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From the runway: Junya Watanabe, Haider Ackermann, Vivienne Westwood

The day started off with Junya Watanabe. The Comme des Garçons protégé showed some interestingly cut leather biker jackets with check tartan skirts and sleeves.

From the runway: Lanvin, Dior, Isabel Marant

Lanvin's shows are always fun-filled affairs. On the catwalk, Alber Elbaz sent beautifully tailored dresses which were offset by kooky loud gem-encrusted accessories.

Alexander Wang's tough and promising debut at Balenciaga

Alexander Wang's debut at the storied couture house of Cristobal Balenciaga was definitely the hot ticket this season. Two small catwalk presentations were shown to a handful of press and VIPs...

Trends but few friends

When New York Fashion Week controversially moved its position in the catwalk season running order, so that rather than happening after London, Milan and Paris, it took an early slot before the...

Queen of clicks

Someone told me that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was sitting in the front row, along with actresses Kate Beckinsale and Vicki Zhao Wei at Burberry Prorsum. I couldn't see them from where I was...

Grand strands

The International Woolmark Prize announced in London last weekend is about pushing the boundaries of what can be done in both design and technical innovation with wool. It is also about...

Footnotes in history

Italy and France have long competed over art, wine, sport and fashion. The neighbouring countries may not share a long and distinguished record of co-operation, but there are exceptions to the...

Somewhere in the middle

Eddy Fung should know a thing or two about fashion - he worked with some of the biggest names in the industry before setting up his own menswear label, Compound : by Three Spirit, in 2009. But he'...

Toybox: convertible ultrabooks

Out of My Closet: Luisa Fietta

Luisa Fietta is one of those rare women who oozes style in a pair of denim jeans, white T-shirt and a chunky necklace. "You can be glamorous with simple things - it's all about attitude," says...

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Toybox: iPad totes

For those in and out of airports, trains and taxis there are few better options than the LAT56° Tablet Traveller (HK$1,200). It weighs just 520 grams.

Fashion houses capitalise on Year of the Snake

As we enter the Year of the Snake, fashion houses have been quick to incorporate serpentine