Hong Kong-born, Vancouver-based Noelle Lee works with a natural tanning process to transform fish skin (mostly salmon) to leather. Photo: Noelle Lee

The sustainable fashion designers using fish skin leather, onion peel dyes

Hong Kong fashion designers describe how they use sustainable materials such as natural dyes made from foods like onion peel and pomegranates, and leather made from fish skin.

18 Mar 2024 - 12:45PM

Things to see in Florence: Uffizi Gallery, Michelangelo, Ferragamo’s shoes

Come for the fashion, stay for the art: a visit to Florence to attend the Pitti Uomo menswear shows is an opportunity to see the best of the Italian Renaissance city, including Michelangelo’s David.

Come for the fashion, stay for the art: a visit to Florence to attend the Pitti Uomo menswear shows is an opportunity to see the best of the Italian Renaissance city, including Michelangelo’s David.

17 Mar 2024 - 5:15PM

Downton Abbey effect: British country clothing takes over fashion catwalks

It’s as if Britain’s well-heeled country set is stalking the fashion runways – blue-blooded brands such as Barbour are updating their quintessentially rural collections for modern urban lifestyles.

It’s as if Britain’s well-heeled country set is stalking the fashion runways – blue-blooded brands such as Barbour are updating their quintessentially rural collections for modern urban lifestyles.

18 Mar 2024 - 12:56AM

Profile | Make-up artist Violette Serrat on changing ideas about beauty

Meet Violette_FR founder Violette Serrat, who is changing the way people think about make-up – and the ‘no make-up make-up’ French girl look. ‘I see more and more people wearing colours,’ she says.

Meet Violette_FR founder Violette Serrat, who is changing the way people think about make-up – and the ‘no make-up make-up’ French girl look. ‘I see more and more people wearing colours,’ she says.

17 Mar 2024 - 7:45AM

‘Fashion was freedom’: Yoox Net-a-Porter boss on London and her dream job

New Yorker Alison Loehnis, the Yoox Net-a-Porter boss, tells Kate Whitehead about falling in love with fashion, being trained to within an inch of her life at Ralph Lauren and landing her dream job in London.

New Yorker Alison Loehnis, the Yoox Net-a-Porter boss, tells Kate Whitehead about falling in love with fashion, being trained to within an inch of her life at Ralph Lauren and landing her dream job in London.

18 Mar 2024 - 12:14PM

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Looks from the Saks Potts autumn/winter 2024 collection. The childhood friends behind the Copenhagen-based label talke about how it was born out of their failed quest for a colourful coat in the monochrome-obsessed capital of Denmark.

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Saks Potts’ AW24 collection takes inspiration from Kate Moss’ grunge-meets-bohemian looks of the 2010s. The childhood friends behind the Copenhagen-based label talk about how it was born.

15 Mar 2024 - 6:15PM

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Chengdu-born designer Sensen Lii talks to the Post about his out-of-the-box aesthetics that have piqued the interest of celebrities including Rihanna, Doja Cat and Madonna.

Chengdu-born designer Sensen Lii talks to the Post about his out-of-the-box aesthetics that have piqued the interest of celebrities including Rihanna, Doja Cat and Madonna.

13 Mar 2024 - 7:15AM

She created Taylor Swift’s birthday dress, been worn by Rosé, Kim Kardashian

It has been a crazy couple of years for Clio Peppiatt, who designed Taylor Swift’s 34th birthday dress and whose glitzy party creations have been worn by Rosé, Emma Chamberlain and Kim Kardashian.

It has been a crazy couple of years for Clio Peppiatt, who designed Taylor Swift’s 34th birthday dress and whose glitzy party creations have been worn by Rosé, Emma Chamberlain and Kim Kardashian.

7 Mar 2024 - 7:15AM

Plastic, not so fantastic: what can we wear if not synthetic clothing?

Evidence suggests our continued plastic use – including the clothes we wear and throw away – is causing a rise in global warming and biodiversity loss. Fashion insiders talk about how to phase synthetics out.

Evidence suggests our continued plastic use – including the clothes we wear and throw away – is causing a rise in global warming and biodiversity loss. Fashion insiders talk about how to phase synthetics out.

23 Feb 2024 - 4:59AM

Mob wife look gives clean girl the boot – TikTok’s latest fashion trend

The ‘clean girl’ look dominated TikTok in 2023, but the deceptively high-maintenance style is out in 2024 – as the over-the-top ‘mob wife’ look takes over social media. Fashion insiders explain why.

