From STYLE May 26, 2012

Bold platforms for France’s new agenda

If anyone understands how clothing is used as an image-making tool by public figures, Valerie Trierweiler does

From STYLE May 19, 2012

The problem with skinny models

If we get used to seeing all kinds of bodies, all kinds of bodies will lose their stigmas

From STYLE May 12, 2012

Why Cannes is film’s own fashion week

The festival has become the single most important film event of the year in marketing terms

Tilda Swinton From STYLE May 12, 2012

Slideshow: Why Cannes is film’s own fashion week

The festival has become the single most important film event of the year in marketing terms

From COMMENT May 11, 2012

Stylist who reshaped the global industry

Schiaparelli ©Corbis From MANAGEMENT May 7, 2012

New look for a rediscovered gem

Schiaparelli, the legendary label, is being shaped for the future with a new marketing model

Photo of Diane von Furstenberg ©Jason Andrew From FT MAGAZINE Apr 28, 2012

Diane von Furstenberg

The iconic designer talks about ambition, adventure and where she feels at home

Kate Middelton From STYLE Apr 28, 2012

Squandering a royal style opportunity

The job of the Duchess of Cambridge is to define what monarchy means to the new generation

Nicolas Sarkozy From STYLE Apr 21, 2012

Will France vote bling or bland?

How candidates look reflects not just their opposing personal styles but their style of government

From STYLE Apr 14, 2012

Up at last with ‘Downton’

The TV show is a cross-border fashion phenomenon, rooted in a period that was never part of the historical grab-bag

From STYLE Mar 30, 2012

When fashion is stranger than fiction

Three revolutionary fashion initiatives prove that even the grandest and most far-fetched idea might just be possible

From STYLE Mar 23, 2012

A spot-on sartorial satire

Fashion’s extremity of appearance, values and language makes it a perfect subject of satire as seen in ‘The Hunger Games’

From STYLE Mar 9, 2012

Paris fashion shows

All the latest on the autumn/winter women’s wear trends by the FT’s fashion editor

From STYLE Mar 9, 2012

Fashion fixers

It is a nice surprise to discover designers coming up with ingenious solutions to sartorial hassles

From STYLE Mar 8, 2012

Paris Fashion Week

The latest reports and looks from Paris Fashion Week

From STYLE Mar 2, 2012

Mix and match

From rubber to python, the accessories in Milan come in an intriguing combination of materials

From STYLE Mar 2, 2012

Milan fashion week

Autumn/winter 2012 women’s wear trends

From STYLE Feb 27, 2012

Milan Fashion Week

The FT’s fashion editor Vanessa Friedman reports from the final day of shows in Milan

From STYLE Feb 17, 2012

New York fashion week

The FT’s style editor reports on the autumn/winter 2012 women’s wear trends

From STYLE Feb 10, 2012

Reality check for fashion’s wannabes

On top of talent, you need drive and desire and luck and a willingness to get through all the bad stuff

About Vanessa

Vanessa Friedman Vanessa Friedman has been fashion editor of the FT since 2002. She is the first person to hold the post. She writes a weekly column on style, edits the Business of Fashion supplements, and helped coordinate the FT’s Business of Luxury conference.

Prior to joining the FT, she was the features/fashion features director for the launch of UK In Style, and contributed regularly to The Economist, The New Yorker, Vogue, and Entertainment Weekly.

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