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Milan Fashion Week continues with bold looks

10 October 2014
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Brand of gold

Kitsch galore at Moschino, plus elegant tailoring and pure glamour at the Autumn/Winter catwalk shows in Italy’s fashion capital.

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The modern obsession of sneaker collecting

How a practical sports shoe made the leap to become a highly desirable fashion item.

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How an 'erotic' body part inspires a legendary designer

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How carbon has gone out of fashion

It’s 2045 and we’re now living in a net zero society. This is the story of how we did it.

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What your clothes reveal about you

Professor Richard Thompson Ford explores what our clothes reveal about us and our society.

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The beauty guru with no arms or legs

Hannah had all four limbs amputated at two years old to save her life after contracting meningitis.

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The ancient skill that could make you money

In a world of ‘fast fashion’ and a throwaway culture, what lessons can history teach us?

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The dark side to the 'perfect dress'

Does a dress really have the power to transform the way people see us?

Fashion
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Why ‘Made in Italy’ has such appeal

The Italian leather handbag has been a style icon for decades, and shows no signs of going away.

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The success of Slavic locks

Ukraine’s luxurious fake hair industry shows that no price is too high for the ultimate beauty accessory.

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The country that changes your face

Korea invented the K-beauty regimen, now it’s perfecting the art of semi-permanent skin make-up.

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Could mixed reality transform the catwalk?

A mixed reality fashion show including computer animated skulls, tigers and lightning has taken place.

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The fashion trends that just won't die

Why fashion styles repeat themselves.

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Are these the most iconic fashion items ever?

A look at the influence of some of the most iconic items in fashion.

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The Danish denim brand challenging mindsets

How a Copenhagen womenswear label is tackling sustainability and diversity.

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Living art: Meet Japan's ethereal fashion icon

Minori reinvented a Japanese street fashion style that has a global following.

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Wall Street opens lower after record numbers

Gus Scacco at Advisors Capital Management tells the BBC how high-end vs low-end consumers change market dynamics.

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Gordon Ramsay kicked out Joan Collins from his restaurant

Gordon Ramsay says that Joan Collins has forgiven him for asking her and a food critic to leave his restaurant.

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Markets rise as investors react to positive earnings reports

Maria Llerena at Domini Impact Investments says markets are fatigued by the uncertain geopolitical environment.

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China's new exports take on the world

A new generation of Chinese goods are riding a new wave as they become globally recognisable brands.

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San Jose: A shipwreck worth billions on the ocean floor

Three centuries ago, a Spanish ship sank off the coast of Colombia but its treasure has never been recovered.

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'Vintage has become its own luxury status symbol'

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Paris Fashion Week flies high

As the French capital’s week comes to a close, Susie Lau takes a trip with Chanel, enters a virtual reality with Louis Vuitton and gets rebellious with Saint Laurent and Miu Miu.

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All the latest trends from Paris

The themes for the coming year’s fashions have never been clearer – but there are always designers who swim against the current. Susie Lau has the latest from Paris Fashion Week.

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