Chanel designer Virginie Viard leaves fashion’s top job

Chanel designer Virginie Viard leaves fashion’s top job

After five years Karl Lagerfeld’s successor Virginie Viard is leaving Chanel,with two designers already waiting in the wings.

  • byDamien Woolnough

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Who’s in,who’s out and the Kardashians:Get ready for the Met Gala

Who’s in,who’s out and the Kardashians:Get ready for the Met Gala

From the theme,to the guests,to what we may see on the red carpet,here is a snapshot of everything you need to know ahead of ‘fashion Christmas’.

  • byMelissa Singer
‘You can’t cancel Karl Lagerfeld’:The Met Gala stands by its man

‘You can’t cancel Karl Lagerfeld’:The Met Gala stands by its man

The many offensive comments made by Karl Lagerfeld have not stopped Vogue’s celebration of his talent. And the fashion industry is sticking with him,too.

  • byDamien Woolnough
Paris Fashion Week is putting black basics back on the map

Paris Fashion Week is putting black basics back on the map

Designers at Chanel,Valentino and Balenciaga played it safe on the runway,leaving an impression of growing conservatism and commercial realities.

  • byDamien Woolnough
Met Gala’s Lagerfeld theme exposes fashion’s short memory

Met Gala’s Lagerfeld theme exposes fashion’s short memory

Karl Lagerfeld has been announced as the theme for the 2023 Met Gala. But there’s a problem:hasn’t he said some awful things?

  • byNell Geraets
Yes to ditching workplace dress code

Yes to ditching workplace dress code

We have discovered another truth:we don’t need to obey the old office dress code.

  • byCharles Purcell
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How a German media company brought Australia’s greatest magazine empire to its knees

How a German media company brought Australia’s greatest magazine empire to its knees

For decades,the ACP magazine empire soared as it helped teach Australians to cook,dress,talk royalty,flirt and supercharge our sex lives. Then came the internet,new owners – and a startling freefall.

  • byTim Elliott
Join my Christmas ban-wagon ... first up,price hikes on puddings
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Join my Christmas ban-wagon ... first up,price hikes on puddings

Tis the season to be jolly-well turned off by grating tunes,work parties and general unnecessary excess.

  • byCharles Purcell
As one chapter ends,a new one begins
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As one chapter ends,a new one begins

Just culling the bookshelves,I said. But really it’s more like downsizing the library of my life.

  • byWarwick McFadyen
From South Sudan to Saint Laurent,via Adelaide

From South Sudan to Saint Laurent,via Adelaide

Supermodel Adut Akech has walked for fashion’s most famous labels. Back home in Australia,she talks about her life in the limelight.

  • byJane Rocca
Helen Mirren,Pharrell perform at Paris tribute to Karl Lagerfeld

Helen Mirren,Pharrell perform at Paris tribute to Karl Lagerfeld

Stars including Tilda Swinton,Helen Mirren and Cara Delevingne paid homage to Lagerfeld on the stage during a tribute entitled"Karl For Ever".

  • byRachel Joyner