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Victoria Beckham in a black shirt on the runway being photographed at the Victoria Beckham Spring / Summer 2024 show in Paris

How Victoria Beckham turned her fashion firm around and made it profitable

The pop star formerly known as Posh Spice has taken nearly two decades to turn a profit.

The Changing Room

Composite of Isabel Marant alongside women wearing different indie sleaze looks (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images)

Why Gen Z is so nostalgic about 'indie sleaze'

Today's youth are harking back to the messy hipster aesthetic of the late 2000s and early 2010s – and at the heart of that was French designer and queen of cool Isabel Marant.

A collage of Shaboozy, Missy Elliott, Sabrina Carpenter, Beyonce and Lady Gaga at each of their respective Coachella performances (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC/ Getty Images)

The Coachella looks that can make or break careers

Behind the creation of the festival's most iconic and outrageous costumes – from wardrobe malfunctions to insider tips and viral sensations.

A composite of women wearing fashionable 'street-style' outfits (Getty Images)

Candid street photos showcasing amazing looks

How street-style photography has evolved from the Edwardian era to today. Now it is exploding – and turning fashion upside down.

A collage showing left to right: a model, Anne Hathaway, Christopher John Rogers, Cynthia Nixon and another model, all wearing clothes designed by Rogers (Credit: Serenity Strull/ BBC)

The US style star fighting against 'quiet luxury'

Christopher John Rogers’s bold designs have made him the new star of US fashion. Backstage at his New York Fashion Week show, he talks style – and clothes as a "tool for hope".

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Scotland's former costume museum back in fashion

How fashion returned to Scotland's former national costume museum.

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How Dolly Parton became a fashion icon

Woman with short hair wearing a pink scarf, a white shirt and cream trousers poses for camera.

Viv, the 82-year-old fashion influencer

A woman in an off-the-shoulder top, flowy skirt and flat shoes stands next to a man in a shirt, trousers and stomper shoes

Flip-flops and sandals at work - what's OK in a heatwave?

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British fashion designer Paul Smith is pictured in a replica of his design studio as he launches an exhibition entitled "Hello, My Name is Paul Smith" at the Design Museum in London, on November 14, 2013

How colourful stripes (and rubber chickens) helped Paul Smith conquer the fashion world

As he publishes his autobiography, Sir Paul Smith takes BBC News on a tour of his London headquarters.

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Victoria Beckham head and shoulders, looking to one side with a hand on the collar of a cream jacket, in front of a display of cream roses

Victoria Beckham's company makes its first profit after 18 years

Beckham's fashion and beauty business makes a £7.3m operating profit after years of losses.

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John Galliano attends The 2019 Met Gala Celebrating Camp: Notes on Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2019 in New York City

John Galliano exhibition at New York Met cancelled after backlash

The exhibition faced criticism over the British fashion designer's conviction for making antisemitic remarks in 2011.

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A woman in a black cardigan and spotted shirt, another woman with a colourful yellow top and glasses, and another woman with a blue, stripy shirt, stand in front of a hat collection.

How fashion returned to Scotland's former national costume museum

The striking outfits are on display at Shambellie House - which closed as a costume museum in 2013.

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A close-up of the waist band of the Cockleshell Dress. The dress is pale cream silk embroidered in bronze thread with different types of shells, including cockleshells and periwinkles. Around the waist is a thick band of slightly darker golden gauzy fabric tied in a neat bow. Part of the sleeves are visible. They are puffy and elasticated above the elbow then give way to a cream lace sleeve.

Dress made for turn of the century goes on display

The Cockleshell Dress, designed to welcome in the 20th Century, is on display for a month.

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Alexandra Burch during a photoshoot of her cowhide jacket. She is leaning on a red car parked by a green field.

Designer wraps blanket heritage into fashion contest

Alexandra Burch takes her Cotswold Remnants collection to The Redress Design Award final in Hong Kong.

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Catalin Botezatu wears an elaborated black tux finished with read and gold thread.

Designer's diamond watch cut off wrist, court told

Three men allegedly stole the Richard Mille watch straight from Catalin Botezatu's wrist.

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A woman in a red dress looks at her smartphone while walking past a Shein sign outside the company's office in Guangzhou, China.

Shein aims for almost $27bn valuation in stock market debut

The fast-fashion giant's shares are due to start trading in Hong Kong on 1 September.

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Hilary Duff is standing on stage with her arm in the air, holding a microphone, while smiling. She is wearing a gold dress with a long fringe at the bottom.

The designer behind Hilary Duff's tour dress

Paul Aaron's coveted knitwear designs have been worn by some of the world's most famous faces.

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Zainab Jiwa attends 'The Odyssey' London Premiere at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square and Zendaya reacts

Zendaya saw me on the red carpet and her jaw dropped - I'm still in shock

TikTok creator Zainab Jiwa seems to be giving Hollywood A-listers on the red carpet a run for their money.

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Sepia photo of models wearing Horrocks creations in the 1940s, with the map print housecoat on the right, alongside a separate image of one of the red housecoats bearing white printed maps of the UK

Appeal to trace rare 'made in Lancashire' housecoat

The museum wants to trace one of only two housecoats made by Preston-based Horrockses Fashions.

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Three side by side photos from left a woman's legs wearing a skirt and flip flops, a man's legs wearing shorts and a woman wearing a white strappy top

Shorts, strappy tops and sandals: What is acceptable to wear to work?

Here's how to style for success while keeping your cool - and where you and your boss stand on your wardrobe.

6 Aug 2026

Two men stand in the street. One wears trousers, the other wears shorts

Should men be allowed to wear shorts in the office?

Workers in central London have plenty of opinions on this question.

6 Aug 2026

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A split image, the top half shows a woman in a pink top with brown hair. The bottom half is a sewing machine.

New clothing saved from landfill for people in need

A clothing charity has helped save thousands items from landfill by removing branding and donating them.

5 Aug 2026

A pair of feet with painted toenails wearing blue flip-flops is seen against green grass.

From flip flops to fisherman's sandals: How to look after your feet this summer

They may keep your feet cool but some styles could be doing more harm than good.

5 Aug 2026