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Giambattista Valli was notably restrained, Hermès was hardly controversial while Marx prints offered an evocative turn of events
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Velvet crush

Originally a sign of status, this versatile fabric is enjoying fresh appeal for the winter party season

Kathleen Baird Murray Nov 30, 2012

Beauty Awards 2012

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Spice age

The Fragrance Kitchen’s creator looks to the east

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A price on one’s head

High-end baseball caps are bringing a luxury – even royal – twist to a staple of casual menswear

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Sir Paul Smith unveils his latest collection and explains why now is the time to move back into China

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The stuff of fashion

A designer has found inspiration in taxidermy, an unlikely area of the art world wherein nature is a lot darker

Bags by Diane Von Furstenberg, Charlotte Olympia; 3.1 Phillip Lim Nov 30, 2012

Bags of fun

Quality, quirky clutches are the must-have party prop this Christmas

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Arms and the woman

Well-toned muscles represent strength and our own conflicted relationship to gender politics

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Christmas after dark

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Fashion in black-and-white

Designers are taking their cue from classic photography to produce dramatic monochrome looks

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