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Editors’ style file
Talia Lee-Skudder, Fashion and Beauty Editor, shares her fashion thoughts for the last issue of The Mancunion
Fashion Profile of the Week: The Kamani Family
The Kamani’s fashion empire is a true rags-to-riches story, and it all started in Manchester
Riccardo Tisci replaces Christopher Bailey at Burberry
What will this mean for the brand’s appeal to ‘Britishness’?
Lacoste X Save Our Species
Lacoste join the emerging group of brands seeking to raise awareness of environmental issues
Alexander McQueen: eight years on
Eight years on from Alexander McQueen’s death, Rona McCann writes how his legacy lives on through the creative direction of his successor Sarah Burton
Talita Von Furstenberg unveiled as her Grandmother DVF’s new muse
Talita Von Furstenberg’s appointment marks a new age in millennial fashion for the brand, writes Fashion and Beauty Editor Talia Lee-Skudder
Design disasters lead to H & M controversy
H & M continue to generate controversy through blunders in the design of their clothes
A summary of New York Fashion Week
Fashion season is back and New York kicked it all off for us with a series of trends to see us through summer and into autum
Fashion player of the week: Vera Wang
A timeless designer whose influence stretches beyond the red carpet
Are the British really more fashion-conscious than the French?
Can us Brits learn something from French fashion values?
Sick and tired of the photoshop
Fashion and Beauty Editor Talia Lee-Skudder delves into the negative impact photoshopping can have on body image
Fashion profile of the week: Ashley Graham
A dedicated body activist working to inspire body confidence in women
Body Dysmorphia and the fashion industry
Jennifer Knowles explores the issue of Body dysmorphia and its effect on adolescents
I.Am.Gia: a hidden story of drug addiction and celebrity
Does it matter that this stunning new label’s brand is caught up in a less-than-glamourous past?
Fashion Player of the Week: Zeynep Kartal
Zeynep Kartal, based in sunny Manchester, the brand has gone from strength to strength since its inception in 2013 and is now a firm favourite on the celebrity circuit
Profile: Clare Waight Keller
Almost one year on from her appointment as Creative Director of Givenchy Esmee, Samsworth writes how Waight Keller has successfully incorporated Hubert De Givenchy’s classic styles from the 1950s with a sleek and youthful spin
Time’s Up – Back to black at the Golden Globes
Fashion is a configuration of culture and identity and it has often proved to be a powerful tool. This was very recently demonstrated by the most powerful and influential figures in Hollywood at the 75th Golden Globes on 7 January 2018. 2017 was the year that saw the film industry riddled with multiple accusations of sexual harassment from […]
Can Christmas jumpers ever be ‘stylish’?
Christmas sweaters: we drag out the thread bear bobbled knit every time is comes around to the festive season. You know the one – crew neck, itchy, covered with the same old reindeer print, not the most flattering of garments, although admittedly forgiving on the stomach area after one too many mince pies or mulled […]
There’s something about Meghan
Inside the wardrobe of the latest Royal-to-be
Vogue: Enninful’s Era
Edward Enninful’s first issue as the new editor-in-chief of British Vogue looks set to be a memorable one