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Fur advert upsets Stella McCartney
An advert featuring a model wearing Stella McCartney lingerie underneath a fur coat has outraged the British designer, prompting her to threaten legal action. McCartney, an avid animal-rights campaigner, was...
Animal activists protest against Giorgio Armani's bullfighter design
Giorgio Armani's decision to dress Spanish matador, Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez , for the historic Goyesca de Ronda bullfight, has attracted protests from animal activists. The 100% Animalisti group plastered three angry...
What not to wear to the Olympics: Beijing doles out fashion rules
'On your marks, get set, go...' With the 2008 Olympic Games right at our doorstep, Beijing isn't pulling any punches when it comes to polishing up its city, and its residents. The city government has issued etiquette...
Helen Mirren won't shop at Primark because it's "immoral"
When it comes to fashion, Dame Helen Mirren is more than happy to speak her mind. Previously, the actress has spoken out on the issue of size zero , and now she is offering her thoughts on Primark , which has recently...
The one that you have all been waiting for... Italian Vogue's all-black July '08 issue
After months of speculation as to who has scored the cover of Italian Vogue's July '08 issue , featuring only black models, the time has finally come to reveal all... The fold-out cover stars (from left to right)...
Primark ditches suppliers over child labour investigation
An investigation by the BBC has prompted Primark to ditch three of its suppliers in Southern India after it was discovered that they sub-contracted work to children.
It's official! The supermodel is back in fashion
I have been waiting for one of the big fashion publications to fully address what many fashion fans have known for a while that the supermodel has returned... big time! WWD have led with a mother of an article today...
BBC presenter Kirsty Wark's raised hem raises a few eyebrows
It is that age old question that seems to rear its ugly head every now and again - How old is too old to show a bit of leg? Personally, as long as you've got it, and know how to flaunt it, then you are free to do whatever...
Season-less clothing: How global warming is affecting fashion
With 'cruise' and 'pre-' collections now becoming major fashion events in their own right (cue Karl Lagerfeld's Miami spectacular ) the Guardian 's Edward Helmore has examined the impact that climate change is having on...
Chinese magazine suspended over quake photo shoot
A Chinese magazine has been temporarily suspended after it published a photo-spread of models posing in debris left behind by the recent Sichuan earthquake , which killed 50,000 people.
Who's your dream MET Costume Institute Benefit Gala designer?
Kim's news about A-list attendees got us thinking...
Alexa Chung to launch reality show on sweatshop workers
Alexa Chung is hoping to blow the lid on the controversial world of sweatshop workers in a brand new reality programme for Channel 4. The stylish TV presenter and former model will investigate the conditions that factory...
