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Alvin Ho (right), founder of House of Alvin, attends the London premiere of Wicked: For Good with Malaysia-born influencer and singer Sabrina Bahsoon, who wears a dress from House of Alvin’s Antoinette 1999 collection, in November 2025. Photo: House of Alvin
Fashion

He’s been sewing since 14. Now this Hong Kong designer has his own couture label

Alvin Ho is the 23-year-old creative force behind House of Alvin, which creates fantastical gowns for events from red carpets to weddings.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Chanel’s Paris haute couture show was a storybook brought to life

High Jewellery

Why flowers are blooming across high jewellery collections

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Style Edit: Fred jewellery shines with a timeless elegance that’s 90 years young

The French executive speaks to Style about LVMH’s ‘sunshine jeweller’, its iconic Force 10 pieces and elegant high jewellery.

Fred High Jewellery Soleil d’Or necklace. Photo: Handout
Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Maria Grazia Chiuri’s first Fendi haute couture collection debuts in Rome

Held on the last day of Paris Haute Couture Week 2026, the show drew on sustainable fur craft in a salute to Karl Lagerfeld and the Fendi sisters.

Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Paris Haute Couture Week 2026: Balenciaga, Jean Paul Gaultier and Robert Wun

Day 3 saw dazzling debuts from Pierpaolo Piccioli at Balenciaga and Duran Lantink at Jean Paul Gaultier, while Cardi B attended Robert Wun’s show wearing one of his playful new gowns.

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Paris Haute Couture Week 2026: Chanel and Armani Privé for fall/winter

Matthieu Blazy built a storybook world for his second couture show, while Silvana Armani embraced liquid silhouettes for fall/winter.

Chanel built a fairy-tale set for its haute couture fall/winter 2026-27 show in Paris. Photo: AFP
Fashion

Paris Haute Couture Week 2026: Dior and Schiaparelli for fall/winter

Bad Bunny, Michelle Yeoh and Emma Corrin were among the stars spotted at Schiaparelli, while Dior’s bridal piece had fans speculating about Taylor Swift’s wedding dress.

Cannes Film Festival

The stand-out looks at Cannes – from Demi Moore to Daisy Edgar-Jones

Kristen Stewart sneaked trainers under her Chanel gown, Sharon Stone stunned in Miss Sohee and Garatti, and Cate Blanchett turned heads in Givenchy.

Fashion

Met Gala 2026: an exclusive look at Nichapat Suphap’s Robert Wun gown

The Venture Management founder made her Met Gala debut in 2018 – and this year, she pulled out all the stops, she told Style in an exclusive interview.

Nichapat Suphap wearing Robert Wun at the 2026 Met Gala in New York. Photo: AFP
Fashion

Your granny loved kisslock bags – and so do Coach and Vivienne Westwood

They may have originated in the early 20th century, but today the bag is trending again, on and off the runway.

A guest at Paris Fashion Week in June 2025 cradles a Jacquemus clutch featuring a decorative clasp. Photo: Getty Images
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Style Edit: Chanel opens the doors to le19M, a secret world of couture artisans

Inside le19M, Chanel’s dedicated new home for métiers d’art, centuries of savoir‑faire meet a new vision of couture craftsmanship.

Celebrity Families

Meet Lara Cosima, who just got engaged to Kering heir François Pinault Jr

The ‘modern-day Marie Antoinette’ and member of the Austro-Hungarian nobility has walked for Armani and drew internet attention at Le Bal in 2023

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Style Edit: The 2026 awards season was all about Matthieu Blazy’s Chanel

At this year’s Baftas, Golden Globes and Oscars, many of those nominated for awards wore Chanel looks drawn from Blazy’s first 4 collections for the house.

Actresses Teyana Taylor, Jessie Buckley and Nicole Kidman all showed they were Chanel fans at the 2026 Oscars, wearing looks drawn from Matthieu Blazy’s first four collections for the house. Photos: Getty Images
Fashion

In their words: Hilary Tsui on her favourite moments in fashion in Hong Kong

The former actress on Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel couture show, home-grown labels Lau Hei and Yat Pit, and style icons Maggie Cheung and Edison Chen.

Hilary Tsui at her multi-brand boutique Her in 2023. Photo: May Tse
Fashion

Meet Stephanie Cavalli, the 49-year-old model who opened Chanel’s show

Viral stars Alex Consani, Awar Odhiang and Bhavitha Mandava turned heads at Matthieu Blazy’s show – but all eyes were on the silver-haired Cavalli.

Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Meet the Hong Kong model nearing 60 who walked at Chanel’s haute couture show

The mum-of-7 – who just starred in Matthieu Blazy’s show – was born to Chiu Chow parents and got into modelling in her 50s.

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Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Paris Haute Couture Week highlights from Chanel, Armani, Dior and Valentino

Nicole Kidman and Dua Lipa attended Matthieu Blazy’s feather-filled Chanel show, while Jonathan Anderson used florals for his Dior creations.

Matthieu Blazy presented an exquisite show for Chanel during Paris Haute Couture Week on January 27. Photo: EPA
Style Edit

Style Edit: Matthieu Blazy’s haute couture debut for Chanel

The show at the Grand Palais in Paris drew stars including Nicole Kidman, Dua Lipa, Penélope Cruz, A$AP Rocky, Gracie Abrams, Tilda Swinton and Margaret Qualley.

Italy

Stars of fashion and film bid farewell to haute couture ‘emperor’ Valentino

Mourners included Vogue’s Anna Wintour, actresses Anne Hathaway and Elizabeth Hurley and designers Donatella Versace and Tom Ford.

Obituaries

Valentino, fashion designer to the jet set, stars and royalty, dead at 93

Adored by movie stars and first ladies alike, the Italian designer was a master of high glamour and timeless elegance.

Valentino Garavani at a fashion show in Rome in 2007. Photo: AFP
Robert Wun

Style according to … Hong Kong designer Robert Wun

A fan of dramatic, horror-inspired gowns, Wun was the first Hong Kong designer to show at Paris Haute Couture Week back in 2023.

Designer Robert Wun. Photo: Zhong Lin
Fashion

2025’s best archival fashion moments on the red carpet

Hailey Bieber stunned in a Chanel skirt suit, TSITP and Y2K style queen Lola Tung donned a Dior dress, while Sabrina Carpenter channelled Madonna, Cher and Britney Spears.

The Philippines

Heart Evangelista: how a Filipino style icon’s wealth came under fire

She took to social media to clear her name after her senator husband was accused of corruption. But not everyone’s convinced.

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Venice Film Festival

8 stand-out looks from the Venice Film Festival red carpet

Shu Qi, who just made her directorial debut, graced the red carpet in Gaurav Gupta, while Emily Blunt wore a Tamara Ralph gown.

Amanda Seyfried stuns in a Prada gown with a bow, and Tiffany & Co. jewellery. Photo: Reuters
Fashion

Fashion designer Giorgio Armani dead at 91

At the time of his death, Armani had put together an empire worth over US$10 billion, ranking him in the world’s top 200 billionaires.

Giorgio Armani at the end of his Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2017/2018 collection show in Paris in July 2017. Photo: Reuters
United States

Chloe Malle succeeds Anna Wintour as American Vogue editor

Malle, 39, daughter of Candice Bergen, will report to Wintour, who is the chief content officer of Condé Nast and Vogue’s global editorial director.

Beauty

4 times Pat McGrath’s make-up wowed on the runway

McGrath sets social media alight with her groundbreaking make-up looks for major brand shows, from Valentino and Schiaparelli to Maison Margiela and Louis Vuitton.

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