Sam Leith puts weatherproof products to the test in London ©Greg Funnell Jan 25, 2013

Whatever the weather

High-end products, from a waterproof woolly jumper to penny loafers, claim to withstand the rain (and snow)

Menswear Collections 2013

Milan Menswear: day four
Models wear creations for Emporio Armani men's Fall-Winter 2013-14 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, ©AP
The final day of the Milan shows goes out with a whimper
Milan Menswear: day three
Gucci, Emporio Armani and Tod’s focus on sartorial sellability
Milan Menswear: day two
Prada, Bottega Veneta and Calvin Klein offer clothing with a healthy dose of reality
Jan 25, 2013

The great giveaway

Brands use Sundance as a shop window in the hopes celebrities will be smitten by their gifts and be photographed with it

Model wearing Saint Laurent ©Catwalking Jan 25, 2013

Menswear that men might really wear

In the Paris shows, brands showed a growing connection with their customers

©Catwalking.com Jan 25, 2013

Vote couture

Vanessa Friedman finds surprising parallels between David Cameron’s speech and Parisian couture

Strvct's 3D printed shoe Jan 25, 2013

Before your very eyes

In the last of our series on technical innovation, Lucie Greene looks at 3D printing

Suits and the City

©Sophie Elgort

On the slopes of Deer Valley during Sundance Film Festival, colorful ski pants are seen everywhere

Luxury 360 Video

Sir Paul Smith ©Charlie Bibby

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

Spring/summer 2013 designs by Christian Dior, Mary Katrantzou and Jonathan Saunders ©Catwalking Jan 18, 2013

How fashion is using holograms

The third in our series on how catwalk designers are embracing technical innovations

Model wears design by Gucci ©Catwalking.com Jan 18, 2013

Is Milan on the money?

Menswear week in Italy’s fashion capital points to a new attitude to dressing

Michelle Obama ©AFP Vanessa Friedman Jan 18, 2013

Whose dress will go to the ball?

Speculation is rife on which designer’s clothes Michelle Obama will wear for her husband’s inauguration

A shop window display of underwear, circa 1935 ©Getty Jan 18, 2013

Anti-cellulite tights and self-cooling tank tops

‘Shapewear’ uses technology to slim, lift and enhance one’s profile

Luca Rubinacci ©Rubinacci Club Jan 18, 2013

Neapolitan spirit

Southern Italian tailoring traditions are in demand

Power dressing: Robert Walton

Robert Walton, MBE, president of the Restaurant Association of Great Britain and founder of the Nth Degree Club

The founder of the Nth Degree Club says dressing well not only gives you confidence, but it gives people confidence in you

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