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Meet the next bunch of couture house contenders

The Institut Français de la Mode’s fashion design students went up against the biggest players of couture week, following a graduate show staged earlier this month. Meet some of the designers who are inevitably headed toward a couture house.

Michael Rider scores on his debut for Celine

Philophiles and Hediphiles unite! The house's new creative director presented a Celine collection that can be enjoyed both by fans of his predecessors – plus a growing number of his own, too.

Jonathan Anderson’s quiet revolution

Dior has never been defined by a single image, but by a mentality: elegance, craftsmanship, femininity and fantasy. Now, with the former Loewe man’s quiet revolution steering the ship, his subtle layering feels timely and sincere.

For Martine Rose, home is where the heart is

After a season in Milan, the cult designer is back on British soil with a few surprises under her sleeve: a kinky show filled with shrunken silhouettes at a three-storey, disused Marylebone job centre.

Hodakova finds purpose in repurposing

Cate Blanchett and Saoirse Ronan are just some of the A-listers that flock to Hodakova. But for its designer-founder, Ellen Hodakova Larsson, upcycling is just part of her upbringing.

What Mona knew

One of the defining models of the 2020s, Mona Tougaard, covers the summer issue in Prada’s algorithm-breaking SS25 collection.

Creo: the North’s new fashion work space

Founder Graeme Brown's ambition is to reinvent the manufacturing process by having it happen collaboratively, all in one spot, from start-to-finish. And this is just the beginning.

Yaku makes video game clothes for the real world

One of the current recipients of NEWGEN – the British Fashion Council’s annual talent support scheme – designer Yaku Stapleton's brand of thoughtful chaos is inspired by his Jamaican-Vincentian heritage and Afrofuturism.

50 years of freaky Camper footwear

Camper might have hit a major milestone, but creative director Achilles Ion Gabriel is still full of ideas. From creating the epic Solange-favourite curved Kobarah sandals for men, to having Martin Parr shoot a Camper campaign, the ideas keep on coming. Here's to another 50.

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