This Month
Chanel fills hottest job in fashion with young outsider
One of the most prestigious roles in global fashion has just been filled, as Chanel appointed 40-year-old designer Matthieu Blazy as its new artistic director.
- Vanessa Friedman
May
Zendaya, Jennifer Lopez in full bloom at Met Gala
The annual charity event for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, otherwise known as Anna Wintour’s Met Gala, is getting underway, drawing fashion’s A-listers.
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- Leanne Italie
May 2023
Kidman, Rihanna shine at Met Gala
The worlds of fashion, Hollywood, sports and music collided at the extravaganza that this year honoured the late designer Karl Lagerfeld.
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- Leanne Italie
August 2022
‘Everything is flying everywhere’: Chanel CEO on the boom in handbags
Key to the brand’s success is its ability to manage the fine line between exclusive and unavailable.
- Lauren Sams
July 2021
Cult designer Phoebe Philo is back, and women everywhere are cheering
The former creative director of Celine, who amassed an adoring following designing clothes for “real life”, has long harboured ambitions to run her own label.
- Lauren Indvik
August 2020
From haute couture kings to royalty: farewell to fashion’s front row
Across 14 years, Marion Hume has told the stories of most at the summit of the fashion industry. Now she tells hers.
- Marion Hume
July 2019
Karl Lagerfeld's parting gift to the world
As the world of fashion gathered one Parisian summer night to say goodbye to Karl Lagerfeld, Marion Hume realised the visionary had one last treasure to offer.
- Marion Hume
April 2019
Chanel releases capsule collection with Pharrell Williams
The musician and longtime friend of the house has created a gender-fluid collection for the womenswear label.
- Lauren Sams