The Latest Breaking News from Karl Lagerfeld

Luxury brand’s studio team turn to timeless tweeds and neat silhouettes in first show since Virginie Viard’s sudden exit

Viard worked alongside the legendary Karl Lagerfeld for years before taking over at the helm after his death in 2019. She oversaw record sales of nearly $20 billion last year.

She filmed models as they walked the runway in pieces from A$AP's AWGE collection, American Sabotage.

Last week I went on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour to discuss the succession drama at Chanel, where Virginie Viard — its creative director of the past five years, since Karl Lagerfeld’s death — has just stepped down from the role. It’s the biggest job in fashion and its vacancy…

The game of creative director musical chairs (and swirling rumours) continues

From sizzling muckraking and celebrity gossip to why asparagus should be sexy – these books sneak a peak behind the glitz and glamour of the rag trade

Statement backing hostages-for-ceasefire deal described as ‘hopeful sign’ by US. Plus: Mexico’s anti-avocado militias

The German actor discusses how he approached playing the fashion legend in a new TV series, navigating his ambition, idiosyncrasies and relationships

Dame Zaha Hadid was a global, Pritzker Prize-winning architect and a force of nature; in this ultimate guide to her work, we celebrate her life, career and legacy

High-end fashion is awash with passion in Disney’s absurdly glamorous drama; the first leaders’ debate proves a waste of time; an oral history of D-day works brilliantly; and Candice Carty-Williams’s heroine has men trouble

From Ralph Lauren’s new charity initiative to the Brick Lane shop beloved by the fashion set — Victoria Moss on the fashion news