turn of events, brooches have escaped from Granny’s jewellery box, climbed out the window and gone clubbing I have arrived in my brooch era about two decades ahead of schedule. I had brooches earmarked for a later life stage, accessories that would chime with The Archers, gardening, possibly solving the odd crime in the village, that sort of thing. But in an unexpected turn of ev…

Opening of ‘the dressed body’ show inspires Beyoncé, Kardashians and Skepta, as others pay tribute to fashion moments in art history Two assets the modern 1% love to show off are their designer wardrobes … and their expensive bodies. The Met Gala opening of an exhibition about “the dressed body” presented an opportunity to do both, and it proved irresistible. The evening raised a record-breaking …

Extravagantly dressed celebrities and designers made their way up the famous Met staircase Monday evening. The fundraiser is one of the fashion industry's biggest nights.

The best looks from the 2026 Met Gala, including Heidi Klum, Rihanna, Beyoncé, Kim Kardashian, Sabrina Carpenter, Emily Blunt, Emma Chamberlain and Connor Storrie.

Event chairs Nicole Kidman, Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Anna Wintour had guests dress to the theme ‘fashion is art’, at the event controversially funded by new honorary chairs Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos Continue reading...

Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman and Venus Williams co-chair annual New York event alongside Anna Wintour; Bezos sponsorship has sparked criticism Why the Bezos-backed Met Gala is so controversial We’re starting on a spooky note – with content curator Emma Chamberlain in a dress that looks like it’s melting into the ground, and makeup to match. The art theme is coming through too – with colours worthy of a…

On the first Monday of every May, the rich, famous and well-dressed gather in New York City for the Met Gala fundraiser. Ivy Buck offers a lookahead - covering this year's theme, where to watch, who's coming, and more.

Here’s how I found vintage designer items worthy of Miranda Priestly’s approval for one of the film’s premiere events 43 spring men’s fashion picks under $200 45 spring women’s fashion picks under $200 Sign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better things Florals for spring? If you’ve seen The Devil Wears Prada, you already know that this isn’t groundbreaking . So…

Billionaire’s role as honorary chair and main source of funding has led to boycotts and criticism event has lost its cache The Met Gala in New York is the grandest and ritziest event in the fashion calendar, and an indicator of the growing ties between designers, celebrity and power. But with tech billionaires now joining the cohort, this year’s party may be its most controversial yet. All eyes a…

Fashion’s Oscars - aka the Met Gala - arrives this Monday. But before we see this year’s outfits, our writers revisit the looks that still spark debate, delight and the occasional meme The first Monday in May is fast approaching, which means the next iteration of the Met Gala – the biggest night in fashion – is on its way. While we eagerly wait to see what co-chairs including Beyoncé (her first M…

Here's everything you need to know about the 2026 Met Gala, including the date, start time, theme, dress code, guest list and how to livestream the event.

Show featured pink denim and suit printed with headlines from Gabrielle Chanel’s time at resort Chanel’s honeymoon period with the new designer Matthieu Blazy is showing no signs of cooling. Blazy’s fifth catwalk show – on the Biarritz beachfront where the young milliner Gabrielle Chanel opened a couture house in 1915 – was an irresistibly seductive love letter to the enduring allure of the doubl…

To celebrate the release of the film Mother Mary, starring Anne Hathaway and Michaela Coel, in which a fashion designer creates a comeback dress for a pop star, we weigh up the best performative looks “Dressed like a fabulously turned-out carrion crow,” is how our reviewer described the gothic, avian-like get-up PJ Harvey wore to perform her journalistic and theatrical ninth album, The Hope Six D…

Thanks to Claudia Winkleman, leggings are now a sleek option if paired with a proper shoe and a smart top Wait, what? Leggings are back? I seem to remember I confidently killed them off about 10 minutes ago. Sorry about that. Turns out that the global fashion industry is no match for the colossus of modern culture that is Claudia Winkleman . Queen Claudia made black leggings – usually paired with…