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Miley Cyrus, Cher and Madonna wear Mackie designs.

From Marilyn Monroe to Sabrina Carpenter - Bob Mackie's designs in pictures

Beyoncé, Cher, Elton John and Miley Cyrus have all worn Mackie's glittery ensembles.

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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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A woman in blue jeans walking whilst holding onto a brown paper Primark bag.

Primark introduces home delivery

Primark has said it plans to launch a home delivery service in Britain, four years after it made its first foray into e-commerce.

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Two women with blonde hair stand side by side on a red carpet, one of them is smiling and the other looks shocked. The pair are well dressed in a nude dress and the other in a black suit. There is a microphone being pointed at them and they are outside.

Love Island: Ellie and Yasmine spill the tea

Paul Smith talks to be BBC in a room filled with esoteric items.

British designer Paul Smith: 'Nobody cares how good you used to be in fashion'

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Scotland's former costume museum back in fashion

How Dolly Parton became a fashion icon

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Bob Mackie wears a navy blue blazer, blue and white striped shirt and a multi-coloured tartain style bow-tie. He's smiling and there's a bright pink background.

Legendary costume designer Bob Mackie dies aged 87

The "Sultan of Sequins" created iconic and dazzling costumes for stars including Cher, Tina Turner and Elton John.

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Jashaan Gill, a man with short black hair, glasses, beard, a necklace and a black shirt, smiles as he stands on a runway at a fashion show and holds both his hands up to shoulder-height.

'I'm working on launching a Midlands Fashion Week'

Jashaan Gill, who is at New York Fashion Week, wants to build a creative "ecosystem" in the region.

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British royal Diana, Princess of Wales (1961-1997) wearing a black Christina Stambolian dress, attends a Vanity Fair party at the Serpentine Gallery in London, England, 20th November 1994.

Princess Diana's 'revenge dress' goes up for auction

Auction house Sotheby's expects the dress to sell for up to $300,000 (£220,000) when it goes under the hammer on 9 December.

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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 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.

31 Aug 2026

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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25 Aug 2026

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

Viv, the 82-year-old fashion influencer

Viv Truran is 82 and shares her morning outfit-of-the-day posts with more than 800,000 followers online.

14 Aug 2026

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?

London workers share their views on what's acceptable office wear in the summer.

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Vinted authentication service failed to spot designer fake

A woman who bought what she thought was a designer handbag on Vinted found it was fake

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