Author TheFashionableTruth

Provocative, controversial, daring and fearless — that’s what Versace stands for, Donatella tells Claudia Croft. So how does she communicate that to a new audience? It’s a revolution,”...

Oscar de la Renta is one of several loyal friends who has made himself a mentor to damaged designer John Galliano. The results of the ex-Dior star’s Manhattan internship were on display at de la Renta’s...

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Korean fashion stars Kathleen Kye, Kim Hong Bum, Son Jung Wan, Lie Sang Bong, and Choiboko were among the first talents to shine at New York Fashion week. I especially enjoyed Lie Sang Bong’s intriguing...

The FW 2013 Fashion show season kicked off big-time on February 6 2013 with the amfAR(The Foundation for Aids Research) gala ball in New York City. New York’s Mercedes Benz Fashion week now gets under...

The Senegalese designer Omar Salam, who debuted his FW 2013 collection on February 10 2013, says he chose to call his brand Sukeina because it’s the name of his late mother - and he chose fashion over film...

The British media must secretly hate Kate Middleton. Why else would they poisonously misquote the brilliant Hilary Mantel? Ok, some context. Mantel is an extraordinary woman, who has won the Man Booker prize...

Zac Posen is fulfilling the promise of his enormous talent, and he's doing it with style. Zac Posen is a fabulously successful 20-something designer who has also been a judge on the ubiquitous Project...

To have John Galliano and Romeo Gigli working again is a dream come true, but that’s not because The Fashionable Truth is a nostalgic romantic with its eyes fixed on the rear view mirror. Galliano and...

I had a strange sense of déjà vu when I toured the compelling Van Cleef & Arpels Palais de la chance collection at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts last week. As I strolled with Sybille Jammes,...