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Model and influencer Lara Cosima is a member of the Austro-Hungarian nobility. Photos: @laracosima_/Instagram
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

Style Edit

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

Fashion

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

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.

Stephanie Cavalli opened for Chanel at the French maison’s recent haute couture show in Paris. Photos: @stephanie_cavalli/Instagram
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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.

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.

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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.

A dreamy fungi-filled garden was the backdrop to Chanel’s women’s haute couture spring/summer 2026 show, part of Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week, on January 27. Photo: AFP
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.

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.

Celebrities like Sabrina Carpenter gave new life to archival fashion in 2025. Photo: Reuters
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.

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.

Anna Wintour appears at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala (left) and Chloe Malle appears at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala in May. Photo: AP
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.

Fashion

Meet Snejyo, the Insta-famous Indian sisters bringing back maximalism

If Gwyneth Paltrow and The Row once embodied quiet luxury, Instagram-famous duo Snejyo epitomise the new maximalism: here’s what you need to know about them.

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Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Paris Haute Couture Week 2025: Balenciaga, Maison Margiela and Robert Wun

A trio of showcases closing the season saw Kardashian channelling Elizabeth Taylor for Balenciaga, Glenn Martens making his debut at Maison Margiela, and macabre imagery from Hong Kong-born Robert Wun.

Kim Kardashian walked the Balenciaga haute couture runway clad in an outfit inspired by Elizabeth Taylor. Photo: Handout
Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Paris Haute Couture Week 2025: Chanel, Schiaparelli and Armani Privé shine

Chanel’s Creation Studio delivered its last collection before Matthieu Blazy’s debut in October, Schiaparelli’s Daniel Roseberry adopted a ‘back to the future’ lens, and Armani Privé went ‘nocturnal’.

Paris Fashion Week: Haute Couture

Paris Haute Couture Week 2025: Michael Rider’s Celine debut steals the spotlight

Dior and Valentino are skipping haute couture week, while it’s unclear whether Giorgio Armani will be at his Armani Privé show – but Celine and Patou offer plenty of excitement.

Fashion

All hail the button, tiny hero of fashion – without it, we are truly undone

Used as adornments, symbols of wealth, practical fastenings and couture accents, buttons were relied on throughout history by everyone from the Indus people of the Bronze Age to the ancient Romans.

Chanel and Prada are among the big-name brands celebrating the humble button in recent collections, as seen here on Prada’s ready-to-wear fall/winter 2025-26 runway, at Milan Fashion Week in February. Photo: AFP
Icons and Influencers

Recreate the classic looks of Hollywood royalty, from Audrey to Marlon

Inspired by Hollywood legends of the 20th century, Ariana Grande and Selena Gomez injected classic style from Givenchy and Prada into their red carpet looks for this year’s awards season.

The star of classic films like Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961) and My Fair Lady (1964), Audrey Hepburn always exuded elegance, even in a simple blouse. Photo: Getty Images
Celebrity style

How to Style like … Golden Globe-winning comedian Ali Wong

Wong, who also won two Emmys for Netflix’s Beef last year, wore a ruffled red Balenciaga gown that you can channel with pieces from Rebecca Vallance, Saint Laurent and Simone Rocha.

Style Edit

Style Edit: Dua Lipa becomes the face of the new Chanel 25 bag

The singer turned heads in 3 different Chanel looks at the 2023 Met Gala, having previously performed in Chanel at LA’s Grammy Museum; the maison also designed custom looks for her recent Asian tour.

Icons and Influencers

How China’s rising fashion designer Cheney Chan is captivating global audiences

He made his unofficial debut at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week last June, but his growing social media presence – 5.5 million Douyin followers and counting – has already made Chan a popular influencer.

Rising fashion designer Cheney Chan gives us his take on dreaming big. Photo: Handout
Obituaries

Rosita Missoni, matriarch of eponymous Italian fashion house, dead at 93

A family statement called Rosita Missoni a ‘visionary figure in the Italian and international fashion world’.

Rosita Missoni in 2018. File photo: AFP
Chinese culture

How Chinese haute couture is taking on the fashion world

Chinese high-fashion designers have dressed everyone from Rihanna to royals in recent years and their presence is growing on global catwalks.

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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Recap | From Meghan Markle and Prince Harry to Kate Middleton and Princess Diana, what are the royals’ style secrets?

Discover the outfits, styles and favourite wardrobes of the most photographed, written about and talked about royal family on the planet.

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