The ‘clean girl’ look dominated TikTok in 2023, but the deceptively high-maintenance style is out in 2024 – as the over-the-top ‘mob wife’ look takes over social media. Fashion insiders explain why.

20 Feb 2024 - 9:25AM

Shades of Barbie pink to big bags, 7 trends from Copenhagen Fashion Week

From new takes on Barbie pink to oversized leather bags to playful alt accessories, the trends that ruled the runways at Copenhagen Fashion Week AW24.

From new takes on Barbie pink to oversized leather bags to playful alt accessories, the trends that ruled the runways at Copenhagen Fashion Week AW24.

16 Feb 2024 - 5:26AM

‘It feels terrifying’: The New Look’s Ben Mendelsohn talks acting, fitting in

As a child, The New Look’s Ben Mendelsohn found fitting in with his peers ‘terrifying’, as he was hopelessly shy. He explains why, as well as revealing why he was expelled from a US boarding school.

As a child, The New Look’s Ben Mendelsohn found fitting in with his peers ‘terrifying’, as he was hopelessly shy. He explains why, as well as revealing why he was expelled from a US boarding school.

14 Feb 2024 - 11:58AM

Profile | This designer is giving ‘made in China’ a new face: meet Ian Hylton

Ian Hylton’s namesake luxury menswear line is dripping with Chinese references, from material to cut – and is made in China. He talks to the Post about his love of Chinese culture and how he channels it.

Ian Hylton’s namesake luxury menswear line is dripping with Chinese references, from material to cut – and is made in China. He talks to the Post about his love of Chinese culture and how he channels it.

11 Feb 2024 - 1:15PM

‘White women aesthetic’: young China women mimic Western lifestyle choices

A growing army of young women in China are choosing to copy Western lifestyle choices by latching on to an online trend that has become known as “white women aesthetic”.

A growing army of young women in China are choosing to copy Western lifestyle choices by latching on to an online trend that has become known as “white women aesthetic”.

10 Feb 2024 - 9:19AM

How to get lucky in the Year of the Dragon: money, colours, clothing, food

Chinese people follow a lot of traditions to boost their luck during Lunar New Year. Here’s how to give yours a bump during the Year of the Dragon, from money and colours to clothing and food.

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19 Feb 2024 - 11:43AM

Dior, Chanel, Balenciaga – fashion’s the word in Apple TV+’s The New Look

Costume designer Karen Muller Serreau explains how she used fashion to tell a story in Apple TV+’s The New Look, which follows the feud between Christian Dior and Coco Chanel in Nazi-occupied Paris.

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5 Feb 2024 - 4:15PM

9 beauty trends for 2024, including this millennial nail throwback

From a millennial nail throwback to doll-like blush to AI-based apps, here are nine beauty trends we expect to take over 2024.

From a millennial nail throwback to doll-like blush to AI-based apps, here are nine beauty trends we expect to take over 2024.

8 Feb 2024 - 11:19AM

Look good, feel good with science: 3 ways wellness and beauty are merging

In many ways, wellness and beauty are merging. We look at three trends for 2024 that highlight this – including a breakdown of how our physiological and psychological health affects our skin.

In many ways, wellness and beauty are merging. We look at three trends for 2024 that highlight this – including a breakdown of how our physiological and psychological health affects our skin.

25 Jan 2024 - 7:15AM

Mysore, Varanasi, Aurangabad: ‘sari clusters’ where India’s brides spend big

Made of woven fabric and worn draped over a woman’s body, the Indian sari dates back centuries. Brides’ families scour India for the best hand-produced garments.

Made of woven fabric and worn draped over a woman’s body, the Indian sari dates back centuries. Brides’ families scour India for the best hand-produced garments.

24 Jan 2024 - 11:15AM

Playboy, Marilyn Monroe and Hugh Hefner pre-auction show in Hong Kong

Andy Warhol’s Playboy bunny is among the highlights of an upcoming auction of items from the Playboy archives, the magazine founder Hugh Hefner’s heirlooms and the estate of Marilyn Monroe.

Andy Warhol’s Playboy bunny is among the highlights of an upcoming auction of items from the Playboy archives, the magazine founder Hugh Hefner’s heirlooms and the estate of Marilyn Monroe.

20 Jan 2024 - 1:09PM