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Sarah Maisey

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The Great Debate: Should we boycott fast fashion brands?

Is it better to stop buying altogether or will that do more harm than good?

January 26, 2020

TOPSHOT - French designer Jean Paul Gaultier acknowledges the audience at the end of his Women's Spring-Summer 2020 Haute Couture collection fashion show in Paris, on January 22, 2020. Legendary French designer Jean-Paul Gaultier is set to retire from fashion after a typically spectacular show in Paris on January 22, 2020. The maverick creator stunned fans on January 17, by announcing that the haute couture show in a theatre in the French capital would be his last. / AFP / Anne-Christine POUJOULAT

Looking back at the legacy of Jean Paul Gaultier - fashion's ultimate nonconformist

The ‘enfante terrible’ of fashion has called it a day after 50 flamboyant years

January 24, 2020

Arthur Hoffner Hoffner uses everyday objects such as funnels and sponges to create his pieces.

Funnels, sponges and even a plunger: the sculptor who creates playful pieces for Van Cleef & Arpels

'It is important to create things that people can look at and just have fun, and that might give them pleasure, yet keep the humility of what creation should be,' says French sculptor Arthur Hoffner

January 23, 2020

Perfect for Beyonce? A beaded body under a sleeved cape by Rami Al Ali Spring Haute Couture

Paris Haute Couture Week: 22 looks to know from the Rami Al Ali show

The Syrian designer delivered a flower-filled collection in the French capital

January 22, 2020

Layered coats for autumn winter 2018, by Demna Gvasalia for Balenciaga. Courtesy Balenciaga

Balenciaga to return to haute couture after a 50-year hiatus

Demna Gvasalia will reopen the atelier that has been shut since 1968

January 21, 2020

At Dior Men, Kim Jones looked to Dior's haute couture, with spectacular results.

Ten best moments from autumn winter 2020 Men's Paris Fashion Week

With the men's collections over for another season, we take stock of the marvels that just unfolded

January 20, 2020

Designer Jean Paul Gaultier onstage with his models for the finale of the Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2016/2017 collection. REUTERS

Jean Paul Gaultier bids farewell: a look back at his most famous looks

The 67-year-old French designer announced his departure from the runway, so we take a look back at some key looks from his career

January 19, 2020

Joaquin Phoenix with his award for Best Performance by an Actor at the 2020 Golden Globes. AFP

Why Joaquin Phoenix wearing one tuxedo all awards season doesn't make him a hero

While the actor's move to reduce waste is applaudable, it does not make him a pinnacle of sacrifice

January 8, 2020

Designer Khalid Al Qasimi and founder of menswear lable Qasimi. Photo by Mariano Vivanco.

Qasimi at London Fashion Week: Sheikha Hoor's poignant tribute to her brother

Following the death of founder Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi last year, the brand is back, now headed by his sister and with a theme of 'Rise from the Darkness'

January 7, 2020

Actor Yasmine Sabri stars in Into The Wild, for Panthère de Cartier. Courtesy Cartier

Egyptian actress Yasmine Sabri is the first Middle Eastern woman to star in a Cartier campaign

As part of the Panthère De Cartier, Sabri stars in the new global campaign

January 6, 2020

Hats, bright pink and pastel hues are all key trends in 2020. Courtesy Jacquemus

From pastels and prints to bright pink: 13 fashion trends for 2020

As the fashion cycle rolls forward another year, we look at what's likely to be hanging in our wardrobes this year

January 2, 2020

Gucci reinvented itself under Alessandro Michele this decade

Dressing the part: The 17 fashion trends that defined the decade

From athleisure and ugly trainers to the rise of Alessandro Michele and the death of Karl Lagerfeld, here's what happened in the industry between 2010 and 2019

December 30, 2019

Eva Longoria wore Rami Al Al to last's night's Global Gift Gala in Dubai. Courtesy Rami Al Ali

Eva Longoria praises UAE's 'impressive and inspiring' women at Global Gift Gala Dubai

Hosted by Maria Bravo, Eva Longoria and Huda Kattan, the seventh Global Gift Gala Dubai was a sold-out, glittering affair

December 18, 2019

The Dh33,750 guitar case that's this season's must-have accessory

Gucci has given the humble guitar case a designer makeover

December 14, 2019

Back for another year, Australia's Leaf Apparel

Sole DXB fashion: these are the emerging labels to look out for

What to expect from the festival's brand-new fashion concept, d3 Marketplace

December 6, 2019

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